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REGULATIONS 


FOR 


THE  ARMY  OF  THE 
UNITED  STATES 


1913 


WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT  PRINTING  OFFICE 
1913 


WAR  DEPARTMENT, 
Document  No.  454. 


349245 


WAR  DEPARTMENT, 
Washington,  November  15,  1913. 

The  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  directs  that  the  following 
Regulations  for  the  Army  be  published  for  the  government  of  all  concerned, 
and  that  they  be  strictly  observed.  Nothing  contrary  to  the  tenor  of  these 
Regulations  will  be  enjoined  in  any  part  of  the  forces  of  the  United  States  by 
any  commander  whomsoever. 

LINDLEY  M.  GARRISON, 

Secretary  of  War. 

3 


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Army  Regulations,  which  have  not  been  published  in  Changes. 


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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS. 


ARTICLE  I. 
'    Military  discipline,  1-5. 

ARTICLE  II. 
Precedence  of  regiments  and   corps,   6. 

ARTICLE  III. 

Rank   and   precedence   of   officers   and   non- 
commissioned officers,  7-12. 

ARTICLE  IV. 
Command,  13-20. 

ARTICLE  V. 

Appointment    and    promotion    of    commis- 
sioned officers,  21-37. 

ARTICLE  VI. 

Details,  38-42. 

ARTICLE  VII. 

Chaplains,   43-46. 

ARTICLE  VIII. 
Transfer  or  exchange  of  officers,  47,  48. 

ARTICLE  IX. 
Leaves  of  absence  to  officers,  49-67. 

ARTICLE  X. 
Officers  traveling  on  duty,  68-75. 

ARTICLE  XI. 
Retirement  of  officers,   76-78. 

ARTICLE  XII. 
Resignation   of  officers,  79-82. 

ARTICLE  XIII. 
Deceased  officers,  83-87. 

ARTICLE  XIV. 

Veterinarians,    cavalry    and    field    artillery, 
88-92. 

ARTICLE  XV. 

Post    and    general    noncommissioned  staff, 

93—103 :     Post     noncommissioned  staff, 

93-102 ;    General    noncommissioned  staff, 
103. 

ARTICLE   XVI. 

Detached    soldiers :  Descriptive    lists,    104, 
105. 

ARTICLE  XVII. 
Furloughs  to  soldiers,  106-113. 


ARTICLE  XVIII. 
,     Transfer  of  enlisted  men,  114,  115. 

ARTICLE  XIX. 
Deserters,  116-133. 

ARTICLE  XX. 
Retirement  of  enlisted  men,  134-138. 

ARTICLE  XXI. 

Discharges.  Certificates  of  disability,  139- 
161  :  Discharges  and  final  statements, 
139-158;  Certificates  of  disability,  159- 
161. 

ARTICLE  XXII. 
Deceased  soldiers,  162-167. 

\RTICLE  XXIII. 

Working   parties :  Extra    and    special    duty 
men,  168-177. 

ARTICLE  XXIV. 
Soldiers'  Home,   178-181. 

ARTICLE  XXV. 

Medals   of  honor  and  certificates   of  merit, 
182-189. 

ARTICLE  XXVI. 
Territorial  departments,  190-200. 

ARTICLE  XXVII. 

Military  posts  and  reservations,  201-214 : 
Posts,  201-210  ;  Post  records,  211  ;  Res- 
ervations, 212-214. 

ARTICLE  XXVIII. 

Flags,  colors,  standards,  and  guidons,  215- 
244. 

ARTICLE  XXIX. 

//feegiments  and  battalions,  245-264  :  Bands, 
260-264. 

ARTICLE  XXX. 
^/Troops,  batteries,  and  companies,  265-302  : 
Interior  economy  of  companies,  283-295  ; 
Messing  and  cooking,  296-302. 

ARTICLK  XXXI. 

The  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  303-315:  The 
Chief  of  Coast  Artillery,  303  ;  The  coast 
defense  command,  304-309;  Noncommis- 
sioned staff  officers,  310-312  ;' Coast  ar- 
tillery practice,  313-315. 


CONTENTS. 


ART:CL,K  XXXi.I. 
Councils  of  administration,  316-321. 

ARTICLE    XXXIII. 

'Regimental,  company,  and  mess  funds,  322— 
830  :  General  provisions,  322-324  ;  Regi- 
mental fund,  325,  326  r  Company  and 
mess  funds,  327-330. 

ARTICLE   XXXIV. 

Libraries,    reading    rooms,    post    laundries, 
331-341. 

ARTICLE  XXXV. 
Post  gardens,  342-344. 

ARTICLE  XXXVI. 
Post  exchanges,  345,  346. 

ARTICLE  XXXVII. 

Visits  to   lake  and   seacoast  defenses.   347, 
348. 

ARTICLE  XXXVIII. 

Field  artillery,  machine-gun,  and  small-arms 
practice,   349-354. 

ARTICLE   XXXIX. 

poster,  detachments,  and  daily  service,  355- 
374  :  The  roster,  355-364  ;  Detachments, 
365-369  ;  Daily  service,  370-374. 

ARTICLE  XL. 

"Honors,  courtesies,  and  ceremonies,  375- 
440  :  Honors,  375-392  ;  Salutes  with  can- 
non, 393-397  ;  National  salutes,  398,  399  ; 
Personal  salutes,  400-405 ;  Visits  and 
courtesies,  406-415 ;  Escorts  of  honor, 
416 ;  Funeral  honors,  417-434  ;  Ceremo- 
nies, 435-440. 

ARTICLE.  XLI. 
Guards,  441-443. 

ARTICLE  XLI  I. 
Route  maps  and  journals  of  march,  444—448. 

ARTICLE  XLIII. 
Military  education,  449. 

ARTICLE  XLIV. 
The  Organized  Militia,  450-463. 

ARTICLE  XLV. 

The   Government    Hospital   for    the    Insane. 
464-470. 

ARTICLE  XLVI. 

Indians,  471-483 :  Indian  country,  471- 
477 ;  Purchases  from  Indians,  478  ;  In- 
dian scouts,  479-483. 

ARTICLE  XLVII. 

Employment  of  troops  in   the  enforcement 
of  the  laws,  484-489. 

ARTICLE  XLVIII. 

Cemeteries,  490-498 :  National  cemeteries, 
490;  Battle-ground  cemeteries,  491,  492; 
Post  cemeteries,  493-498. 


ARTICLE  XLIX. 

Advertising  and   printing,  499-514  :   News- 
paper advertising.  499-509  ;  Job  printing, 


510-514. 


ARTICLE  L. 


Purchase  of  supplies  and  engagement  of 
services,  515-566:.  General  provisions, 
515-521 ;  Advertising  for  proposals,  522- 
526 ;  Proposals,  527-543  ;  Award,  544- 
548  ;  Abstracts  of  proposals,  549  ;  Forms 
of  agreement,  550-554 ;  Contracts,  555- 
565  ;  Marking  supplies  by  contractors,  566. 

ARTICLE  LI. 

Bonds    of   disbursing   officers,    bidders,    and 
contractors,  567-581. 

ARTICLE  LII. 

Money  accountability,  582-656 :  Public 
moneys,  582,  583 ;  Disbursing  officers, 
584-596 ;  Transfers,  597,  598 ;  Checks, 
7,99-607;  Official  check  books,  608-610; 
Certificates  of  deposit,  611-616 ;  Pro- 
ceeds of  sales,  617-619  ;  Appropriations, 
620-630;  Money  vouchers,  631-652;  Pe- 
cuniary responsibility  of  officers,  653,  654  ; 
Administrative  examination  of  money  ac- 
counts, 655,  656. 

ARTICLE  LIII. 

,  Public  property  accountability  and  respon- 
sibility, 657-703 :  General  provisions, 
<;r»7  -681  ;  Property  damaged,  lost,  de- 
stroyed— Rewards,  682-692 ;  Property 
accountability,  693-701  ;  Administrative 
examination  of  property  returns,  702, 
708. 

ARTICLE  LIV. 

Lands,    buildings,    and    improvements,    704- 
709. 

ARTICLE  LV. 
Surveys  on  property,  710-726. 

ARTICLE  LVI. 

Civilian  employees,  727-739:  General  pro- 
visions, 727-731  :  Traveling  expenses 
732-739. 

ARTICLE  LVII. 
Staff  administration,  740-751. 

ARTICLE  LVIII. 

General  Staff  Corps,  752-773 :  War  De- 
partment General  Staff,  759,  760  ;  Chief 
of  Staff,  761-769 ;  The  General  Staff 
serving  with  troops,  770-773. 

ARTICLE  LIX. 
Adjutant  General's  Department.  774. 

ARTICLE  LX. 
4  Military  correspondence,  775-790. 

ARTICLE  LXI. 
Orders,  791-806. 


CONTENTS. 


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ARTICLE  LXII. 

Muster  rolls,  807-810. 

ARTICLE  LXIII. 

Returns  of  troops,  records,  81 1-824  :  Bat- 
tle reports,  returns  of  effectives,  casual- 
ties, 815-819  ;  Records,  820-824. 

ARTICLE  LXIV. 
Personal    and    efficiency    reports,    825-833. 

ARTICLE  LXV. 
Penalty  envelopes,  834-839. 

ARTICLE  LXVI. 

The  recruiting  service,  840-877 :  Medical 
examination,  864-871  ;  Recruits  sent  to 
organizations,  872-877. 

ARTICLE   LXVII. 

Inspector  General's  Department,  878-914  : 
General  provisions,  878-884  ;  Special  du- 
ties, 885 ;  Classification  of  inspections, 
886 ;  Annual  tactical  inspections,  887 ; 
Annual  garrison  inspection,  888-892 ; 
Special  and  miscellaneous  inspections, 
893-899 ;  Reports,  900 ;  Disbursements 
and  accounts,  901,  902  ;  Property  for  con- 
demnation, 903-914. 

ARTICLE  LXVIII. 
Judge  Advocate  General's  Department,  915- 

921. 

ARTICLE  LXIX. 
Arrest  and  confinement,  922-944. 

ARTICLE  LXX. 

Courts-martial,  945-988  :  Subpoenas  to  wit- 
nesses, 950,  951  ;  Writs  of  attachment, 
952  ;  Charges  and  specifications,  953-960  ; 
Trials,  961,  962 ;  Sentences,  963-978 ; 
The  record,  979-984 ;  Reporters,  clerks, 
interpreters,  985-988. 

ARTICLE  LXXI. 
Civilian  witnesses,  989-994. 

ARTICLE  LXX  1 1. 

Employment  of   civil   counsel — Habeas   cor- 
pus, 995-999. 

ARTICLE  LXXIII. 

Quartermaster  Corps,  1000-1385 :  General 
duties,  1000-1009 ;  Barracks  and  quar- 
ters, 101D-1023 ;  Allowance  and  assign- 
ment of  quarters,  1024-1035  ;  Fuel  and 
stoves,  1036-1049  ;  Illuminating  supplies, 
1050-1061  ;  Stationery,  1062-1065  ;  Pur- 
chase of  public  animals,  1066-1073; 
Veterinary  medicines,  1074-1076  ;  Forage 
and  straw  1077-1085 ;  Care  and  ac- 
countability for  property,  1086-1094 ; 
Horses  of  mounted  officers,  1095-1099 ; 
Military  attache's,  1100 ;  Transportation, 
general  provisions,  1101-1109 ;  Trans- 
portation of  persons,  1110-1115;  Trans- 


portation requests,  1116-1125 ;  Ferries, 
turnpikes,  and  bridges,  1126 ;  Street-car 
and  ferry  tickets,  1127  ;  Parlor  and 
sleeping  car  accommodations,  1128-1134  ; 
Transportation  of  baggage,  1135-1139 ; 
Transportation  of  supplies,  1140-1145; 
Clothing  and  equipage,  1146-1183;  Tele- 
graphing, 1184-1193;  Telephoning,  1194; 
Subsistence  stores  in  bulk,  119o-1199; 
Fresh  meats,  1200  ;  Bakeries,  1201 ;  The 
ration,  1202-1207 ;  Liquid  coffee,  1208 ; 
Ration  returns  and  accounts,  1209—1214  ; 
Extra  issues,  1215-1218  ;  Issues  of  sub- 
sistence stores,  1219-1222  ;  Commutation 
of  rations,  1223-1238  ;  Sales,  1239-1252  ; 
Blank  forms,  1253 ;  Payments,  general 
provisions,  1254,  1255  ;  Payments  to  offi- 
cers, 1256-1266;  Additional  pay,  1267- 
1271  ;  Mounted  pay,  1272-1274 ;  Pay 
during  absence,  1275-1278 ;  Mileage, 
1279-1298 ;  Commutation  of  quarters, 
1299-1307  ;  Stoppages,  1308-1311 ;  Pay- 
ment of  cadets,  1312-1314  ;  Payment  of 
enlisted  men,  1315-1337  ;  Reenlisted  and 
continuous-service  pay,  1338-1340 ;  Cer- 
tificate of  merit,  1341 ;  Additional  pay  to 
enlisted  men,  1342-1346;  Allotments, 
1347-1360;  Deposits,  1361-1369;  For- 
feitures and  deductions,  1370,  1371  ;  Pay 
of  deserters,  1372-1374  ;  Payment  of  dis- 
charged soldiers,  1375-1383;  Miscella- 
neous, 1384,  1385. 

ARTICLE  LXXIV. 

Medical  Department,  1386-1492  :  General 
provisions,  1386,  1387 ;  Appointments, 
1388,  1389 ;  Contract  surgeons,  acting 
dental  surgeons,  1390-1394  ;  The  Dental 
Corps,  1395-1403;  The  Hospital  Corps, 
1404-1420;  Nurse  Corps  (female),  1421- 
1426 ;  Garrison  service,  ambulances  and 
litters,  1427-1432 ;  Field  service,  1433- 
1438;  General  hospitals,  1439-1446; 
Service  of  hospitals,  1447-1463  ;  Hospital 
buildings,  1464-1470;  Sick  call,  1471, 
1472;  Medical  attendance,  1473-1485; 
Medical  supplies,  1486-1488 ;  Returns, 
1489  ;  Artificial  limbs,  1490-1492. 

ARTICLE  LXXV. 
Corps  of  Engineers,   1493-1510. 

ARTICLE  LXXVI. 

Ordnance  Department,  1511-1555:  General 
provisions,  1511,  1512  ;  Issues  and  sales. 
Expenditure  of  ammunition, 
Surplus  and  damaged  stores, 
Inspection   of  ordnance   and 


1528-1531 
1532-1542 


ordnance  stores,  1543 ;  Packing  and 
transportation,  1544-1548;  Returns  and 
reports,  1549-1552 ;  Tests  and  experi- 
mental trials,  1553-1555. 

ARTICLE  LXXVI  I. 
Signal   Corps.   1556-1568. 


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CONTENTS. 


ARTICLE  L/XXVIII. 
Uniform,   1569. 

ARTICLE  LXXIX. 

Manuals    of    staff    departments    and    blank 
forms,    1570-1572. 

ARTICLE    LXXX. 

The   Army   Reserve.        Regulations   govern- 
ing,  1573. 

V   Articles  of  War   (Revised  Statutes,  section 
1342. 


Sections    1202   and   1343.   Revised   Statutes. 

Act  of  Sept.  27,  1890,  26  Stat.,  491. 

Act  of  July  27,  1892,  27  Stat,  278  (sec- 
tions 2,  3,  and  4). 

Act  of  June  18,  1898,  30  Stat.,  484  (sec- 
tions 3,  4,  5,  and  6). 

Act  of  March  2,  1901,  31  Stat.,  950  (sec- 
tion 1). 

Act  of  March  3,  1911,  36  Stat.,  1044. 

Act  of  March  2,  1913,  37  Stat.,  721  (ex- 
tract). 

Memorandum. 

Index. 


REGULATIONS 

FOR  THE 

ARMY  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES. 


ARTICLE  I. 
I 

MILITARY  DISCIPLINE. 

1.  All  persons  in  the  military  service  are  required  to  obey  strictly  and  to 
execute  promptly  the  lawful  orders  of  their  superiors. 

2.  Military  authority  will  be  exercised  with  firmness,  kindness,  and  justice. 
Punishments  must  conform  to  law  and  follow  offenses  as  promptly  as  circum- 
stances will  permit. 

3.  Superiors  aie  forbidden  to  injure  those  under  their  authority  by  tyrannical 
or  capricious  conduct  or  by  abusive  language. 

4.  Courtesy  among  military  men  is  indispensable  to  discipline;   respect  to 
superiors  will  not  be  confined  to  obedience  on  duty,  but  will  be  extended  on  all 
occasions. 

5.  Deliberations  or   discussions  among  military   men   conveying   praise   or 
censure,  or  any  mark  of  approbation,  toward  others  in  the  military  service,  and 
all  publications  relating  to  private  or  personal  transactions  between  officers,  are 
prohibited.     Efforts  to  influence  legislation  affecting  the  Army,  or  to  procure 
personal  favor  or  consideration,  should  never  be  made  except  through  regular 
military  channels ;  the  adoption  of  any  other  method  by  any  officer  or  enlisted 
man  will  be  noted  in  the  military  record  of  those  concerned. 

ARTICLE  II. 

PRECEDENCE  OF  REGIMENTS  AND  CORPS. 

6.  On  occasions  of  ceremony,  except  funerals  and  reviews  of  large  forces, 
troops  will  be  arranged  from  right  to  left  in  line,  and  from  head  to  rear  in 
column,  in  the  following  order:  First,  infantry;  second,  field  artillery;  third, 
cavalry.     Artillery,  engineer,  and  signal  corps  troops,  equipped  as  infantry,  are 
posted  as  infantry ;  dismounted  cavalry  and  marines  attached  to  the  Army  are 
on  the  left  of  the  infantry  in  the  order  named ;  companies  or  detachments  of 
the  Hospital  Corps  and  mounted  detachments  of  engineers  are  assigned  to  places 
according  to  the  nature  of  the  ceremony ;  mounted  companies  and  detachments 
of  the  Signal  Corps  are  posted  as  cavalry.     When  cavalry  and  field  artillery 
are  reviewed  together  without  other  troops,  the  artillery  is  posted  on  the  left. 
Troops  in  column  in  funeral  escorts  will  be  arranged  from  head  to  rear  in  the 
following  order :  First,  cavalry ;  second,  field  artillery ;  third,  infantry.     In  the 
same  arm,  regulars,  militia  in  the  service  of  the  United  States,  and  volunteers 
are  posted  in  line  from  right  to  left,  or  in  column  from  head  to  rear,  in  the  order 

11 


12  RANK  AND  PRECEDENCE. 

named.  In  reviews  of  large  bodies  of  troops  the  different  arms  and  classes  are 
posted  at  the  discretion  of  the  commanding  general,  due  regard  being  paid  to 
their  position  in  camp.  On  all  other  occasions  troops  of  all  classes  are  posted 
at  the  discretion  of  the  general  or  senior  commander. 

ARTICLE  III. 

RANK  AND  PRECEDENCE  OF  OFFICERS  AND  NONCOMMISSIONED  OFFICERS. 

7.  Military  rank  is  that  character  or  quality  bestowed  on  military  persons 
which  marks  their  station,  and  confers  eligibility  to  exercise  command  or  au- 
thority in  the  military  service  within  the  limits  prescribed  by  law.     It  is  divided 
into  degrees  or  grades,  which  mark  the  relative  positions  and  powers  of  the 
different  classes  of  persons  possessing  it. 

8.  Rank  is  generally  held  by  virtue  of  office  in  an  arm  of  the  service,  corps, 
or  department,  but  may  be  conferred  independently  of  office,  as  in  the  case  of 
retired  officers  and  of  those  holding  it  by  brevet. 

9.  The  following  are  the  grades  of  rank  of  officers  and  noncommissioned 
officers : 

1.  Lieutenant  general. 

2.  Major  general. 

3.  Brigadier  general. 

4.  Colonel. 

5.  Lieutenant  colonel. 

6.  Major. 

7.  Captain. 

8.  First  lieutenant. 

9.  Second  lieutenant. 

10.  Veterinarian,  cavalry  and  field  artillery;  pay  clerk,  Quartermaster  Corps. 

11.  Cadet. 

12.  (a)   Sergeant   major,    regimental;    sergeant   major,    senior   grade.    Coast 
Artillery   Corps;    (6)    master  electrician,    Quartermaster   Corps;    muster   elec- 
trician, Coast  Artillery  Corps;  master  signal  electrician;  chief  musician;    (c) 
engineer,  Coast  Artillery  Corps. 

13.  (a)   Ordnance  sergeant;   quartermaster   sergeant   Quartermaster   Corps: 
sergeant,  first  class,  Hospital  Corps ;  electrician  sergeant,  first  class,  Coast  Artil- 
lery Corps;    (&)    sergeant,  first  class,   Quartermaster   Corps;   first-class  signal 
sergeant. 

14.  Quartermaster  sergeant  and  commissary  sergeant,  regimental ;  electrician 
sergeant,  second  class,  Coast  Artillery  Corps;  master  gunner.  Coast  Artillery 
Corps. 

15.  Sergeant  major,  squadron  and  battalion ;   sergeant  major,  junior  grade, 
Coast  Artillery  Corps;  color  sergeant;  battalion  quartermaster  sergeant,  engi- 
neers and  field  artillery. 

16.  (a)   First  sergeant;   drum  major;    (&)  principal   musician;   chief  trum- 
peter; fireman,  Coast  Artillery  Corps. 

17.  Sergeant ;  quartermaster  sergeant,  company ;  stable  sergeant. 

18.  Corporal. 

In  each  grade  and  subgrade,  date  of  commission,  appointment,  or  warrant 
determines  the  order  of  precedence. 

10.  Officers  of  the  same  grade  of  the  Regular  Army,  of  the  Organized  Militia 
in  the  service  of  the  United  States,  and  of  volunteers  take  precedence  in  the 
order  named.  Officers  of  the  Marine  Corps,  when  detached  for  service  with  the 
Army  by  order  of  the  President  and  while  serving  with  the  Army  under  that 


RANK   AND   PRECEDENCE COMMAND.  13 

order,   are  upon   equal   footing   with   officers   of   the   Regular  Army   and   take 
precedence  in  each  grade  by  date  of  commission. 

11.  Between  officers  of  the  same  grade  and  date  of  appointment  or  commis- 
sion, other  than  through  promotion  by  seniority  or  appointment  of  enlisted  men 
to  the  grade  of  second  lieutenant  under  the  act  of  July  30,  1802,  relative  rank  is 
determined  by  length  of  service,  continuous  or  otherwise,  as  a  commissioned 
officer  of  the  United  States,  either  in  the  Regular  Army  or,  since  April  19,  1801, 
in  the  volunteer  forces.     When   periods  of  service  are  equal,  precedence  will, 
except  when  fixed  by  order  of  merit  on  examination,  be  determined,  first,  by 
rank  in  service  when  appointed;  second,  by  former  rank  in  the  Army  or  Marine 
Corps;  third,  by  lot. 

12.  The  relative  rank  between  officers  of  the  Army  and  Navy  is  as  follows, 
lineal  rank  only  being  considered : 

General  with  admiral. 

Lieutenant  general  with  vice  admiral.  Major  with  lieutenant  commander. 

Major  general  with  rear  admiral.  Captain  with  lieutenant. 

Brigadier  general  with  commodore.1  First  lieutenant  with  lieutenant  (jun- 

Colonel  with  captain.  ior  grade). 

Lieutenant  colonel  with  commander.  Second  lieutenant  with  ensign. 

ARTICLE   IV. 
COMMAND. 

13.  Command  is  exercised  by  virtue  of  office  and  the  special  assignment  of 
officers  holding  military  rank  who  are  eligible  by  law  to  exercise  command. 
Without  orders  from  competent  authority  an  officer  can  not  put  himself  on 
duty  by  virtue  of  his  commission  alone,  except  as  contemplated  in  the  twenty- 
fourth  and  one  hundred  and  twenty-second  articles  of  war. 

14.  The  following  are  the  commands  appropriate  to  each  grade: 

1.  For  a  captain,  a  company. 

2.  For  a  major,  a  battalion. 

3.  For  a  colonel,  a  regiment. 

4.  For  a  brigadier  general,  a  brigade. 

5.  For  a  major  general,  a  division. 

15.  The  designation   "company,"  as  used  in  these  regulations,  applies  to 
troops  of  cavalry,  batteries  of  field  artillery,  and  to  companies  and  bands  of  all 
arms   and   corps.     The   designation    "  battalion "    applies   in   like   manner   to 
squadrons  of  cavalry. 

16.  The  functions  assigned  to  any  officer  in  these  regulations  by  title  of 
office  devolve  upon  the  officer  acting  in  his  place,  except  when  otherwise  speci- 
fied.   An  officer  in  temporary  command  shall  not,  except  in  urgent  cases,  alter 
or  annul  the  standing  orders  of  the  permanent  commander  without  authority 
from  the  next  higher  commander. 

17.  An  officer  who  succeeds  to  any  command  or  duty  stands  in  regard  to  his 
duties  in  the  same  situation  as  his  predecessor.     The  officer  relieved  will  turn 
over  to  his  successor  all  orders  in  force  at  the  time  and  all  the  public  property 
•and  funds  pertaining  to  his  command  or  duty. 

18.  An  officer  of  engineers  not  on  duty  with  engineer  troops,  or  of  ordnance, 
or  of  the  Adjutant  General's,  Inspector  General's,  Judge  Advocate  General's 

1  The  grade  of  commodore  ceased  to  exist  as  a  grade  of  rank  on  the  active  list  in  the 
Navy  of  the  United  States  on  March  3,  1899.  By  section  7  of  the  act  of  March  3,  1899 
(30  Stat.  L.,  1005),  the  nine  junior  rear  admirals  are  authorized  to  receive  the  pay  and 
allowances  of  brigadier  generals  in  the  Army. 


14  COMMAND APPOINTMENTS   AND   PROMOTIONS. 

Department,  Quartermaster,  or  Signal  Corps,  or  of  the  line,  detailed  to  fill  a 
vacancy  in  these  staff  departments  or  corps,  though  eligible  to  command,  accord- 
ing to  his  rank,  shall  not  assume  command  of  troops  unless  put  on  duty  under 
orders  which  specially  so  direct,  by  authority  of  the  President. 

19.  An  officer  of  the  Medical  Department  can  not  exercise  command,  except 
in  his  own  department;  but  any  staff  officer,  by  virtue  of  his  commission,  may 
command  all  enlisted  men  like  other  commissioned  officers. 

20.  When  an  officer  is  charged  with  directing  an  expedition  or  making  a 
reconnaissance,  without  having  command  of  the  escort,  the  commander  of  the 
escort   will   consult   him   touching  all   arrangements  necessary   to   secure  the 
success  of  the  operation. 

ARTICLE  V. 
APPOINTMENT  AND  PROMOTION  OF  COMMISSIONED  OFFICERS. 

21.  Notices  of  appointments  and  promotions  are  issued  by  the  War  Depart- 
ment through  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

22.  Appointment  to  the  grade  of  general  officer  is  made  by  selection  from  the 
Army. 

23.  Oaths  of  office  of  officers  of  the  Army  will  be  taken  before  some  officer 
who  is  authorized  by  the  law  of  the  United  States  or  by  the  local  municipal 
law  to  administer  oaths,  before  a  department  judge  advocate,  or  the  judge 
advocate  of  a  court-martial,  or  before  the  trial  officer  of  a   summary  court. 
Officers  of  the  Army,  other  than  those  above  specified,  are  not  authorized  by  law 
to  ad m mister  such  oaths. 

24.  Promotions  in  established   staff  corps  and  departments  are  limited  to 
officers  holding  permanent  appointments  therein  and  to  include  the  grade  of 
colonel  will  be  made  by  seniority,  subject  to  the  examinations  required  by  law. 

25.  Promotions  in  the  line  of  the  Army  to  include  the  grade  of  colonel,  in 
each  arm  of  the  service,  will  be  made  by  seniority,  subject  to  the  examinations 
required  by  law. 

26.  Whenever  any  officer  is  ordered  before  an  examining  or  retiring  board 
the  originals  or  copies  of  all  official  records  affecting  his  character  or  efficiency, 
on  file  in  any  bureau  of  the  War  Department,  will  be  furnished  to  The  Adjutant 
General  of  the  Army  and  by  him  forwarded  for  the  considerationvof  the  board. 

27.  Vacancies  in  the  grade  of  second  lieutenant  in  the  cavalry,  artillery,  and 
infantry  remaining  on  the  1st  of  July,  each  year,  that  are  not  needed  for  the 
graduates  of  that  year  of  the  United  States  Military  Academy,  may  be  filled  by 
appointment  in  the  following  order  : 

1.  Of  enlisted  men  of  the  Army,  whose  fitness  for  advancement  shall  have 
been  determined  by  a  competitive  examination. 

2.  From  civil  life. 

All  vacancies  occurring  after  July  1,  and  not  needed  for  the  graduates  of  that 
year  of  the  Military  Academy,  will  be  held  for  the  next  graduating  class  of  the 
Academy. 

28.  A  soldier  to  be  eligible  to  compete  for  appointment  to  the  grade  of  second 
lieutenant  must  be  a  citizen  of  the  United  States,  unmarried,  and  under  30  years 
of  age  on  the  1st  day  of  July  of  the  year  in  which  he  is  to  enter  the  competition, 
and  must  have  served  honorably  not  less  than  two  years  in  the  Army  as  an 
enlisted  man  on  or  before  that  date;  he  must  also  be  physically  sound,  of  good 
moral  character  before  and  after  enlistment,  and  must  be  an  enlisted  man  of 
the  Army  at  the  date  of  his  application  and  of  his  examination,  and,  if  appointed 
a  second  lieutenant,  must  be  an  enlisted  man  at  the  date  of  his  appointment, 


APPOINTMENTS   AND   PROMOTIONS.  15 

29.  An  enlisted  man  who  desires  to  appear  for  examination  will   submit 
through  military  channels  an  application  so  that  it  will  reach  the  department 
commander  on  or  before  January  1  of  the  year  in  which  he  desires  to  take  the 
examination.    An  application  received  after  that  date  will  not  be  considered 
unless  it  be  shown  that  the  delay  was  through  no  fault  of  the  applicant. 

Company  commanders  in  forwarding  such  applications  will  verify  the  state- 
ments of  service  as  given,  and  will  state  specifically  whether,  in  their  opinion, 
the  soldier  fulfills  each  of  the  conditions  required  by  paragraph  28,  and  will  add 
their  remarks  as  to  the  aptitude  of  the  applicant  for  the  position  sought. 

Post  commanders  will,  upon  the  receipt  of  such  applications,  cause  the  appli- 
cants to  be  examined  by  a  medical  officer  as  to  their  physical  qualifications,  and 
will  forward  the  report  of  such  examination  with  the  applications,  adding  their 
remarks  as  to  the  aptitude  of  the  applicants  for  the  position  sought. 

30.  With  a  view  to  the  selection  of  proper  enlisted  men  for  advancement  to 
the  grade  of  second  lieutenant  each  department  commander,  as  soon  as  prac- 
ticable after  January  15  of  each  year,  will  convene  a  board  of  five  officers,  two 
of  whom   shall   be  medical   officers,   for   the   preliminary   examination   of  the 
soldiers  of  his  command  who  are  legally  qualified  therefor,  with  a  view  to 
determining  their  eligibility  for  the  final  examination.     This  board  will  institute 
a.  rigid  inquiry  into  the  character,  capacity,  record,  and  qualifications  of  the 
several  candidates,  and  will  recommend  no  one  for  the  final  examination  who 
is  not  able  to  establish  his  fitness  for  promotion  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of 
the  board.     Each  year  in  which  there  remain  vacancies  in  the  grade  of  second 
lieutenant  for  appointment  to  which  enlisted  men  are  eligible,   the  War  De- 
partment, on  July  1  or  subsequently  thereto,  will  convene  a  board  of  five  officers 
before  which  those  who  have  successfully  passed  the  departmental  boards  will 
appear  to  compete  in  the  final  examination  for  appointment  to  such  vacancies. 

31.  The  final   examination  is  competitive  and  for  a   specified  number  of 
vacancies.    The  board  which  conducts  the  final  examination  will  recommend 
for  appointment  only  such  number,  in  the  order  of  merit  established  by  the 
final  examination,  as  will  equal  the  number  of  vacancies  apportioned  to  enlisted 
competitors  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  and  no  greater  number  will  be  reported 
as  having  passed.     No  competitor  will  be  recommended  by  the  board  who  is 
not    physically,    morally,    and   mentally   qualified    for   the   position    of   second 
lieutenant  in  the  Army.     Upon  the  approval  by  the  War  Department  of  the 
report  of  the  board  each  competitor  recommended  in  accordance  with   this 
paragraph  will  receive  from  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  a  certificate 
of  eligibility  for  promotion  to  the  grade  of  second  lieutenant.     No  applicant 
will  be  ordered  before  the  final  board  who  has  not  successfully  passed  the 
departmental  board  for  that  year.     If  in  any  year  no  final  examination  be  held, 
the  preliminary  examination  for  that  year  will  be  void.    An  applicant  who 
twice  fails  to  pass  the  preliminary  examination  in  years  in  which  final  exami- 
nations are  held  or  who  twice  fails  in  his  final  examination  to  obtain  a  certifi- 
cate of  eligibility  can  not  again  compete  for  appointment  to  the  grade  of  second 
lieutenant  in  the  Army. 

32.  All  rights  and  privileges  arising  from  a  certificate  of  eligibility  may  be 
vacated  by  sentence  of  a  court-martial,  but  no  soldier  while  holding  the  privi- 
leges of  a  certificate  of  eligibility  shall  be  brought  before  a  special  or  summary 
court-martial. 

33.  Enlisted  men  holding  certificates  of  eligibility  who  may  be  guilty  of  mis- 
conduct will  be  promptly  reported  to  the  War  Department,  through  regimental 
and  department  headquarters,  the  report  to  contain  a  full  statement  of  the 
misconduct-  with  names  of  witnesses,    The  department  commander  will  see 


16  APPOINTMENTS   AND   PROMOTIONS DETAILS. 

that  the  candidate  has  a  fair  and  impartial  hearing,  and  will  forward  the  report 
for  the  decision  of  the  War  Department. 

34.  A  civilian  to  be  eligible  for  appointment  must  be  a  citizen  of  the  United 
States,  unmarried,  between  21  and  27  years  of  age,  must  be  examined  and 
approved  as  to  habits,  moral  character,  mental  and  physical  ability,  education, 
and  general  fitness  for  the  service.  The  educational  qualifications  required  for 
appointment  will  be  announced  in  orders  from  time  to  time  by  the  War 
Department. 

;55.  No  person  shall  be  examined  unless  he  has  a  letter  from  the  War  Depart-' 
ment  authorizing  his  examination. 

If  the  candidate  has  been  graduated  at  an  institution  where  he  received  mili- 
tary instruction,  he  must  present  a  diploma  or  a  recommendation  from  the 
faculty  of  the  institution. 

If  a  member  of  the  Organized  Militia,  he  must  present  recommendations  from 
the  proper  authorities  thereof. 

36.  Every  candidate  will  be  subjected  to  a  rigid  physical  examination,  and  if 
there  be  found  to  exist  any  cause  of  disqualification  which  might  in  the  future 
impair  his  efficiency  as  an  officer  of  the  Army  he  will  be  rejected.     The  board 
will  inquire  and  report  concerning  each  applicant  whether  he  is  of  good  moral 
character  or  addicted  to  the  use  of  intoxicating  liquors.     Examination  as  to 
physical   qualifications  will  conform  to  the  standard  required  of  recruits.     A 
certificate  of  physical  examination  by  at  least  two  medical  officers  will  accom- 
pany the  proceedings  of  the  board. 

37.  No  person  who  has  been  a  cadet  at  the  IJnited  States  Military  Academy 
is  to  be  deemed  under  any  circumstances  entitled  to  receive  a  commission  in 
advunce  of  the  graduation  of  his  class.     Under  the  act  of  Congress  approved 
March  2,  1901,  no  cadet  who  has  been  expelled  from  the  Military  Academy  for 
hazing  will  be  commissioned  until  two  years  after  the  graduation  of  the  class 
of  which  he  was  a  member. 

ARTICLE   VI. 
DETAILS. 

38.  Regulations  respecting  details  of  line  officers  to  the  staff,  together  with 
such  rules  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  President  in  regard  to  examinations 
therefor,  will  be  announced  in  orders  from  time  to  time  by  the  War  Department. 

39.  In  making  details  for  detached  service  and  for  duty  in  the  several  staff 
corps  and  departments  in  which  vacancies  are  filled  by  details  from  the  line, 
consideration  will  be  given  to  long  service  with  troops  and  to  the  efficiency  and 
peculiar  fitness  of  an  officer  as  evidenced  by  the  record  of  his  service. 

In  order  that  suitable  data  may  be  available,  particular  care  will  be  taken  in 
preparing  efficiency  reports  to  enter  thereon  a  statement  as  to  the  peculiar  fitness 
of  the  officer  reported  upon  for  detail  in  any  of  the  staff  corps  or  departments, 
notation  being  made  of  the  corps  or  department  in  the  order  of  apparent  fitness. 
Intermediate  commanders  through  whom  these  reports  are  forwarded  will  in- 
dorse thereon  their  opinions  as  to  the  qualifications  of  the  officer  reported  upon. 

40.  In  time  of  peace  no  officer  below  the  grade  of  lieutenant  colonel  shall  be 
detached  nor  permitted  to  remain  detached  from  that  branch  of  the  Army  in 
which  he  holds  a  commission,  or  from  the  organization,  if  any,  to  which  he  shall 
have  been  assigned  in  said  branch  by  competent  authority,  for  more  than  four 
years  in  any  period  of  six  years.     Temporary  duty  in  connection  with  rifle  or 
pistol  competitions,  with  courts-martial  or  military  boards,  or  as  umpire  at 


DETAILS CHAPLAINS.  17 

maneuvers,  not  aggregating  more  than  two  months  in  any  one  year,  performed 
while  not  regularly  on  detached  service,  leaves  of  absence  on  full  pay  tyken 
while  not  regularly  on  detached  service,  and  duty  as  a  student  officer  at  a  service 
school,  shall  not  be  deemed  detached  service  within  the  meaning  of  this  para- 
graph, but  upon  completion  of  a  tour  of  duty  as  student  at  a  service  school 
officers  will  be  returned  to  their  respective  regiments,  organizations,  corps,  or 
departments,  and  will  not  be  detached  therefrom  for  two  years  thereafter  unless 
such  detachment  be  authorized  or  directed  by  the  Secretary  of  War.  This  para- 
graph shall  not  be  construed  so  as  to  impose  restrictions  beyond  those  imposed 
by  statute  upon  the  detail  or  redetail  of  officers  to  the  staff  corps  or  departments 
or  the  General  Staff  Corps. 

41.  Except  when  detailed  in  the  General  Staff  Corps,  general  officers  are 
authorized  to  have  aids  as  follows : 

The  Lieutenant  General,  two  aids  and  a  military  secretary  who  have  the 
rank  of  lieutenant  colonel  while  so  serving;  a  major  general,  three  aids  to  be 
taken  from  the  captains  or  lieutenants  of  the  Army;  a  brigadier  general,  two 
aids  to  be  taken  from  the  lieutenants  of  the  Army.  An  officer  assigned  to  duty 
in  accordance  with  his  brevet  rank  as  major  general  or  brigadier  general  may, 
with  the  special  sanction  of  the  War  Department,  be  allowed  the  aids  of  the 
grade.  General  officers  may  select  their  aids  from  officers  serving  In  their  com- 
mand subject  to  the  restrictions  prescribed  in  paragaph  40,  but  appointments 
as  aids  of  officers  serving  without  such  limits  must  receive  the  approval  of  the 
War  Department. 

42.  The  laws,  regulations,  and  instructions  governing  the  details  of  officers  of 
the  Army,  active  and  retired,  at  educational  institutions  will  be  published  from 
time  to  time  by  the  War  Department. 

ARTICLE   VII. 
CHAPLAINS. 

43.  Regimental  chaplains  and  chaplains  of  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps  will  be 
assigned  and  transferred  by  the  Secretary  of  War. 

44.  It  will  be  the  duty  of  commanders  of  regiments,  hospitals,  and  posts  to 
afford  to  chaplains,  assigned  to  the  same  for  duty,  such  facilities  as  may  aid 
them  in  the  performance  of  their  duties.     One  enlisted  man  will  be  detailed  on 
special  duty  by  the  commanding  officer  of  any  organization  to  which  a  chaplain 
is  assigned  for  duty,  for  the  purpose  of  assisting  the  chaplain  in  the  perform- 
ance of  his  official  duties. 

The  instruction  of  the  enlisted  men  in  the  common  English  branches  of  edu- 
cation is  made  by  law  one  of  the  duties  of  chaplains.  They  will  not  be  em- 
ployed on  duties  other  than  those  required  of  them  by  law  or  pertaining  to 
their  profession,  except  when  the  exigencies  of  the  service,  a  result  of  deficiency 
in  number  of  officers  present,  require  it. 

45.  Chaplains  will  render  monthly  reports  of  the  duties  performed  by  them, 
and  of  all  births,  baptisms,  marriages,  and  deaths  occurring  at  their  stations. 
The  reports  will  be  made  on  the  prescribed  form  and  will  be  forwarded  by  the 
post  commander  directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

46.  Chaplains  will  not  be  required  to  turn  out  with  troops  on  occasions  of 
ceremony,  but  will  be  inspected  at  chapels,  schoolrooms,  libraries,  or  such  places 
as  may  be  designated  by  commanding  officers. 

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18  TRANSFERS  AND   EXCHANGES LEAVES   OF   ABSENCE. 

ARTICLE  VIII. 

TRANSFER  OR  EXCHANGE  OF  OFFICERS. 

47.  Officers  transferred  from  one  arm  or  corps  to  another,  on  mutual  applica- 
tion, will  be  nominated  for  reappointment  with  rank  as  of  the  date  of  the  com- 
mission of  the  junior  officer  previous  to  the  transfer,  and  upon  confirmation 
will  be  recommissioned  accordingly.    An  officer  of  the  lowest  grade  in  any  arm 
or  corps  who  may  be  transferred,  on  his  own  application,  to  a  vacancy  in  his 
grade  in  any  other  arm  or  corps  will  take  rank  next  after  the  junior  officer  of 
the  arm  or  corps  to  which  he  is  transferred,  and  will  be  nominated  for  reap- 
pointment, with  a  new  date  of  rank  if  necessary  to  fix  his  proper  position,  and 
upon   confirmation  will   be   recommissioned  accordingly.     These  new  appoint- 
ments and  commissions  will  determine  the  rank  of  transferred  officers  in  their 
regiments  and  corps  as  well  as  in  the  Army. 

48.  Officers  in  each  arm  of  the  service  will  be  transferred  from  one  regiment 
to  another  therein,  as  the  interests  of  the  service  require,  by  orders  from  the 
War  Department,   without   change  of  rank   or  commission.     The   transfer   or 
exchange  of  company  officers  of  a  regiment  will  be  made  only  as  the  interests 
of  the  service  require  by  the  regimental  commander  when  change  of  station  is 
not  involved ;  in  cases  involving  change  of  station,  by  the  regimental  commander, 
with  the  approval  of  the  authority  competent  to  direct  the  necessary  travel. 

Coast  defense  commanders  have  the  same  authority  in  transferring  lieu- 
tenants of  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps  within  their  commands  as  is  herein  given  to 
regimental  commanders. 

Transfers  and  exchanges  made  under  this  paragraph  will  be  immediately 
reported  to  the  War  Department. 

ARTICLE  IX. 

LEAVES  OF  ABSENCE  ro  OFFICERS. 

49.  Under  such  restrictions  as  may  be  imposed  by  higher  authority,  post 
commanders  and  officers  commanding  general  depots  of  supply,   general   hos- 
pitals, and  mine  planters  may  grant  leaves  of  absence  for  one  month.     Brigade 
and  district  commanders  may  grant  leaves  of  absence  "for  one  month  to  the 
officers  of  their  respective  staffs. 

50.  The  commander  of  a  post  may  take  leave  of  absence  not  to  exceed  one 
month  at  one  time,  reporting  the  fact  to  his  next  superior  commander.     The 
commander  of  a  brigade  or  district  may  take  leave  of  absence  not  to  exceed 
two  months  at  one  time,  reporting  the  fact  to  his  next  superior  commander. 

51.  The  commander  of  a  territorial  department,  tactical  division,  or  separate 
brigade  may  grant  leaves  for  four  months,  or  they  may  extend  to  such  periods 
those  already  granted.    Applications  for  leaves  of  more  than  four  months' 
duration  will  be  forwarded  for  the  action  of  the  War  Department.     A  department 
commander  may  grant  leave  of  absence  to  an  officer  belonging  or  assigned  to  a  sta- 
tion in  his  command,  who  is  under  orders  to  join  such  station  upon  his  relief  from 
temporary  duty,  or  from  duty  on  foreign  service,  in  a  staff  corps  or  department, 
at  the  United  States  Military  Academy,  at  a  service  school,  or  from  other  detached 
duty.    Leaves  so  granted  will  not  be  effective  until  on  or  after  the  date  of  com- 
pletion of  the  temporary  or  other  duty.    In  such  cases  the  application  for  leave 
should,  whenever  practicable,  be  submitted  to  the  immediate  commander  and  be 
forwarded  by  him  through  the  proper  channels  to  the  department  commander 
concerned.    General  officers  stationed  within  the  continental  limits  of  the  United 
States  will  not  grant  themselves  leaves  to  pass  beyond  those  limits,  nor  will  gen- 
eral officers  serving  in  the  Philippine  or  Hawaiian  Departments  grant  themselves 
leaves  to  go  beyond  the  limits  of  those  departments.     Those  in  command  of 


LEAVES   OF   ABSENCE.  19 

territorial  departments  will  not  grant  leaves  to  themselves  to  pass  beyond  the 
limits  of  their  own  commands  without  first  obtaining  the  sanction  of  higher 
authority. 

52.  Chiefs  of  bureaus  may  grant  leaves  for  four  months  to  officers  of  their 
respective  corps  serving  under  their  immediate  direction,   or  extend  to  that 
period  those  already  granted  to  such  officers. 

53.  Leaves  of  absence  for  three  months,  from  date  of  graduation,  will  be 
allowed  to  graduates  of  the  Military  Academy,  except  in  the  cases  of  Filipinos 
admitted  to  the  Academy  under  the  act  of  Congress  approved  May  28,  1908,  to 
whom  four  months'  graduation  leave  will  be  allowed.     Such  leaves  will  not  be 
counted  against  them  in  subsequent  applications  for  leave,  but  can  not  be  post- 
poned to  another  time. 

A  graduate  who  is  ordered  on  temporary  duty  at  the  Military  Academy  while 
on  graduation  leave  will  revert  to  leave  status  on  completion  of  the  duty  and 
will  be  permitted  to  complete  a  period  of  three  months  on  graduation  leave 
exclusive  of  the  time  spent  on  such  duty. 

54.  Leaves  of  absence  will  not  be  granted  so  that  a  company  will  be  left 
without  a  commissioned  officer,  or  a  post  without  two  commissioned  officers 
and  competent  medical  attendance ;  nor  will  leave  of  absence  be  granted  to  an 
officer  during  the  season  of  active  operations,  except  in  case  of  urgent  necessity. 

55.  Leave  of  absence  exceeding  10  days,  except  under  extraordinary  circum- 
stances particularly  stated  in  the  application,  will  not  be  granted  to  an  officer 
until  he  has  joined  his  regiment  or  corps  and  has  served  therein  at  least  two 
years. 

56.  An  application  for  leave  must  state  its  desired  duration  and  be  forwarded 
through    military    channels.     Intermediate   commanders   will    indorse    thereon 
their  recommendations. 

57.  The  commanding  officer  will  refer  applications  for  leaves  of  absence  on 
account  of  sickness  to  the  surgeon.    The  surgeon  will  examine  the  applicant, 
and  should  he  find  the  leave  necessary  to  restore  health  he  will  submit  to  the 
commanding  officer  a  medical  certificate  in  the  prescribed  form,  stating  ex- 
plicitly the  nature,  seat,  and  degree  of  the  disease,  wound,  or  disability,  the 
cause  thereof,  if  known,  and  the  period  during  which  the  officer  has  suffered 
from  it.     He  will  also  give  his  opinion  whether  the  disease,  wound,  or  disability 
can  be  satisfactorily  treated  within  the  department  in  which  the  officer  is  sta- 
tioned, or  whether  a  change  of  climate  or  locality  is  necessary  to  afford  more 
rapid  or  perfect  recovery,  in  which  case  the  special  place  or  region  recommended 
will  be  designated,  with  reasons  therefor.     The  surgeon  will  also  state  whether 
in^his  opinion  the  disease,  wound,  or  disability  requires  treatment  by  a  special- 
ist, and,  if  so,  the  nearest  place  where  it  can  be  obtained;  also  whether  the 
wound  or  disease  incapacitates  the  officer  from  all  duty,  or  whether  he  can 
perform  special  duty,  and,  if  so,  the  kind  that  he  may  undertake  without  en- 
dangering his  ultimate  cure. 

58.  Leaves  of  absence  will  be  granted  in  terms  of  months  and  days,  as  "  one 
month,"  "  one  month  and  ten  days."    A  leave  of  absence  commences  on  the  day 
following  that  on  which  the  officer  departs  from  his  proper  station.     The  day 
of  departure,  whatever  the  hour,  is  counted  as  a  day  of  duty;  the  day  of 
return  as  a  day  of  absence. 

Leave  for  one  month,  commencing  on  the  first  day  of  a  calendar  month,  will 
expire  with  the  last  day  of  the  month,  whatever  its  number  of  days.  Com- 
mencing on  an  intermediate  day,  the  leave  will  expire  the  day  preceding  the 
same  day  of  the  next  month. 

The  expiration  of  his  leave,  whether  granted  on  account  of  sickness  or  not, 
must  find  an  officer  at  his  station,  except  as  indicated  in  paragraphs  60 
and  1293. 


20  LEAVES   OF   ABSENCE. 

59.  A  leave  of  absence  granted  to  an  officer  in  the  field  or  on  special  duty 
will  take  effect  on  the  termination  of  the  campaign  or  on  the  completion  of  such 
duty,  unless  his  services  can  sooner  be  spared.     In  all  other  cases  an  officer  is 
expected  to  avail  himself  of  a  leave  as  soon  as  proper  facilities  offer,  unless 
a  specific  date  is  stated  in  the  order,  and  if  unable  to  do  so  he  will  report  the 
fact  to  the  authority  granting  the  leave. 

60.  Leaves  of  absence  granted,  for  the  purpose  of  visiting  the  United  States, 
to  officers  of  the  Army  serving  in  Alaska  or  beyond  the  limits  of  the  United 
States,  will  be  regarded  as  taking  effect  upon  the  respective  dates  upon  which 
such  officers  reach,  or  might  have  reached,  the  United  States.     Officers  perform- 
ing the  journey  in  the  most  direct  way  customary  will  be  regarded  as  on  de- 
tached service  while  en  route  to  and  from  the  United  States. 

An  officer  going  to  or  returning  from  duty  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  who 
desires  to  make  the  journey  by  a  route  other  than  the  customary  one  and 
to  visit  foreign  countries  on  leave  of  absence  while  en  route,  will  be  credited 
(in  addition  to  the  amount  of  time  covered  by  the  leave  of  absence  granted  to 
him)  with  a  period  of  30  days  as  on  detached  service  to  cover  the  average 
amount  of  time  necessary  to  perform  the  journey  from  the  Philippine  Islands  to 
the  usual  port  of  arrival  in  the  United  States,  or  from  said  port  to  the  Philip- 
pine Islands. 

61.  Officers  on  leave  of  absence  will  not  leavo  the  United  States  to  go  beyond 
the  sea  without  permission  from  the  authority  granting  the  leave  of  absence  or 
from  higher  authority. 

62.  An  officer  of  the  Army  visiting  foreign  countries,  whether  on  duty  or 
leave,  will  avail  himself  of  all  proper  opportunities  to  obtain  military  informa- 
tion, especially  such  as  pertains  to  his  branch  of  the  service.     He  will  report 
the  results  of  his  observations  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  on  his 
return  to  duty,  or  sooner  if  practicable. 

63.  The  Department  of  State  issues  special  passports  for  the  use  of  officers 
of  the  Army  traveling  abroad,  either  on  duty  or  leave  of  absence,  but  only  on 
the  request  of  the  War  Department,  and  never  on  the  direct  request  of  the 
officers  themselves.     Applications  of  officers  for  special  passports  will  be  ad- 
dressed to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  will  set  forth  the  use  to  be  made 
of  them,  and  must,  in  all  cases,  be  accompanied  by  the  fee  of  $1,  which  is 
required  by  law  to  be  collected  for  every  citizen's  passport  issued. 

64.  An  officer  granted  leave  of  absence  for  more  than  10  days  will,  upon 
taking  advantage  thereof,  report  to  his  post  and  regimental  or  corps  commander 
and  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  the  date  of  his  departure  and  his  new 
address,  and  thereafter  he  will  immediately  report  any  change  in  his  address 
and  the  date  of  return  to  duty  to  the  same  officers.     Verbal  permits  for  less  than 
24  hours  are  not  counted  as  leaves  of  absence,  but  every  other  absence,  of 
whatever  duration,  with  date  of  departure  and  return,  will  be  noted  on  the 
rolls  and  returns. 

65.  Permission  to  hunt  will  not  be  considered  as  a  leave  of  absence  if  the 
officer  on  his  return  to  the  station  forwards  to  department  headquarters,  through 
his  commanding  officer,  a  certificate  that  his  time  while  absent  was  employed 
solely  in  hunting,  and  furnishes  a  report  giving  as  complete  a  description  as 
possible  of  the  country  traversed  by  him. 

66.  Permission  to  hunt  may  be  granted  by  department  or  post  commanders 
for  periods  not  exceeding  10  days. 

67.  All  applications  for  extensions  of  leaves  of  absence  or  for  delays,  and  all 
correspondence  regarding  them,  will  pass  through  military  channels. 


TRAVELING   ON  DUTY.  21 

ARTICLE  X. 

OFFICERS  TRAVELING  ON  DUTY. 

68.  When  an  officer  is  ordered  without  troops  from  one  post  of  duty  to 
another,  he  will  proceed  by  the  shortest  usually  traveled  route,  without  unneces- 
sary delay.     Upon  his  arrival  at  his  new  post,  he  will  immediately  report  to 
the  commanding  officer  the  date  of  his  departure  from  his  former  station,  and 
submit  a  copy  of  his  order,  noting  thereon  the  date  he  received  it.     If  he  shall 
appear  to  have  made  unnecessary  delay  en  route,  he  will  be  required  to  explain 
the  cause  thereof  in  writing.     If  the  post  commander  deem  the  explanation  un- 
satisfactory, he  will  forward  the  same,  with  a  statement  of  the  facts  in  the  case, 
to  the  department  commander.     If  the  officer  be  superior  in  rank  to  the  post 
commander,  the  required  report  will  be  made  by  the  officer  himself  to  the  de- 
partment commander. 

69.  Orders  detaching  an  officer  for  a  specific  duty  will  direct  him  to  return 
to  his  proper  station  on  the  completion  of  the  duty  assigned  him  when  it  is 
intended  that  he  shall  do  so. 

70.  Delays  in  obeying  orders,  in  reporting  for  duty,  or  in  returning  to  duty 
from  leave  can  not  be  authorized  except  by  the  War  Department.     Such  delays 
will  be  regarded  as  leaves  of  absence,  unless  it  be  stated  in  the  order  granting 
them  that  they  are  in  the  interest  of  the  public  service. 

1 1 .  Orders  contemplating  the  payment  of  mileage  must  state  the  specific  duty 
enjoined,  and  that  the  travel  directed  is  necessary  in  the  military  service. 
They  will  not  direct  travel  beyond  the  limits  of  the  command  of  the  officer  who 
issues  them,  except  that  the  commanders  of  the  Philippine  and  Hawaiian  De- 
partments may  order  officers  of  their  commands  to  return  to  the  United  States  in 
cases  of  emergency,  in  which  the  travel  directed  is  manifestly  for  the  public 
interest  or  is  necessary  to  save  life.  When  a  general  officer  is  ordered  on  duty 
beyond  the  limits  of  his  command,  he  may  order  an  officer  of  his  staff  to  accom- 
pany him ;  if  ordered  to  change  station,  he  may  order  the  necessary  change  of 
station  of  his  personal  staff. 

72.  Staff  officers  not  serving  under  division  or  department  commanders  will 
apply  to  the  War  Department  for  orders  directing  necessary  travel  on  public 
business. 

73.  When  urgent  public  duty  has  compelled  travel,  without  authority  pre- 
viously obtained,  the  case  will  be  immediately  reported  to  the  proper  superior 
officer,  whose  approval  in  subsequent  orders  will  be  accepted  as  though  previ- 
ously issued. 

74.  Orders  directing  officers  to  visit  Washington  for  the  settlement  of  their 
accounts  will  be  issued  only  by  the  War  Department. 

75.  Officers  and  enlisted  men  reporting  as  witnesses  before  a  civil  court 
should  receive  from  the  civil  authorities  the  necessary  expenses  incurred  in 
travel  and  attendance;  neither  mileage  nor  travel  allowances  will  be  paid  in 
such  cases  by  the  War  Department.     If,  however,  it  is  absolutely  necessary  to 
furnish  them  transportation  in  kind  to  enable  them  to  appear,  as  witnesses  for 
the  Government,  before  a  civil  court  of  the  United  States,  an  account  of  such 
expenditure,  together  with  the  evidence  that  they  were  properly  subpoenaed  and 
did  attend  the  court,  will  be  forwarded  to  the  War  Department  for  presenta- 
tion to  the  Department  of  Justice.     Officers  providing  such  transportation  will 
notify  the  court,  or  the  marshal  thereof,  that  it  was  furnished  to  enable  the  wit- 
nesses to  perform  the  requisite  journeys  in  obedience  to  the  summons. 


22  RETIREMENTS — RESIGNATIONS — DECEASED   OFFICERS. 

ARTICLE  XI. 
RETIREMENT  OF  OFFICERS. 

76.  When  an  officer  has  become  incapable,  from  any  cause,  of  performing 
the  duties  of  his  office,  his  immediate  commander  will  report  the  facts  through 
military  channels  for  the  action  of  the  Secretary  of  War.     The  report  in  each 
case  will  contain  specific  statements  showing  in  full  in  what  manner  the  in- 
capacity has  been  evidenced. 

77.  Habitual  intemperance,  gambling,  or  other  vices  that  tend  to  corrupt  an 
officer  and  lower  the  professional  standard  will  be  regarded  as  proper  subjects 
for  the  consideration  and  report  of  a  retiring  board. 

78.  When  ample  testimony  establishes  the  fact  that  an  officer  has  through 
vicious  indulgence  slighted  or  neglected  his  duties  to  such  a  degree  as  to  make 
it  unsafe  to  intrust  him  with  a  command,  or  with  responsibility  that  properly 
belongs  to  his  grade,  and  when  it  is  shown  that  such  habits  have  continued  for 
such  length  of  time  as  to  render  permanent  reformation  improbable,  this  fact, 
rather  than  his  condition  when  he  appears  before  the  board,  shall  weigh  in  its 
finding  as  to  his  incapacity  for  active  duty. 

ARTICLE  XII. 
RESIGNATION  OF  OFFICERS. 

79.  A  resignation  tendered  by  an  officer  will  be  forwarded  by  his  commanding 
officer,  through  prescribed  channels,  to  the  War  Department  for  the  decision  of 
the  President.     Until  duly  accepted,  the  officer  will  not  be  considered  as  out  of 
the  service. 

80.  A  resignation  tendered  under  charges  will  be  forwarded,  accompanied 
by  a  report  of  the  case,  and,  if  practicable,  by  a  copy  of  the  charges.     All  cor- 
respondence with  the  War  Department,  on  the  part  of  the  officer  who  tenders 
the  resignation,  will  be  conducted  through  prescribed  channels. 

81.  Leave  of  absence  will  not  be  granted  on  tender  of  resignation  unless  the 
resignation  be  unconditional   and  immediate.     When  leave  is  requested,   the 
officer's  address  will  accompany  the  resignation. 

82.  An  officer  of  the  Army  on  the  active  list  who  accepts  or  exercises  the 
functions  of  a  civil  office  contrary  to  law  thereby  ceases  to  be  an  officer  of  the 
Army.     An  officer  on  the  active  list  can  not  lawfully  accept  or  hold  any  office 
created  by  State  or  municipal  authority,  whether  in  State  military  organiza- 
tions or  otherwise. 

ARTICLE  XIII. 

DECEASED  OFFICERS. 

83.  The  death  of  an  officer,  with  place,  cause,  day,  and  hour,  will  be  reported 
without  delay,   by  telegraph,  by   his   immediate   commander  directly   to   The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  and  also  to  the  brigade,  coast  artillery  district, 
and  department  commanders.    If  the  officer  was  on  the  active  list  of  the  Army, 
the  report  will  show  whether  or  not  his  death  was  from  wounds  or  disease 
contracted  in  line  of  duty,  and  whether  or  not  his  death  was  from  wounds  or 
disease  the  result  of  his  own  misconduct.     In  case  of  the  death  of  a  retired 
officer,  or  of  an  officer  on  the  active  list  who  has  no  immediate  commander,  the 
medical  officer,  if  one  be  present,  or  any  officer  having  cognizance  of  the  fact, 
will  make  the  report  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army.    In  case  the  officer 


DECEASED   OFFICEKS.  23 

was  on  the  active  list  and  died  from  wounds  or  disease  not  the  result  of  his  own 
misconduct.  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  will  notify  the  Chief  of  the 
Quartermaster  Corps  of  that  fact. 

84.  Inventories  in  duplicate  of  the  effects  of  deceased  officers,  as  required  by 
the  one  hundred  and  twenty-fifth  article  of  war,  will  be  transmitted  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army.     If  legal  representatives  take  possession  of  the 
effects,  the  fact  will  be  stated  in  the  inventory. 

85.  If  there  be  no  legal  representatives  present  to  receive  the  effects,  a  list  of 
them  will  be  sent  to  the  nearest  relative  of  the  deceased.    If  not  claimed  within 
a  reasonable  time,  they  will  be  sold  at  auction  and  accounted  for  as  in  the  case 
of  deceased  soldiers.     Swords,  watches,  personal  papers,  trinkets,  and  similar 
articles  will  be  labeled  with  the  name,  rank,  regiment,  and  date  of  death  of  the 
owner  and  sent  directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  to  be  forwarded 
to  the  Auditor  for  the  War  Department  for  the  benefit  of  those  legally  entitled 
to  them.     The  accounts  of  deceased  officers  will  be  settled  as  provided  for  in 
paragraph  166. 

86.  On  the  death  of  an  officer  in  charge  of  public  property  or  funds,  his  com- 
manding officer  will  appoint  a  board  of  officers,  three  when  practicable,  which 
will  inventory  the  same  and  make  the  customary  returns  therefor,  stating  accu- 
rately amounts  and  condition.     These  the  commanding  officer  will  forward  to 
the  chiefs  of  the  bureaus  to  which  the  property  or  funds  pertain,  and  he  will 
designate  an  officer  to  take  charge  of  such  property  or  funds  until  orders  in  the 
case  are  received  from  the  proper  authority.     Cash  on  hand  may  be  invoiced  by 
the  board  to  the  deceased  officer's  successor,  but  balances  to  his  credit  with  the 
Treasurer,  an  assistant  treasurer,  a  designated  depositary,  or  a  fiscal  agent  of 
the  United  States,  over  and  above  his  outstanding  checks,  will  be  deposited  to 
the  credit  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States  by  the  chiefs  of  bureaus  when 
the  board  has  reported  to  the  bureaus  the  balances  over  and  above  such  checks. 
The  action  herein  prescribed  will  also  be  taken  in  the  case  of  an  officer  in 
charge  of  public  funds  or  property  who  becomes  insane. 

87.  The  remains  of  a  deceased  officer  on  the  active  list  may  be  shipped  to  the 
home  of  the  decedent  or  to  a  national  cemetery  for  interment.     When  death 
occurs  in  the  United  States  or  in  Alaska,  and  early  shipment  is  practicable,  the 
remains  will  be  prepared  for  shipment  and  the  nearest  relative  notified  by 
telegraph  with  request  to  reply  by  telegraph  stating  whether  or  not  it  is  desired 
to  have  the  remains  shipped  home  at  Government  expense,  and  if  shipment 
home  is  desired  to  designate  the  destination  and  the  name  of  the  person  to 
whom  the  remains  are  to  be  consigned ;  in  which  case  the  remains  will  be  trans- 
ported to  the  point  designated  and  the  consignee  notified  by  telegraph.     Should 
the  nearest  relative  state  that  it  is  not  desired  to  have  the  remains  shipped 
home,  or  if  it  is  impossible  to  ascertain  the  relative's  desire  within  a  reasonable 
time,  interment  will  be  made  in  the  nearest  military  post  or  national  cemetery 
or,  if  the  commanding  officer  deem  proper,  at  the  place  of  death.     If  the  relatives 
direct  that  the  remains  be  not  shipped  home  and  they  are  interred  at  the 
expense  of  the  Government,  subsequent  disinterment  or  shipment  of  the  remains 
at  the  request  of  the  relatives  will  not  be  made  at  Government  expense. 

If  the  remains  are  interred  in  a  military  post  or  national  cemetery,  or  at  the 
place  of  death,  the  expenses  incident  to  the  interment  will  be  limited  to  $75, 
to  be  paid  from  the  appropriation  "  Disposition  of  remains  of  officers,  soldiers, 
civilian  employees,  and  so  forth"  (designated  by  the  Treasury  Department  as 
"Bringing  home  remains  of  officers,  soldiers,  and  civil  employees"),  and  will 
be  restricted  to  the  cost  of  the  casket,  hire  of  a  hearse,  and  the  reasonable  and 
necessary  expenses  of  preparing  the  remains  for  interment. 


24  DECEASED   OFFICERS VETERINARIANS. 

If  the  remains  are  to  be  shipped,  the  expenses,  exclusive  of  the  cost  of  trans- 
portation, will  be  limited  to  $75  and  restricted  to  the  cost  of  the  casket,  ship- 
ping case,  and  the  reasonable  and  necessary  expenses  of  preparing  the  remains 
for  shipment.  In  either  case,  any  transportation  involved  will  be  paid  from 
the  appropriation  hereinbefore  mentioned. 

When  it  is  impracticable  to  ship  the  remains  at  the  time  of  death,  or  if  it  is 
impossible  to  communicate  with  the  relatives  before  interment,  the  remains  may 
be  subsequently  disinterred  and  shipped  home  at  Government  expense  at  the 
request  of  the  relatives.  In  such  cases  the  cost  of  the  disinterment  and  prep- 
aration of  the  remains  for  shipment  will  not  exceed  $75,  except  by  authority 
of  the  Secretary  of  War,  and,  including  transportation,  will  be  paid  from  the 
before-mentioned  appropriation. 

Transportation  may  be  issued  for  one  attendant  to  accompany  the  remains 
shipped,  provided  the  cost  to  the  Government  of  shipping  the  remains  by  express 
is  not  thereby  exceeded. 

The  officer  under  whose  direction  the  disposition  of  the  remains  is  made  will 
forward  a  full  report  thereof  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

Where  practicable,  contract  will  be  made  with  an  undertaker  or  other  compe- 
tent person  for  services  in  the  preparation  of  remains  for  interment  or  shipment 
during  a  fiscal  year,  as  contemplated  for  other  purposes  in  paragraph  551,  but 
no  such  contract  will  be  made  with  any  undertaker  or  other  person  whom  the 
post  surgeon  considers  not  competent.  A  written  report  of  the  disposition  of  the 
remains,  with  an  itemized  statement  of  the  cost  of  embalming,  coffin,  or  casket, 
hire  of  hearse,  and  transportation,  will  be  forwarded  by  the  quartermaster 
without  delay  directly  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

When  death  occurs  at  the  hospital,  the  surgeon  will  promptly  notify  the  em- 
balmer  employed  under  contract,  if  such  services  are  required,  and  will  see  that 
the  remains  are  prepared  properly  and  in  accordance  with  sanitary  regulations. 
If  there  should  be  no  contract  embalmer,  the  duty  of  employing  an  undertaker 
will  devolve  upon  the  quartermaster ;  but  no  undertaker  will  be  employed  whom 
the  surgeon  considers  not  competent.  The  responsibility  of  the  surgeon  for  the 
proper  care  and  preparation  of  the  remains  will  not  cease  until  they  are  removed 
by  the  quartermaster  for  interment  or  shipment. 

ARTICLE  XIV. 
VETERINARIANS,  CAVALRY  AND  FIELD  ARTILLERY. 

88.  Veterinarians  are  appointed  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  subject  to  com- 
petitive examinations  as  to  eligibility,  capacity,  and  fitness.     The  scope  and 
conditions  of  such  examinations  will  be  announced  in  orders  from  time  to  time 
by  the  War  Department. 

89.  A  veterinarian  receives  the  pay  of  a,  second  lieutenant,  mounted,  and  is 
entitled  to  the  same  allowances  in  kind,  of  quarters,  fuel,  and  light. 

90.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  veterinarian  to  visit  at  least  daily  all  sick  or 
injured  animals  at  his  station,  and  to  recommend  such  treatment  as  he  may 
deem  proper.    He  will  have  access  to  the  stables  at  all  times.    Upon  request  he 
will  attend  such  authorized  private  horses  of  mounted  officers  as  may  need  his 
services. 

9 1 .  The  veterinarian  will  instruct  company  horseshoers  and  company  farriers 
in  the  proper  care  of  the  horse.    In  this  he  will  give  especial  importance  to  the 
anatomy  and  pathology  of  the  foot,  showing  the  nature  and  uses  of  all  its  parts, 
illustrating  the  subject  by  dissections  and  specimens.     He  will  also  teach  the 
principles  and  practice  of  horseshoeing.    For  the  purpose  indicated  he  will  make 


VETERINARIANS— NONCOMMISSIONED   STAFF.  25 

such  visits  of  instruction  to  companies  of  the  regiment  not  at  his  station  as  may 
be  deemed  necessary  by  the  regimental  commander. 

92.  Wherever  four  or  more  troops  of  cavalry  or  three  or  more  batteries  of 
field  artillery  are  stationed,  a  suitable  building  may  be  set  apart  as  a  veterinary 
hospital. 

ARTICLE  XV. 

POST  AND  GENERAL  NONCOMMISSIONED  STAFF. 
POST  NONCOMMISSIONED  STAFF. 

93.  The  post  noncommissioned  staff  consists  of  ordnance  sergeants  and  of 
quartermaster  sergeants,  Quartermaster  Corps.  They  are  appointed  by  the  Sec- 
retary of  War,  after  due  examination,  as  follows:  Ordnance  sergeants  from 
sergeants  of  the  line  who  have  served  at  least  eight  years  in  the  Army,  including 
four  years  as  noncommissioned  officers,  and  who  are  less  than  45  years  of  age ; 
quartermaster  sergeants,  Quartermaster  Corps,  from  sergeants  of  the  line  who 
have  served  five  years  in  the  Army,  including  three  years  as  noncommissioned 
officers. 

94.  An  application  for  appointment  to  the  post  noncommissioned  staff  must 
be  in  the  handwriting  of  the  applicant  and  will  state  briefly  the  length  and 
nature  of  his  military  service,  and  for  what  time  and  in  what  organizations  he 
has  served  as  a  private  and  as  a  noncommissioned  officer.     The  immediate  com- 
manding officer  will  indorse  thereon  a  statement  as  to  the  character,  intelligence, 
and  fitness  of  the  applicant.     The  application  so  indorsed  will  be  submitted  to 
the  regimental  or  coast  defense  commander  or  other  proper  commanding  officer, 
who  will  forward  the  same,  with  his  remarks  as  to  the  merits  of  the  applicant, 
directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

95.  While  the  law  contemplates  in  these  appointments  the  better  preservation 
of  public  property  at  the  several  posts,  there  is  also  a  further  consideration — 
that  of  offering  a  reward  to  faithful  and  well-tried  enlisted  men  eligible  for 
appointment,  thus  giving  encouragement  to  deserving  soldiers  to  hope  for  sub- 
stantial promotion.     Commanding  officers  can  not  be  too  particular  in  investigat- 
ing and  reporting  upon  the  character  and  qualifications  of  applicants. 

96.  Regulations  for  the  examination  of  applicants  for  appointment  as  post 
noncommissioned  staff  officers  will  be  published  from  time  to  time  in  orders  by 
the  War  Department. 

97.  A  post  noncommissioned  staff  officer  will  assist  the  officer  of  his  rlepart- 
ment,  and  will  not  be  detailed  upon  any  service  not  pertaining  to  his  proper 
position,  unless  the  necessities  of  the  service  require  such  detail,  in  which  case 
the  post  commander  will  note  the  fact,  with  reasons  therefor,  on  the  sergeant's 
personal  report. 

98.  A  post  noncommissioned  staff  officer  at  any  ungarrisoned  post  or  station 
will  be  responsible  for  the  property  of  his  own  department  or  corps,  and  for  such 
other  property  as  may  be  intrusted  to  him  for  safe-keeping.     For  all  public 
property  committed  to  his  charge  he  will  account  to  the  heads  of  the  staff  de- 
partments or  corps  concerned,  and  if  the  means  at  his  disposal  are  insufficient 
for  its  preservation  he  will  report  the  facts. 

99.  The  military  control  of  post  noncommissioned  staff  officers  serving  at 
posts  not  occupied  by  troops  is  vested  in  the  commander  of  the  territorial  de- 
partment in  which  they  are  serving.     All  matters  relating  to  them  as  soldiers 
subject  to  military  command,  as  distinguished  from  the  administrative  duties 


26  NONCOMMISSIONED   STAFF. 

imposed  upon  them  by  regulations  and  orders,  will,  except  in  cases  of  reenlist- 
ment,  be  determined  at  department  headquarters,  where  their  descriptive  lists 
will  be  kept.  When  they  are  discharged  a  copy  of  the  descriptive  list,  upon 
which  wTill  be  noted  the  fact  of  discharge,  with  the  date,  place,  and  cause,  and 
the  character  given  on  the  discharge  certificate,  will  be  forwarded  to  The  Adju- 
tant General  of  the  Army. 

100.  Each  post  noncommissioned  staff  officer  will  make  a  personal  report  on 
December  31  of  each  year.     The  officer  under  whose  orders  these  noncommis- 
sioned officers  are  serving  will  indorse  upon  each  separate  report  his  opinion  of 
the  manner  in  which  the  noncommissioned  officer  has  performed  his  duties,  and 
the  commanding  officer  will  forward  the  report  directly  to  The  Adjutant  Gen- 
eral of  the  Army.     In  addition  to  the  annual  personal  report,  each  post  non- 
commissioned staff  officer  changing  station  under  proper  orders  will  report  upon 
arrival  at  his  new  station  the  date  on  which  he  left  his  former  station  and  the 
date  on  which  he  reported  for  duty  at  his  new  station,  such  report  to  be  for- 
warded by  his  commanding  officer  directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the 
Army.     Similar  report  will  be  made  upon  return  from  any  detached  duty,  fur- 
lough, or  other  absence. 

101.  A  post  noncommissioned  staff  officer  may  be  reenlisted,  provided  he 
shall  have  conducted  himself  properly  and  performed  his  duties  in  a  satisfactory 
manner.     If,  however,  his  commanding  officer  should  not  deem  the  reenlist- 
ment  to  be  for  the  best  interest  of  the  service,  he  will  communicate  his  reasons 
to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  in  time  to  receive  the  decision  of  the  War 
Department  before  the  soldier's  discharge.     If  serving  at  an  ungarrisoncd  post. 
application  for  reenlistment  will  be  made  by  the  soldier  to  The  Adjutant  Gen- 
eral of  the  Army  through  department  headquarters,  and  the  reenlistment  papers 
in  such  cases  will  immediately  be  forwarded  through  the  same  channel.     A 
post  noncommissioned  staff  officer  will  be  furnished  with  a  warrant  signed  by 
the  chief  of  the  proper  staff  corps  or  department.     The  warrant  will  remain  in 
force  as  long  as  the  soldier  is  continuously  in  the  service,  i.  e.,  if  he  reenlists 
the  day  following  that  of  discharge.     Every  such  reenlistment  will  be  noted  on 
the  back  of  the  warrant  by  the  officer  who  reenlists  the  soldier,  as  follows: 
Reenlisted  (date)  ;  warrant  continued. 

102.  Post   noncommissioned   staff   officers,    though   liable   to    discharge   for 
inefficiency  or  misconduct,  will  not  be  reduced. 

GENKRAL  NONCOMMISSIONED   STAFF. 

103.  The  general  noncommissioned  staff  consists  of  noncommissioned  officers 
of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  except  quartermaster  sergeants,  and  of  the  Signal 
Corps,  Hospital  Corps,  and  Ordnance  Department,  except  ordnance  sergeants. 
They  are  appointed,  promoted,  reduced,  and  their  warrants  signed  as  follows : 

In  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  as  prescribed  in  paragraph  1009. 

In  the  Hospital  Corps,  as  prescribed  in  Article  LXXIV. 

In  the  Ordnance  Department,  by  the  Chief  of  Ordnance. 

In  the  Signal  Corps,  by  the  Chief  Signal  Officer  as  prescribed  in  paragraph 
1557. 

Their  warrants  may  be  continued  in  force  upon  discharge  and  reenlistment,  if 
reenlistment  be  made  on  the  day  following  that  of  discharge ;  each  reenlistment 
and  continuance  will  be  noted  on  the  warrant  by  the  company  or  detachment 
commander. 


DETACHED  SOLDIERS — FURLOUGHS.  27 

ARTICLE  XVI. 

DETACHED  SOLDIERS  :  DESCRIPTIVE  LISTS. 

104.  When  an  enlisted  man  is  detached  from  his  company,  a  descriptive  list 
will  be  prepared  and  forwarded  to  his  new  commanding  officer.    On  the  descrip- 
tive list  will  be  shown  the  pay  due  the  soldier,  the  condition  of  his  clothing 
allowance,  and  all  information  necessary  to  the  settlement  of  his  accounts  with 
the  Government.     When  it  can  be  avoided,   the  descriptive  list  will  not  be 
intrusted  to  the  soldier,  but  to  an  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer  under 
whose  charge  he  may  be,  or  it  may  be  forwarded  by  mail.    The  date  of  the  last 
vaccination  of  the  soldier  and  its  result  and  the  fact  and  date  of  completion  of 
administration  of  the  typhoid  prophylactic  will  be  noted  on  the  descriptive  list. 
Articles  of  ordnance  equipment  in  possession  of  a  detached  soldier  will  be 
transferred  as  prescribed  in  paragraph  1535. 

105.  All  matters  relating  to  the  pay,  clothing  allowance,  subsistence,  dis- 
charge, reenlistment,  death,  and  desertion  of  enlisted  men  detailed  for  duty  with 
the  Organized  Militia  under  section  20  of  the  act  of  Congress  approved  January 
21,  1903,  as  amended  by  the  act  of  Congress  approved  May  27,  1908,  will  be  ad- 
ministered and  determined  at  the  headquarters  of  the  department  in  which  such 
enlisted  men  may  be  serving.    The  descriptive  lists  of  these  men  will  be  kept  at 
department  headquarters. 

Each  enlisted  man  on  detached  service  with  the  Organized  Militia  of  any  State, 
Territory,  or  the  District  of  Columbia,  will  render  a  personal  report,  to  be  for- 
warded by  him  directly,  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  on  the  last  day 
of  each  bimonthly  muster  period.  In  addition  to  this  bimonthly  personal 
report  made  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  he  will  report  quarterly,  on 
September  30,  December  31,  March  31,  and  June  30,  to  the  Chief  of  the  Division 
of  Militia  Affairs,  War  Department,  Washington,  D.  C.,  through  the  senior  in- 
spector-instructor on  duty  with  the  State  and  of  the  same  arm  or  corps  as  that 
with  which  the  enlisted  man  rendering  the  report  is  detailed,  the  details  of 
all  drills  and  instruction  given  by  him  during  the  last  quarter  to  the  Organized 
Militia  of  the  State  in  which  he  is  serving,  and  as  to  other  work,  if  any,  per- 
formed by  him  during  that  period  by  direction  or  at  the  request  of  the  State 
authorities. 

All  official  communications  for  the  War  Department  from  enlisted  men  on 
duty  with  the  Organized  Militia,  other  than  the  bimonthly  personal  report  and 
the  quarterly  report  of  work  done,  prescribed  in  this  paragraph,  will  be  ad- 
dressed to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  and  will  be  forwarded  through 
department  headquarters. 

ARTICLE  XVII. 

FURLOUGHS  TO  SOLDIERS. 

106.  Furloughs  in  the  prescribed  form  for  periods  of  three  months  may  be 
granted  to  enlisted  men  by  post  commanders,  and  for  periods  of  one  month  by 
commanding  officers  of  general  hospitals,  general  depots  of  supply,  mine  planters, 
or  by  regimental  commanders  if  the  companies  to  which  the  men  belong  are 
under  their  control.    Brigade  and  district  commanders  may  grant  furloughs  for 
periods  of  three  months  to  enlisted  men  under  their  immediate  control.    A  fur- 
lough will  not  be  granted  to  a  soldier  about  to  be  discharged,  nor  shall  the 
number  of  enlisted  men  furloughed  from  any  command  in  the  field,  or  at  posts, 
exceed  5  per  cent  of  the  enlisted  strength  present  therewith. 

The  granting  of  furloughs  to  enlisted  men  of  a  mobilized  separate  brigade, 
division,  or  higher  command  will  be  subject  to  such  regulations  as  the  com- 
mander of  the  forces  may  prescribe.  When  tr"oops  are  in  the  field  for  active 
operations  the  granting  of  furloughs  is  governed  by  the  eleventh  article  of  war. 


28  FURLOUGHS, 

107.  The  commander  of  a  territorial  department  may  grant  furloughs  to 
enlisted  men  for  three  months,  or  he  may  extend  to  such  period  furloughs 
already  granted.     The  chief  of  a  War  Department  bureau  may  grant  furloughs 
for  not  to  exceed  three  months  to  enlisted  men  of  his  corps  or  department 
serving  under  the  exclusive  control  of  himself  or  of  his  subordinates,  or  he 
may  extend  to  that  period  furloughs  already  granted  to  such  enlisted  men.    A 
furlough  for  a  longer  period  than  three  months  will  be  granted  by  the  War 
Department  only  under  most  unusual  and  urgent  circumstances.     Permission  to 
delay  may  be  granted  to  enlisted  men  traveling  under  orders  as  authorized  for 
furloughs.     The  conditions  under  which  furloughs  to  soldiers  on  reenlistment 
are  authorized  will  be  announced  from  time  to  time  in  orders. 

108.  The  commanding  officer  of  a  field  army,  or  of  a  separate  command  in 
the  field,  may  suspend  the  granting  of  furloughs  in  any  or  all  organizations 
within  his  command  whenever,  in  his  opinion,  circumstances  render  it  necessary, 
or  advisable,  or  for  the  best  interests  of  the  service. 

109.  An  enlisted  man  on  furlough  will  not  leave  the  United  States  to  go 
beyond  the  sea  unless  the  furlough  includes  permission  to  do  so.     The  limits  pre- 
scribed will  be  stated  in  the  furlough,  and  if  exceeded  it  may  be  revoked  and  the 
soldier  arrested.    A  company  commander  in  forwarding  an  application  for  fur- 
lough will  state  previous  absences  on  furlough  that  are  of  record  in  the  com- 
pany.    The  authority  under  which  a  furlough  is  granted  (whether  under  Army 
Regulations  or  in  pursuance  of  the  orders  of  a  superior)  will  be  cited  on  the 
face  of  the  furlough  by  the  officer  granting  it. 

110.  When  an  enlisted  man  who  is  absent  on  furlough  or  absent  without 
leave  from  his  station  and  is  without  means  to  return  thereto  reports  at  a 
station  that  is  under  the  control  of  a  department  commander,  such  department 
commander  is  authorized  to  furnish  the  necessary  transportation  and  subsistence 
for  the  return  of  the  soldier  to  his  proper  station  after  satisfying  himself  that 
the  soldier  can  be  intrusted  therewith,  or  in  the  case  of  absence  without  leave, 
to  return  him  under  guard  if  necessary.     In  the  case  of  an  enlisted  man  re- 
porting under  similar  circumstances  at  a  place  excepted  by  regulations  from  the 
control  of  a  department  commander,  a  request  for  orders  concerning  the  dis- 
posal of  such  enlisted  man  will  be  addressed  by  the  commanding  officer  of  such 
an  excepted  place  directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  by  whom  the 
necessary  orders  will  be  issued. 

The  company  commander  will  charge  the  cost  of  such  transportation  and  sub- 
sistence against  the  soldier's  pay  on  the  next  pay  roll,  in  accordance  with  para- 
graphs 1111  and  1236.  In  case  of  a  soldier  absent  on  furlough,  the  date  on 
which  he  reports  at  the  station  will  be  entered  on  the  furlough. 

111.  Furloughs  granted  to  enlisted  men  serving  in  Porto  Rico,  Hawaii,  Guam, 
the  Philippine  Islands,  Alaska,  or  at  any  station  beyond  the  continental  limits 
of  the  United  States,  for  the  purpose  of  returning  thereto,  will  take  effect  on 
the  dates  they  reach  the  United  States,  which  will  be  indorsed  on  the  furloughs 
by  the  transport  quartermaster  if  travel  is  by  United  States  transport;  other- 
wise the  certificate  of  the  captain,  purser,  or  other  proper  officer  of  commercial 
steamer  upon  which  journey  is  made,  as  to  date  of  arrival  in  home  port  will  be 
indorsed  thereon.    The  furloughs  will  direct  the  soldier  to  report  for  duty  at 
the  close  of  the  last  day  thereof  at  the  military  post  nearest  the  particular 
home  port  from  which  transports  or  commercial  steamers  usually  sail  for  the 
islands  or  stations  above  referred  to,  and  the  commanding  officers  of  these  posts 
will  assign  such  enlisted  men  to  organizations  under  their  command  for  the 
purpose  of  subsistence  during  the  time  they  are  detained  at  their  posts,  and  they 
will  be  returned  to  their  proper  stations  by  the  first  available  transport,  or 


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commercial  steamer  if  there  are  no  United  States  transports  sailing  to  destina- 
tion. Commanding  officers  will  cause  notation  to  be  made  on  the  furloughs 
showing  the  dates  when  the  men  report  at  their  posts  and  at  the  proper  time 
will  issue  the  necessary  orders  directing  them  to  rejoin  their  stations,  reciting 
therein  the  date  of  their  arrival  in  the  United  States,  date  of  reporting  at  post, 
and  whether  or  not  commutation  of  rations  has  been  paid.  A  copy  of  the  order 
will  be  furnished  to  the  soldier  and  to  the  commanding  officer  concerned.  The 
quartermaster  of  the  transport,  or  proper  officer  of  commercial  steamer  on 
which  these  enlisted  men  return,  will  indorse  on  such  orders  the  dates  during 
which  they  were  subsisted  aboard  the  transport  or  commercial  steamer.  The 
order  will  be  retained  by  the  enlisted  man,  who  will  deliver  it  to  his  command- 
ing officer  as  evidence  of  his  authority  to  be  absent  from  his  post  during  the  time 
required  for  travel  in  rejoining  the  same. 

1 12.  When  the  station  of  an  enlisted  man  is  changed  while  he  is  on  furlough, 
he  will,  on  joining  his  new  station,  be  entitled  to  travel  allowances  for  the  ex- 
cess of  distance  from  the  place  of  receipt  of  the  order  to  the  new  station  over 
the  distance  to  his  old  station.     A  soldier  who  has  returned  to  the  station  from 
which  furloughed,  his  company  having  changed  station  during  his  absence,  is 
entitled  to  transportation  at  the  expense  of  the  Government  from  the  old  to  the 
new  station  of  his  company.     Charges  for  transportation  furnished  to  enlisted 
men  on  furlough,  in  pursuance  of  paragraph  110,  will  be  adjusted  in  accord- 
ance with  the  requirements  of  this  regulation. 

113.  Soldiers  on  furlough  will  not  take  with  them  their  arms  or  accouter- 
ments,  and  no  payments  will  be  made  to  them  without  authority  from  the  War 
Department. 

ARTICLE  XVIII. 

TKANSFEB  OF  ENLISTFJ)  MEN. 

114.  Transfers  of  enlisted  men  will  be  made  for  cogent  reasons  only  and  will 
be  effected  as  follows: 

1.  When  not  involving  change  of  station — 

a.  Within  a  regiment,  by  the  regimental  commander. 

6.  Within  a  detached  battalion  serving  at  such  a  distance  from  regimen- 
tal headquarters  that  more  than  15  days  are  required  for  exchange  of 
correspondence  by  mail,  by  the  battalion  commander. 

c.  Within  a  coast  defense  command,  by  the  coast  defense  commander. 

2.  In  cases  involving  change  of  station,  transfers  will  be  made  by  the  regi- 
mental commander,  the  battalion  commander,  under  the  circumstances  stated 
in  the  preceding  section,  or  the  coast  defense  commander,  with  the  approval  of 
the  authority  competent  to  direct  the  necessary  travel. 

3.  From  one  organization  of  the  line  of  the  Army  to  another  serving — 

a.  Within  any  post  commanded  by  a  general  officer,  by  the  post  com- 
mander. 

ft.  Within  any  territorial  department,  by  the  department  commander, 
c.  Within  any  tactical  division,  by  the  division  commander. 

4.  From  the  line  of  the  Army  to  the  Hospital  Corps,  as  prescribed  in  the 
article  relating  to  the  Medical  Department. 

5.  From  one  staff  corps  or  department  to  another  and  from  staff  corps  or  de- 
partments to  the  line  of  the  Army  within  any  territorial  department,  by  the 
department  commander,  or  within  any  division,  by  the  division  commander,  pro- 
vided the  enlisted  strength  of  any  staff  corps  or  department  will  at  no  time 
exceed  that  authorized  by  existing  orders  or  regulations.    Only  such  men  will  be 


30  TRANSFER   OF   ENLISTED  MEN DESERTERS. 

transferred  as  are,  after  careful  inquiry,  deemed  suitable  for  service  in  the 
staff  corps  or  department  to  which  transfer  is  contemplated.  Such  transfers  will 
not  be  authorized  when  they  would  deplete  the  staff  corps  or  department  in- 
volved to  such  an  extent  as  to  interfere  with  the  efficient  discharge  of  its  duties. 
6.  In  all  other  cases,  by  the  War  Department. 

115.  A  transfer  will  take  effect  on  the  date  of  the  receipt  of  the  order  at  the 
post  where  the  soldier  is  serving,  and  a  descriptive  list  showing  that  date  will 
be  forwarded  to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  company  or  detachment  to  which 
the  soldier  is  transferred.     The  actual  date  of  transfer  will  be  stated  on  the 
roll  upon  which  the  soldier  is  first  paid  after  transfer. 

ARTICLE  XIX. 

DESERTERS. 

1 16.  When  a  soldier  deserts,  his  immediate  commanding  officer  will  at  once 
ascertain  whether  any  public  property  has  been  lost  in  consequence  thereof,  and, 
if  so,  will  proceed  as  in  the  case  of  property  lost  or  destroyed,  and  the  value  of 
the  articles  lost  will  be  charged  against  the  deserter  on  the  next  pay  rolls  of 
his  company. 

A  copy  of  the  approved  report  of  the  surveying  officer  will  accompany  the 
return  to  which  the  property  pertains. 

117.  The  company  or  detachment  commander  will  turn  over  the  clothing 
abandoned  by  a  deserter  to  the  quartermaster,  with  a  certificate  showing  its 
condition  and  the  name  of  the  deserter  to  whom  it  belonged.     The  quartermas- 
ter will  transfer  to  such  depot  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  as  may  be  desig- 
nated all  outer  garments  of  distinctive  uniform  clothing.     In  no  case  will  the 
money  or  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  effects  of  a  deserter  be  turned  over  to  his 
relatives,  nor  any  payment  made  therefrom  by  an  officer  on  any  account  what- 
soever.    All  other  personal  effects  of  a  deserter  will  be  disposed  of  as  in  the 
case  of  unclaimed  effects  of  deceased  soldiers — i.  e.,  they  will   be  sold  by  a 
council  of  administration  and  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  deposited  with  a  quarter- 
master. 

The  quartermaster's  receipt  for  the  money  deposited  as  above  should  clearly 
specify  the  nature  of  the  deposit — i.  e.,  whether  for  the  proceeds  of  sale  of 
effects  or  whether  for  the  undrawn  pay  of  a  soldier  who  has  deserted — and  the 
officer  responsible  should  furnish  the  quartermaster  with  the  necessary  infor- 
mation. Money  or  other  valuables  found  upon  an  apprehended  deserter  are  his 
personal  property  and  will  not  be  turned  over  to  a  quartermaster. 

118.  Whenever  a  desertion  occurs  at  a  post,  the  commanding  officer  will' 
cause  a  number  of  descriptive  lists  of  the  deserter  to  be  prepared  on  the  special 
form  prescribed,  copies  of  which  will  be  sent  at  once  to  such  marshals,  sheriffs, 
and  police  officers  as  the  commanding  officer  may  deem  proper;  also  to  the 
officer  in  charge  of  any  recruiting  station  at  or  near  the  place  where  the  de- 
serter was  accepted  for  enlistment,  who  will  distribute  them  to  the  best  ad- 
vantage among  civil  officers  in  that  vicinity  authorized  by  existing  law  to  sum- 
marily arrest  deserters  from  the  Army. 

119.  A  post  commander  wrill  promptly  notify  The  Adjutant  General  of  the 
Army,  directly,  of  every  desertion  from  his  command,  giving  the  full  name, 
company,  and  regiment  of  the  deserter,  with  dates  of  enlistment  and  desertion. 

120.  When  a  soldier  deserts  from  or  when  a  deserter  is  received  at  a  post 
other  than  the  station  of  his  company  or  detachment,  the  commanding  officer 
of  the  post  will  report  the  fact  to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  company  or 


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detachment,  with  date  and  place  of  desertion,  apprehension,  or  surrender,  and 
such  additional  data  as  he  may  possess  requisite  to  the  preparation  of  charges. 
If,  however,  a  deserter  whose  company  or  detachment  is  stationed  in  Alaska 
or  beyond  the  continental  limits  of  the  United  States  is  received  at  a  station 
within  the  United  States,  a  similar  report  will  also  be  made  to  the  War 
Department. 

121.  A  reward  of  $50  will  be  paid  to  any  civil  officer  or  civilian  for  the 
apprehension  and  delivery,  to  the  proper  military  authorities  at  a  military  post, 
of  a  deserter  from  the  military  service,  except  a  deserter  from  the  Philippine 
Scouts,  for  whose  apprehension  and  delivery  a  reward  of  $20  will  be  paid. 
A  reward  of  $50  will  also  be  paid  for  the  apprehension  and  delivery,  to  the 
proper  military  authorities  at  a  military  post,  of  an  escaped  military  prisoner. 
No  reward  will  be  paid  in  the  case  of  a  deserter  or  of  an  escaped  military 
prisoner  who  is  serving  in  the  Army,  Navy,  or  Marine  Corps,  or  in  the  case  of 
a  deserter  who,  subsequently  to  his  desertion,  has  been  dishonorably  discharged 
from  any  other  enlistment  in  the  Army,  or  who  can  claim  exemption  from 
punishment  under  the  one  hundred  and  third  article  of  war.     The  reward  will 
be  paid  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps  and  will  be  in  full   satisfaction  of  all 
expenses  for  arresting,  keeping,  and  delivering  the  deserter  or  escaped  mili- 
tary prisoner.     The  quartermaster  making  the  payment  will  report  that  fact 
to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  organization  to  which  the  deserter  belongs  or 
to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  military  post  or  prison  from  which  the  prisoner 
escaped. 

122.  When  enlisted  men  are  sent  in  pursuit  of  a  deserter,  the  expenses  neces- 
sarily incurred  will  be  paid  whether  he  be  apprehended  or  not,  and  will  be 
reported  as  in  payment  of  rewards.     Should  a  written  order  be  issued  for 
this  duty  and  a  transportation  request  be  furnished  the  party  in  pursuit,  the 
name,  rank,  company,  and  regiment  of  the  deserter  will  be  stated  in  the  order 
and  also  noted  on  the  request. 

123.  A  reward  will  not  be  paid  by  a  recruiting  officer  for  the  delivery  of  a 
deserter    at    a    recruiting    station,    except    upon    express    authority   from    The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army.     In  the  event  of  the  surrender  or  of  the  delivery 
of  a  deserter  to  a  recruiting  officer  the  latter  will  at  once  telegraph  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  stating  whether  the  deserter  is  physically  fit 
for  service  and  requesting  instructions  relative  to  the  disposition  to  be  made 
of  him  and  the  payment  of  the  reward. 

124.  When  a  report  is  received  of  the  apprehension  or  surrender  of  a  deserter 
at  a  post  other  than  the  station  of  his  company,  his  company  commander  will 
immediately  forward  his  descriptive  list,   military  record,   and  statement  of 
accounts,  and  the  names  of  the  witnesses  and  a  brief  statement  of  the  evidence 
expected  from  each,  together  with  a  complete  set  of  charges  against  the  de- 
serter, to  the  officer  who  makes  the  report.     In  cases  reported  to  the  War  Depart- 
ment under  the  provisions  of  paragraph  120,  the  descriptive  list  will  be  fur- 
nished by  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  and  the  charges  will  then  be 
preferred  at  the  post  where  the  prisoner  is  held. 

125.  When  a  deserter  surrenders  or  is  delivered  at  a  military  post,  the  com- 
manding officer  will  cause  immediate  inquiry  to  be  made  of  him  in  regard  to 
the  dates  of  his  enlistment  and  desertion,  and  if  these  indicate  that  trial  is 
barred  by  law,  and  the  deserter  claims  to  have  been  within  the  limits  of  the 
United  States  during  two  years  subsequent  to  the  date  of  the  expiration  of  the 
term  for  which  he  was  enlisted,  the  commanding  officer  will  telegraph  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  for  verification  of  the  service  claimed  by  the 
deserter.     When  it  is  determined  that  trial  is  barred  by  law  the  commanding 


32  DESERTERS. 

officer  will  require  the  deserter  to  file  an  affidavit  asserting  his  claim,  will 
immediately  set  him  at  liberty  with  instructions  to  apply  by  letter  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  for  a  "deserter's  release,"  and  will  then  report 
his  action  directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  forwarding  with  the 
report  the  affidavit  of  the  deserter. 

126.  The  commanding  officer  will  cause  an  enlisted  man  who  has  been  appre- 
hended or  has  surrendered  as  a  deserter,  and  whose  trial  for  desertion  is  not 
barred  by  the  statute  of  limitation,  to  be  examined  by  a  medical  officer  at  the 
post  where  he  is  received,  and  will  forward  a  report  of  this  examination  to 
department  headquarters  with  the  charges  for  desertion.     If  the  examination 
shows  that  the  man  is  fit  for  service,  the  department  commander  will  bring 
him  to  trial,  or  otherwise  dispose  of  the  case,  as  tbe  interests  of  the  Govern- 
ment may  dictate,  but  no  deserter  will  be  sent  before  trial  beyond  the  limits  of 
the  department  in  which  he  is  returned  to  military  control  without  authority  for 
sending  him   beyond   such   limits  having   first   been   obtained   from   the    War 
Department. 

127.  Rewards  or  expenses  paid  for  apprehending  a  deserter,  and  the  expenses 
incurred  in  transporting  him   from   point   of  apprehension,   delivery,  or  sur- 
render to  the  station  of  his  company  or  detachment,  or  to  the  place  of  his  trial, 
including  the  cost  of  transportation  of  the  guard,  will  be  set  against  his  pay 
upon  conviction  of  desertion  by  a  court-martial,  or  upon  his  restoration  to  duty 
without  trial.    A  soldier  convicted  by  a  court-martial  of  absence  without  leave 
will  be  charged  with  the  expenses  incurred  in  transporting  him  to  the  station 
of  his  company  or  detachment,  or  to  the  place  of  his  trial,  including  the  cost 
of  transportation  of  the  guard.     The  transportation  and  subsistence  of  witnesses 
will  not  be  charged  against  a  deserter. 

128.  If  a  soldier  be  brought  to  trial  under  a  charge  of  desertion  and  acquit- 
ted, or  convicted  of  absence  without  leave  only,  any  amount  paid  as  a  reward 
for  his  arrest  will  not  be  stopped  against  his  pay  unless,  in  case  of  conviction  of 
absence  without  leave,  the  sentence  of  the  court  shall  so  direct.     The  sentence 
in  such  case  should  direct  the  charge  to  take  the  form  of  a  stoppage,  not  a 
forfeiture,  thus  allowing  the  amounts  to  be  credited  as  a  reimbursement. 

129.  Deserters  will  be  brought  to  trial  with  the  least  practicable  delay. 
While  awaiting  trial  they  will  receive  no  pay.  nor  will  they  be  permitted  to 
sign  pay  rolls,  and  will  be  required  to  wear  the  clothes  worn  at  the  time  of 
arrest,  unless  it  should  be  imperative  to  issue  other  clothing,  when,  as  far  as 
practicable,  only  deserters'  or  other  unserviceable  clothing  will  be  issued. 

130.  A  soldier  in  desertion  or  absent  without  leave  who  surrenders  or  is 
apprehended  before  his  term  of  enlistment  has  expired  is  entitled  to  pay  and 
allowances  from  the  date  of  his  return  to  military  control.     If  he  is  subse- 
quently restored  to  a  duty  status,  he  will  serve  for  such  period  as  will,  with  the 

•  time  he  may  have  served  prior  to  his  desertion  or  absence  without  leave,  amount 
to  the  full  term  for  which  he  enlisted ;  but  the  time  during  which  he  may  have 
been  in  confinement  awaiting  trial  or  serving  sentence  imposed  by  a  court- 
martial  for  said  offenses,  or  if  he  enlists  while  in  desertion,  the  term  served 
under  such  unlawful  enlistment  will  not  count  as  making  good  any  of  the  time 
lost.  If  a  soldier's  term  of  enlistment  expires  while  he  is  in  confinement  await- 
ing trial  or  serving  sentence,  his  pay  and  allowances  will  cease  from  the  date 
of  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment  and  will  not  again  accrue  until  he 
shall  have  been  restored  to  a  duty  status.  A  soldier  in  desertion  or  absent 
without  leave  whose  term  of  enlistment  has  expired  prior  to  his  return  to  mili- 
tary control  is  not  entitled  to  pay  and  allowances  until  his  restoration  to  a  duty 
status. 


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131.  A  deserter  will  not  be  restored  to  duty  without  trial  except  by  authority 
competent  to  order  his  trial ;  such  restoration,  being  ordered  only  in  case  the 
desertion  is  admitted,  does  not  remove  the  charge  of  desertion  or  relieve  the 
soldier  from  any  of  the  forfeitures  attached  to  that  offense;  he  must  make  good 
the  time  lost  by  desertion,  refund  the  reward  and  expenses  paid  for  appre- 
hension and  delivery,   and  forfeit  pay  while  absent.     The  same  authority  is 
competent  to  set  aside  a  charge  of  desertion  as  having  been  erroneously  made, 
and  his  order  to  this  effect  operates  to  remove  the  charge  of  desertion  and  all 
stoppages  and  forfeitures  arising  therefrom. 

132.  An  enlisted  man  who  absents  himself  from  his  post  or  company  without 
authority  will  forfeit  all  pay  and  allowances  accruing  during  such  absence,  and 
unless  serving  an  enlistment  entered  upon  prior  to  May  11,  1908,  will  be  re- 
quired to  make  good  the  time  lost  by  such  absence.     If  serving  an  enlistment 
entered  upon  prior  to  May  11,  1908,  he  can  not  be  required,  by  sentence  of  court- 
martial  or  otherwise,  to  make  good  the  time  lost,  except  as  provided  in  the 
forty-eighth  article  of  war;  but  the  period  of  absence  will  not  be  regarded  as 
service  in  the  computation  of  continuous-service  pay  under  the  laws  existing 
prior  to  the  act  of  Congress  approved  May  11,  1908,  or  for  retirement.     No 
man  will  be  reported  a  deserter  until  after  the  expiration  of  10  days  (should 
he  remain  away  that  length  of  time)  unless  the  company  commander  has  reason 
to  believe  that  the  absentee  does  not  intend  to  return ;  but  commanding  officers 
will  take  steps  to  apprehend  soldiers  absent  without  leave  as  soon  as  the  fact 
of  that  absence  is  reported.     Should  the  soldier  not  return,  or  not  be  appre- 
hended, within  the  time  named,  his  desertion  will  date  from  the  commencement 
of  the  unauthorized  absence.    An  absence  without  leave  of  less  than  one  day 
will  not  be  noted  upon  the  muster  rolls. 

133.  A  soldier  not  charged  with  crime,  discovered  to  be  a  deserter  from  the 
Navy  or  Marine  Corps,  will  be  dropped  from  the  rolls  of  the  Army  upon  receipt 
of  authority  from  the  War  Department.     In  such  cases  a  report  with  descrip- 
tive list  will  be  forwarded  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  by  the  proper 
commanding  officer,  who  will  hold  the  man  in  confinement  without  pay,  awaiting 
instructions  regarding  his  disposition.     Deserters,  stragglers,  and  others  absent 
without  proper  authority,  from  the  Navy  or  Marine  Corps,  will  not  be  received 
at  any  military  post  or  station,  and  no  expense  whatever  to  the  United  States 
will  be  incurred  in  their  behalf  by  the  military  authorities. 

ARTICLE  XX. 
RETIREMENT  OF  ENLISTED  MEN. 

134.  When  an  enlisted  man  of  the  Army  shall  have  served  as  such  for  30 
years,  either  in  the  Army,  Navy,  or  Marine  Corps,  or  in  all,  he  may  apply  to 
The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  for  retirement,  the  application'  to  be  for- 
warded directly  by  the  post  commander.    TIpon  the  approval  of  the  application 
an  order  will   be  issued  from  the  War  Department  transferring  him  to  the 
retired  list  and  directing  that  transportation  in  kind  to  his  home  and  commuta- 
tion of  subsistence  during  necessary  travel  be  given  to  him. 

Service  as  a  commissioned  officer  of  the  United  States  Volunteers,  organized 
in  1898  and  1899,  or  of  the  Porto  Rico  Provisional  Regiment  of  Infantry,  or  of 
the  Philippine  Scouts,  will  count  for  the  purpose  of  retirement  as  an  enlisted 
man  as  though  rendered  as  such,  and  length  of  war  service  with  the  Army  in 
the  field,  or  with  the  Navy  or  Marine  Corps  in  active  service  (either  as  volun- 
teer or  regular)  during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  and  actual  service  in  China, 
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34  RETIREMENT   OF    ENLISTED    MEN. 

Cuba,  the  Philippine  Islands,  the  Island  of  Guam,  Alaska,  or  Panama,  or  prior 
to  April  23,  1904,  in  Porto  Rico,  will,  for  men  enlisting  prior  to  August  24,  1912. 
be  doubled  in  computing  the  30  years'  service  necessary  to  entitle  an  enlisted 
man  to  be  retired. 

The  actual  service  in  any  of  the  places  named  above  will  be  considered  as 
beginning  on  the  date  of  a  soldier's  arrival  at  the  first  port  of  call,  and  as  end- 
ing on  the  date  of  his  departure  from  the  last  port  of  call  therein,  the  respective 
dates  to  be  entered  on  the  muster  roll  of  the  organization  to  which  the  soldier 
belongs. 

An  enlisted  man  traveling  on  a  commercial  vessel  to  or  from  any  of  these 
places  will  be  instructed  to  request  the  master  of  the  vessel,  or,  in  his  absence, 
the  purser,  to  indorse  on  his  travel  order  the  date  of  arrival  at  the  first  port 
of  call,  or  the  date  of  departure  from  the  last  port  of  call.  If  the  soldier  neg- 
lects to  obtain  such  indorsement  the  period  to  be  counted  double  will  begin 
with  the  date  of  his  arrival  at  his  station  and  will  end  with  the  date  of  his 
departure  from  his  station. 

The  time  during  which  a  soldier  may  be  on  furlough  while  in  any  of  the 
places  named  herein  will  not  be  counted  double  in  computing  his  service  for 
retirement. 

135.  Upon  receipt  of  the  order  for  retirement,  the  soldier's  immediate  com- 
manding officer  will  furnish  him  with  a  final  statement,  dosing  his  accounts  of 
pay,  deposits,  and  all  allowances  other  than  those  of  travel,  as  of  the  date  of 
the  receipt  of  the  order;  he  will  forward  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army 
a  descriptive  list  (in  duplicate),  noting  thereon  the  fact  that  a  final  statement 
has  been  given,  the  reenlistment  or  the  continuous-service  pay  per  month  for 
which  the  soldier  was  last  mustered,  and  his  post-office  address  for  the  next 
30  days.     The  descriptive  list  will  bear  the  soldier's  signature,  or,  if  he  can 
not  write,  a  statement  to  that  effect.     The  final  statement  and  descriptive  list 
must  state  the  date  to  which  subsistence  has  been  furnished,  also  whether  sub- 
sistence while  traveling  home  has  been  furnished,  and,  if  so,  for  what  dates. 
A  discharge  certificate  will  not  be  given,  but  the  soldier  will  be  dropped  from 
the  rolls  of  his  command  with  appropriate  explanatory  remarks.     The  Quarter- 
master Corps  will  be  notified  and  furnished  with  the  soldier's  signature,  as  in 
case  of  discharge. 

136.  On  the  last  day  of  every  calendar  month  each  retired  enlisted  man  will 
report  his  post-office  address  to  The  Adjutant   General   of  the  Army.     Blank 
forms  for  personal  reports  and  official  penalty  envelopes  will  be  furnished  to 
retired  enlisted  men  on  application  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

137.  The  authorized  pay  and  allowances  of  retired  enlisted  men  will  be  paid 
to  them  monthly  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps.     Their  pay  will  be  three-fourths 
of  the  monthly  pay  allowed  by  law  for  the  grade  held  by  them  when  retired.     In 
addition  to  the  monthly  pay  they  are  entitled  to  $9.50  per  month  for  commuta- 
tion of  clothing  and  rations  and  $6.25  per  month  in  lieu  of  quarters,  fuel,  and 
light.     Service  on  the  retired  list  does  not  entitle  enlisted  men  to  any  further 
increase  of  pay  for  length  of  service  beyond  what  accrued  at  date  of  retirement. 

138.  All  retired  enlisted  men,  except  those  residing  in  the  Philippine  Islands 
and  Hawaii  Territory,  will  be  paid  by  the  Depot  Quartermaster.  Washington, 
D.  C.,  to  whom  all  descriptive  lists  will  be  transmitted  by  The  Adjutant  General 
of  the  Army.    The  descriptive  lists  of  retired  enlisted  men  residing  in  the  Philip- 
pine Islands  and  Hawaii  Territory  will  be  transmitted  by  the  Depot  Quarter- 
master, Washington,  D.  C.,  to  the  Department  Quartermaster,  Philippine  De- 
partment, and  the  Depot  Quartermaster,  Honolulu,  H.  T.,  respectively. 


DISCHAKGES.  35 

ARTICLE   XXI. 

DISCHARGES.     CERTIFICATES   OF    DISABILITY. 
DISCHARGES  AND  FINAL  STATEMENTS. 

139.  An  enlisted  man  will  not  be  discharged  before  the  expiration  of  his 
term  of  service  except : 

1.  By  order  of  the  President  or  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 

2.  By  sentence  of  a  general  court-martial  or  military  commission. 

3.  By  direction  of  the  commander  of  a  territorial  department  or  mobilized 
division,  by  purchase,  under  rules  governing  such  discharge. 

4.  By  direction  of  the  commander  of  a  territorial  department,  without  honor, 
when  conditions  justify  such  discharge,  and  on  certificate  of  disability. 

5.  In  compliance  with  an  order  of  one  of  the  United  States  courts,  or  a  justice 
or  a  judge  thereof,  on  a  writ  of  habeas  corpus. 

140.  When  an  enlisted  man   is  discharged,   his  company   commander   will 
furnish  him  with  a  final  statement,  in  duplicate,  or  a  full  statement  in  writing 
of  the  reasons  why  such  final  statement  is  not  furnished.    A  final  statement 
will  not  be  furnished  to  a  soldier  who  has  forfeited  all  pay  and  allowances 
and  has  no  deposits  due  him.     If  he  has  deposits,  a  final  statement  will  be 
issued,  containing  a  full  statement  of  the  soldier's  accounts  at  the  date  of 
his  discharge,  in  order  that  the  quartermaster  may  determine  whether  there 
is  any  balance  of  stoppages  which  should  be  collected  from  the  amount  due  for 
deposits.     When  the  discharge  is  made  on  certificate  of  disability  the  ascer- 
tained disability,  as  recited  in  the  certificate,  must  be  given  in  the  final  state- 
ment as  the  reason  or  cause  for  discharge. 

141.  When  a  soldier  is  held  in  service  to  make  good  time  absent  without 
leave  under  paragraph  132,  his  final  statement  will  contain  notation  to  that 
effect,  and  will  also  set  forth  the  specific  dates  of  the  unauthorized  absence  or 
absences.     The  quartermaster  will  make  deduction  of  pay  for  only  such  un- 
authorized absence  as  is  shown  to  have  occurred  since  the  date  to  which  the 
soldier  was  last  paid  as  given  in  the  final  statement,  unless  the  final  statement 
contains  specific  notation  that  deduction  should  also  be  made  for  unauthorized 
absences  occurring  prior  to  such  date. 

Any  overpayments  resulting  from  the  failure  of  an  officer  to  make  proper 
entry  of  unauthorized  absence  in  stating  the  account  of  an  enlisted  man  for 
pay  for  the  period  during  which  the  absence  occurred,  either  on  pay  rolls  or 
final  statement,  will  be  charged  against  such  officer. 

142.  Whenever  an  enlisted  man  is  discharged  from  the  Army  prior  to  the 
expiration  of  his  term  of  service,  the  actual  cause  of  discharge  will  be  stated  in 
the  order  directing  the  same  and  noted  on  the  final  statement.    Officers  signing 
final  statements  will  be  careful  to  see  that  these  notations  are  made  in  all 
cases,  as  the  cause  of  discharge  determines  the  soldier's  right  to  travel  allow- 
ances, and  the  mere  quotation  of  the  number  and  date  of  the  order  upon  which 
discharge  is  based  is  insufficient  as  a  guide  to  proper  payment. 

143.  When  an  enlisted  man  is  discharged  by  expiration  of  service,  his  dis- 
charge will  take  effect  on  the  last  day  thereof — i.  e.,  if  enlisted  on  the  second 
day  of  the  month  his  term  will  expire  on  the  first  day  of  the  same  month  in  the 
last  year  of  his  term  of  enlistment. 

When  a  soldier  immediately  reenlists  after  discharge,  the  reenlistment  will  be 
completed  on  and  bear  the  date  of  the  day  following  that  of  discharge.  His  pay 
will  then  be  continuous. 


36  DISCHAKGES. 

144.  Rules  governing  discharge  by  purchase  and  by  reason  of  dependent 
parent  will  be  published  from  time  to  time  by  the  War  Department. 

145.  An  enlisted  man,  a  resident  of  the  United  States,  who  is  discharged 
while  serving  in  Alaska  or  outside  of  the  continental  limits  of  the  United  States, 
though  under  circumstances  not  entitling  him  to   travel  allowances,  will,   if 
practicable,  be  brought  to  the  United  States  on  a  United  States  transport  at 
the  expense  of  the  Government.     Transportation  will  be  furnished  at  the  con- 
venience of  the  Government  and,  in  the  case  of  men  discharged  by  way  of 
punishment  for  offenses  or  because  of  confinement  by   civil   authorities,    the 
privilege  will  be  forfeited  unless  it  is  made  use  of  at  the  first  opportunity. 

146.  Transcripts  from  records  of  civil  courts  need  not  accompany  applica- 
tions for  discharge  of  enlisted  men  sentenced  to  imprisonment  by  such  courts. 
The  official  statement  of  the  company  commander  to  that  effect  is  sufficient. 

147.  A  soldier,  on  his  discharge  from  the  service,  will  be  given  a  certificate 
of  discharge  signed  by  a  field  officer  of  his  regiment  or  corps,  or  by  the  com- 
manding officer  when  no  field  officer  is  present.     When  more  than  one  field 
officer  of  the  regiment  or  corps  is  present,  the  commanding  officer  may  designate 
the  particular  field  officer  to  perform  this  duty,  and  in  any  case  the  command- 
ing officer  may  require  the  discharge  to  be  submitted  to  him  before  delivery  to 
the  soldier. 

148.  The  character  given  on  a  discharge  will  be  signed  by  the  company  or 
detachment  commander,  and  great  care  will  be  taken  that  no  injustice  is  done 
the  soldier.     If  the  soldier's  service  has  been  honest  and  faithful,  he  will  be 
entitled  to  such  character  as  will  warrant  his  reenlistment — that  is,  to  charac- 
ter at  least  "  good."     Where  the  company  commander  deems  the  service  not 
honest  and  faithful,  he  shall,  if  practicable,  so  notify  the  soldier  at  least  30 
days  prior  to  discharge,  and  shall  at  the  same  time  notify  the  commanding 
officer,  who  will  in  every  such  case  convene  a  board  of  officers,  three  if  prac- 
ticable, to  determine  whether  the  soldier's  service  has  been  honest  and  faithful. 
The  soldier  will  in  every  case  be  given  a  hearing  before  the  board. 

If  the  company  commander  is  the  commanding  officer,  he  will  report  the  facts 
to  the  next  higher  commander,  who  will  convene  the  board.  The  finding  of  the 
board,  when  approved  by  the  convening  authority,  shall  be  final.  Discharge 
without  honor  on  account  of  "service  not  honest  and  faithful"  will  be  given 
only  on  the  approved  finding  of  a  board  of  officers  as  herein  prescribed. 

When  an  honorable  discharge  is  given  following  the  action  of  the  board,  the 
fact  will  be  noted  on  the  discharge  and  on  the  muster  rolls. 

The  proceedings  of  boards  convened  under  this  paragraph,  showing  all  the 
facts  pertinent  to  the  inquiry,  will  be  forwarded  by  the  reviewing  authority 
directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

149.  When  in  the  opinion  of  the  company  commander  the  circumstances 
warrant  it,  notation  will  be  made  under  remarks,  on  back  of  discharge  certificate, 
that  the  soldier  is  fitted  for  a  commission  in  the  United  States  Volunteers, 
giving  his  special  qualifications. 

150.  Blank  forms  for  discharge  and  final  statements  will  be  furnished  by 
the  Adjutant  General's  Department,  and  will  be  retained  in  the  personal  custody 
of  company  commanders.     Discharge  certificates  will  be  used  in  the  discharge 
of  enlisted  men  and  for  no  other  purpose,  and  will  be  of  three  classes :  For 
honorable  discharge,  for  discharge  without  honor,  and  for  dishonorable  dis- 
charge.   They  will  be  used  as  follows: 

1.  The  blank  for  honorable  discharge,  when  the  soldier's  service  has  been 
honest  and  faithful,  in  which  case  he  would  be  entitled  to  character  at  least 
"  good."  Wliere  the  soldier's  conduct  has  been  such  as  to  warrant  his  re- 


DISCHARGES.  37 

enlistment,  his  service  has  been  honest  and  faithful  and  he  is  entitled  to  char- 
acter at  least  "  good." 

±  The  blank  for  discharge  without  honor,  when  a  soldier  is  discharged — 
a.  Without  trial,  on  account  of  fraudulent  enlistment. 
&.  Without  trial,  on  account  of  having  become  disqualified  for  service, 
physically  or  in  character,  through  his  own  misconduct. 

c.  On  account  of  imprisonment  under  sentence  of  a  civil  court. 

d.  Where  the  service  has  not  been  honest  and  faithful ;  that  is,  where 

the  service  does  not  warrant  his  reenlistment. 
c.  WThen  discharge  without  honor  is  specially  ordered  by  the  Secretary 

of  War  for  any  other  reason. 

3.  The  blank  for  dishonorable  discharge,  for  dishonorable  discharge  by  sen- 
tence of  a  court-martial  or  military  commission. 

151.  Discharge  certificates  will  not  be  made  in  duplicate.     Upon  satisfactory 
proof  of  the  loss  or  destruction  of  a  discharge  certificate,  without  the  fault  of 
the  person  entitled  to  it,  the  War  Department  may  issue  to  such  person  a  cer- 
tificate of  service,  showing  date  of  enlistment  in  and  discharge  from  the  Army 
and  character  given  on  discharge  certificate.     An  application  for  certificate  in 
lieu  of  lost  or  destroyed  discharge  certificate  will  be  forwarded  by  the  appli- 
cant's immediate  commanding  officer  directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the 
Army.     Discharge  certificates  must  not  be  forwarded  to  the  War  Department  in 
correspondence  unless  called  for. 

152.  The  discharge  of  a  soldier  takes  effect  on  the  date  of  notice  to  him  of 
such  discharge,  either  actual,  by  delivery  of  the  discharge  certificate,  or  con- 
structive, as  where  such  delivery  can  not  be  made  owing  to  his  absence  for  his 
own  convenience  or  through  his  own  fault,  in  which  case  the  receipt,  at  the 
soldier's  proper  station,  of  the  order  directing  his  discharge  will  be  deemed  suf- 
ficient notice.     In  the  latter  case  the  date  of  the  receipt  of  the  order  and  the 
reason  why  actual  notice  thereof  was  not  given  to  the  soldier  will  be  entered 
upon  the  muster  roll  which  shows  the  separation  of  the  soldier  from  the  serv- 
ice, and  will  be  indorsed  upon  the  discharge  certificate  should  one  have  been 
prepared.     The  date  of  discharge  on  the  final  statement  must  be  the  same  as 
that  on  the  discharge  certificate. 

153.  Upon  the  discharge  of  a  soldier  his  commanding  officer  will  place  on  his 
discharge  certificate  above  the  line  for  "  Previous  service  "  a  notation  showing, 
in  the  following  form,  the  enlistment  period  in  which  the  soldier  is  serving : 

Serving  in  —       —  enlistment  period  at  date  of  discharge. 

Upon  the  reenlistment  of  a  soldier  the  recruiting  officer  will  note  on  the 
soldier's  descriptive  and  assignment  card  the  enlistment  period  that  begins  with 
such  reenlistment. 

154.  Upon  the  discharge  of  a  soldier  who  is  absent  from  his  organization, 
and  in  whose  case  a  descriptive  list  was  furnished,  a  partial  descriptive  list, 
containing  only  such  data  as  pertains  to  his  military  status  or  accounts  while 
absent,  will  be 'furnished  the  soldier's  organization  commander  by  the  proper 
officer. 

155.  Notification  of  discharge  will  be  furnished  only  in  case  of  an  enlisted 
man  discharged  at  a  place  at  which  there  is  no  available  officer  provided  with 
funds  to  make  payment  on  final  statement.     In  these  cases  the  officer  who 
prepares  the  final  statement  will,  at  least  one  week  before  the  discharge  takes 
effect,  send  by  mail  to  the  quartermaster  who  is  to  pay  the  account  a  notifica- 
tion of  discharge,  stating  therein  in  his  own  handwriting  the  date  of  last  pay- 
ment to  the  soldier,  and  his  credits  and  debits  both  in  words  and  figures,  and 
other  data  essential  for  proper  payment  or  identification.     The  officer  will  re- 


38  DISCHARGES CERTIFICATES   OF   DISABILITY. 

quire  the  soldier  to  affix  his  signature  to  the  notification,  or  if  he  cap  not 
write  his  name  such  fact  will  be  stated  thereon.  Blank  forms  for  this  notifica- 
tion will  be  supplied  by  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army.  The  officer  issuing 
the  final  statement  will  inform  the  discharged  soldier  of  the  location  of  the 
quartermaster  to  whom  he  shall  apply  for  payment. 

It  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  overpayment  caused  by  an  erroneous  final 
statement  will  be  charged  against  the  officer  who  signed  the  statement. 

In  cases  arising  under  paragraph  139  the  notification,  when  required,  will  be 
sent  to  the  quartermaster  as  soon  as  possible  after  the  order  for  discharge 
reaches  the  officer  who  prepares  and  signs  the  final  statement,  and,  in  any 
event,  before  the  discharge  certificate  and  final  statement  are  signed. 

156.  A  dishonorabfe  discharge  from  the  service  is  a  complete  expulsion  from 
the  Army,  and  covers  all  unexpired  enlistments. 

157.  When  a  soldier  is  sentenced  by  court-martial  to  confinement  without 
dishonorable  discharge,  for  a  period  extending  beyond  the  expiration  of  his 
term  of  enlistment,  he  will  be  discharged,  honorably  or  without  honor,  on  the 
date  of  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  enlistment,  but  will  be  held  to  serve  out 
his  sentence.     If  an  honorable  discharge  is  given  to  the  soldier,  he  can  be  re- 
enlisted  before  the  expiration  of  the  period  of  his  confinement  only  upon  the 
remission  by  competent  military  authority  of  the  unexecuted  portion  of  his 
sentence.     When,  however,  a  soldier's  term  of  enlistment  expires  while  he  is 
awaiting  trial  or  sentence,  lie  will  be  discharged  honorably,  without  honor,  or 
dishonorably,  according  to  circumstances,  on  the  date  of  the  receipt  of  an  order 
publishing  the  case  or  otherwise  disposing  of  it,  and  the  discharge  certificate 
will  be  dated  accordingly.     The  discharge  certificate  in  either  case  will  be  de- 
livered to  the  man  on  his  release  from  confinement  and  not  until  then.     On 
the  date  of  the  discharge  personal  notice  thereof  will  be  given  to  the  soldier  by 
an  officer,  and  the  fact  that  such  notice  was  given  will  be  entered  on  the  guard 
report   and   the   morning   report,   and   will   be   indorsed   upon   the   discharge 
certificate. 

158.  An  enlisted  man  entitled  to  the  travel  allowances  provided  by  the  act 
of  Congress  approved  August  24,  1912,  whose  term  of  enlistment  would  expire 
while  he  is  stationed  at  a  place  at  which  there  is  no  available  officer  provided 
with  funds  to  pay  commutation  of  rations  or  2  cents  per  mile,  and  who  has  not 
signified  his  intention  to  reenlist  immediately,  will  be  sent  for  discharge,  suffi- 
ciently in  advance  of  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment,  to  a  place  where 
there  is  stationed  an  officer  provided  with  funds  to  adjust  his  travel  allowances. 

The  cost  of  transportation  and  subsistence  in  such  cases  will  be  a  proper 
charge  against  public  funds,  and  the  discharge  of  the  enlisted  man  will  be 
accomplished  after  he  reaches  the  place  where  his  travel  allowances  can  be  paid. 

An  exception  to  this  rule  will  be  made  in  the  case  of  a  man  who,  at  the  time 
when  he  would  ordinarily  be  sent  for  discharge  to  a  place  where  his  travel 
allowances  could  be  adjusted,  makes  written  statement  that  he  elects  to  receive 
2  cents  per  mile  upon  his  discharge  and  that  he  waives  his  right  to  be  sent  at 
Government  expense  to  a  place  where  payment  can  be  made  of  his  final 
statement. 

CERTIFICATES    OF    DISABILITY. 

159.  When  an  enlisted  man  is  permanently  unfitted  for  military  service 
because  of  wounds  or   disease,   he  should,   if  practicable,   be  discharged  on 
certificate  of  disability  before  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  service  in  which 
the  disability  was  incurred. 

06 O.  When  an  application  for  discharge  is  approved,  the  post  or  regimental 
commander  will  furnish  to  the  surgeon  by  whom  the  certificate  was  given,  or  to 


CERTIFICATES   OF   DISABILITY DECEASED   SOLDIEKS.  39 

the  surgeon  of  the  command  to  which  the  soldier  was  attached  at  the  time 
of  his  discharge,  a  letter  setting  forth  the  full  name  and  rank  of  the  sol- 
dier, the  company  and  regiment  to  which  he  belonged,  the  date  of  discharge,  and 
the  cause  thereof  as  stated  in  the  certificate.  The  surgeon,  having  made  a 
true  copy  of  the  letter  for  the  completion  of  his  own  records,  will  forward  the 
original  to  the  Surgeon  General  directly. 

161.  As  disability  occurring  in  the  service  is  usually  made  the  basis  of  a 
claim  for  pension,  special  care  will  always  be  taken  to  state  in  the  certificate 
the  degree  of  disability,  to  describe  particularly  the  disability,  wound,  or  dis- 
ease, the  extent  to  which  it  deprives  the  soldier  of  the  use  of  any  limb  or 
faculty,  or  affects  his  health,   strength,  activity,   constitution,  or  capacity  to 
labor.     If  such  disability  was  incurred  in  the  line  of  duty,  and  the  soldier 
declined  treatment  for  the  relief  of  such  disability  where  treatment  was  di- 
rected, that  fact  will  be  set  forth  in  the  certificate  for  the  information  of  the 
Bureau  of  Pensions. 

In  the  examination  of  certificates  of  disability  for  discharge,  it  is  enjoined 
upon  department  surgeons  or  division  surgeons  of  mobilized  divisions  and  others 
concerned,  to  observe  that  there  is  no  conflict  between  the  statements  of  com- 
pany commanders,  medical  and  other  officers  thereon,  as  to  whether  the  dis- 
ability was  incurred  in  line  of  duty  or  not  in  line  of  duty.  If  any  discrepancy 
exists  in  this  particular,  every  possible  means  will  be  employed  to  harmonize 
the  statements.  Department  commanders  will  use  extreme  caution  in  the  exer- 
cise of  the  authority,  conferred  by  paragraph  139,  to  order  discharge  on  cer- 
tificate of  disability,  and  will  require,  in  all  cases,  before  ordering  such  discharge, 
that  the  soldier  shall  have  been  held  under  observation  for  a  sufficient  length  of 
time  to  determine  that  the  disability  is  permanent.  In  addition  the  soldier  will 
be  examined  critically  by  a  board  of  at  least  two  medical  officers. 

ARTICLE  XXII. 

DECEASED  SOLDIERS. 

162.  In  case  of  the  death  of  any  soldier,  it  will  be  the  duty  of  his  immediate 
commander  to  secure  his  effects  and  to  prepare  the  inventory  required  by  the 
one  hundred  and  twenty-sixth  article  of  war,  according  to  prescribed  form,  and 
to  notify  the  nearest  relative  of  the  fact  of  death.    Duplicates  of  the  inventory, 
with  a  final  statement,  and  a  report  from  the  medical  officer,  if  there  is  one 
having  a  knowledge  of  the  facts,  if  not,  from  the  soldier's  immediate  command- 
ing officer,  as  to  cause  of  death,  whether  or  not  it  was  from  wounds  or  disease 
contracted  in  line  of  duty,  and  whether  or  not  it  was  from  wounds  or  disease 
the  result  of  his  own  misconduct,  will  be  sent  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the 
Army.     In  case  the  soldier  died  while  on  the  active  list  and  from  wounds  or 
disease  not  the  result  of  his  own  misconduct,  The  Adjutant  General  of  the 
Army  will  notify  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  of  that  fact. 

163.  Officers  charged  with  the  care  and  custody  of  the  effects  of  deceased 
soldiers  are  required,  under  the  provisions  of  the  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
seventh  article  of  war,  to  deliver  the  same,  or  the  net  proceeds  thereof,  to  the 
legal  representatives  of  the  deceased.     Should  the  effects  of  a  deceased  sol- 
dier not  be  claimed  within  a  reasonable  time,  they  will  be  sold  by  a  council 
of  administration  under  the  authority  of  the  post  commander,  and  the  proceeds 
transferred  to  the  deceased  soldier's  immediate  commander,  by  whom  they  will 
be  deposited  with  a  quartermaster  to  the  credit  of  the  United  States.    Duplicate 
receipts  will  be  taken,  one  of  which  will  be  sent  directly  to  The  Adjutant 


40  DECEASED   SOLDIERS. 

General  of  the  Army  and  the  other  retained  with  the  appropriate  records.  The 
quartermaster's  receipt  for  the  money  deposited  as  above  will  clearly  specify  the 
nature  of  the  deposit,  and  the  officer  responsible  will  furnish  the  quartermaster 
with  the  necessary  information.  There  is  no  authority  for  officers  to  pay 
the  debts  of  deceased  soldiers.  Watches,  trinkets,  personal  papers,  and  keep- 
sakes will  not  be  sold,  but  will  be  labeled  with  the  name,  rank,  and  organization 
of  the  owner,  and  sent  directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  to  be 
forwarded  to  the  Auditor  for  the  War  Department  for  the  benefit  of  those 
legally  entitled  to"  them.  Clothing  effects  will  not  be  sent  to  The  Adjutant 
General  of  the  Army  nor  to  the  Auditor  for  the  War  Department. 

The  foregoing  provision  will  also  apply,  as  far  as  practicable,  in  the  cases  of 
deceased  soldiers  on  the  retired  list  of  the  Army  whose  effects  may  be  under 
the  control  of  the  military  authorities. 

164.  In  all  cases  of  sale  by  a  council  of  administration  a  detailed  statement 
of  the  proceeds,  duly  certified  by  the  council  and  the  commanding  officer,  will 
accompany  the  quartermaster's  receipt  forwarded  by  the  immediate  commander 
to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army.    The  statement  will  be  indorsed : 

Report  of  the  proceeds  of  the  effects  of  -  — ,  who  died  at  -  — .  the  —  —  day 
of  -  — . 

165.  The  effects  will  be  delivered,  when  called  for,  to  the  legal  representa- 
tives of  the  deceased,  and  the  receipts  therefor  forwarded  to  The  Adjutant 
General  of  the  Army.    Applications  for  arrears  of  pay  and  proceeds  of  sale  of 
effects  of  deceased  soldiers  should  be  addressed  to  the  Auditor  for  the  War 
Department,  Washington,  D.  C. 

166.  The  accounts  of  deceased  soldiers  are  settled  by  the  Auditor  for  the 
War  Department,  and  the  following  is  the  order  of  distribution  provided  for 
by  the  act  of  Congress  approved  June  30,  1906  (34  Stat.  L.,  750)  : 

Where  the  amount  due  the  decedent's  estate  is  less  than  five  hundred  dollars  and  no 
demand  is  presented  by  a  duly  appointed  legal  representative  of  the  estate,  the  account- 
ing officers  may  allow  the  amount  found  due  to  the  decedent's  widow  or  legal  heirs  in 
the  following  order  of  precedence :  First,  to  the  widow  ;  second,  if  decedent  left  no 
widow,  or  the  widow  be  dead  at  time  of  settlement,  then  to  the  children  or  their  issue, 
per  stirpes  ;  third;  if  no  widow  or  descendants,  then  to  the  father  and  mother  in  equal 
parts,  provided  the  father  has  not  abandoned  the  support  of  his  family,  in  which  case 
to  the  mother  alone ;  fourth,  if  either  the  father  or  mother  be  dead,  then  to  the  one 
surviving ;  fifth,  if  there  be  no  widow,  child,  father,  or  mother  at  the  date  of  settle- 
ment, then  to  the  brothers  and  sisters  and  children  of  deceased  brothers  and  sisters,  per 
stirpes  :  Provided,  That  this  act  shall  not  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent  payment  from 
the  amount  due  the  decedent's  estate  of  funeral  expenses,  provided  a  claim  therefor  is 
presented  by  the  person  or  persons  who  actually  paid  the  same  before  settlement  by  the 
accounting  officers. 

When  the  amount  due  to  the  decedent's  estate  exceeds  the  sum  of  .$;"ioo  legal 
administration  of  the  estate  is  necessary. 

Officers  are  advised  that,  in  the  cases  of  single  men,  it  is  a  safe  rule  to  dispose 
of  the  effects  as  prescribed  in  paragraph  163  and  leave  the  responsibility  of 
distribution  to  the  Treasury  Department. 

167.  The  remains  of  a  deceased  enlisted  man  on  the  active  list  may  be 
shipped  to  the  home  of  the  decedent  or  to  a  national  cemetery  for  interment. 
When  death  occurs  in  the  United  States  or  in  Alaska,  and  early  shipment  is 
practicable,  the  remains  will  be  prepared  for  shipment  and  the  nearest  relative 
notified  by  telegraph  with  request  to  reply  by  telegraph,  stating  whether  or  not 
it  is  desired  to  have  the  remains  shipped  home  at  Government  expense,  and  if 
shipment  home  is  desired  to  designate  the  destination  and  the  name  of  the 


DECEASED   SOLDIERS.  41 

person  to  whom  the  remains  are  to  be  consigned;  in  which  case  the  remains 
will  be  transported  to  the  point  designated  and  the  consignee  notified  by  tele- 
graph. Should  the  nearest  relative  state  that  it  is  not  desired  to  have  the  re- 
mains shipped  home,  or  if  it  is  impossible  to  ascertain  the  relative's  desire 
within  a  reasonable  time,  interment  will  be  made  in  the  nearest  military  post  or 
national  cemetery,  or,  if  the  commanding  officer  deem  proper,  at  the  place  of 
death.  If  the  relatives  direct  that  the  remains  be  not  shipped  home  and  they 
are  interred  at  the  expense  of  the  Government,  subsequent  disinterment  or  ship- 
ment of  the  remains  at  the  request  of  the  relatives  will  not  be  made  at  Govern- 
ment expense. 

If  the  remains  are  interred  in  a  military  post  or  national  cemetery,  or  at  the 
place  of  death,  the  expenses  incident  to  the  interment  will  be  limited  to  $35, 
to  be  paid  from  the  appropriation  "  Disposition  of  remains  of  officers,  soldiers, 
civilian  employees,  and  so  forth"  (designated  by  the  Treasury  Department  as 
"Bringing  home  remains  of  officers,  soldiers,  and  civil  employees"),  and  will  be 
restricted  to  the  cost  of  the  casket,  hire  of  a  hearse,  and  the  reasonable  and 
necessary  expenses  of  preparing  the  remains  for  interment. 

If  the  remains  are  to  be  shipped,  the  expenses,  exclusive  of  the  cost  of  trans- 
portation, will  be  limited  to  $50  and  restricted  to  the  cost  of  the  casket,  ship- 
ping case,  and  the  reasonable  and  necessary  expenses  of  preparing  the  remains 
for  shipment.  In  either  case,  any  transportation  involved  will  be  paid  from 
the  appropriation  hereinbefore  mentioned. 

When  it  is  impracticable  to  ship  the  remains  at  the  time  of  death,  or  if  it  is 
impossible  to  communicate  with  the  relatives  before  interment,  the  remains  may 
be  subsequently  disinterred  and  shipped  home  at  Government  expense  at  the 
request  of  the  relatives.  In  such  cases  the  cost  of  the  disinterment  and  prepa- 
ration of  the  remains  for  shipment  will  not  exceed  $50,  except  by  authority 
of  the  Secretary  of  War,  and,  including  transportation,  will  be  paid  from  the 
before-mentioned  appropriation. 

Transportation  may  be  issued  for  one  attendant  to  accompany  the  remains 
shipped,  provided  the  cost  to  the  Government  of  shipping  the  remains  by  express 
is  not  thereby  exceeded. 

The  officer  under  whose  direction  the  disposition  of  the  remains  is  made  will 
forward  a  full  report  thereof  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

Where  practical,  contract  will  be  made  with  an  undertaker  or  other  compe- 
tent person  for  services  in  the  preparation  of  remains  for  interment  or  ship- 
ment during  a  fiscal  year,  as  contemplated  for  other  purposes  in  paragraph  551, 
but  no  such  contract  will  be  made  with  any  undertaker  or  other  person  whom 
the  surgeon  considers  not  competent.  A  written  report  of  the  disposition  of  the 
remains,  with  an  itemized  statement  of  the  cost  of  embalming,  coffin,  or  casket, 
hire  of  hearse,  and  transportation,  will  be  forwarded  by  the  quartermaster  with- 
out delay  directly  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

When  death  occurs  at  the  hospital,  the  surgeon  will  promptly  notify  the  em- 
balmer  employed  under  contract,  if  such  services  are  required,  and  will  see  that 
the  remains  are  prepared  properly  and  in  accordance  with  sanitary  regulations. 
If  there  should  be  no  contract  embalmer,  the  duty  of  employing  an  undertaker 
will  devolve  upon  the  quartermaster ;  but  no  undertaker  will  be  employed  whom 
the  surgeon  considers  not  competent.  The  responsibility  of  the  surgeon  for  the 
proper  care  and  preparation  of  the  remains  will  not  cease  until  they  are  re- 
moved by  the  quartermaster  for  interment  or  shipment. 


42  WORKING  PARTIES. 

ARTICLE  XXIII. 
WORKING  PARTIES  :  EXTRA  AND  SPECIAL  DUTY  MEN. 

168.  Troops  will  not  be  employed  in  labors  that  interfere  with  their  military 
duties  except  in  cases  of  necessity. 

169.  Enlisted  men  detailed  to  perform  specific  services  which  remove  them 
temporarily  from  the  ordinary  duty  roster  of  the  organization  to  which  they  be- 
long will  be  reported  on  extra  duty  if  receiving  increased  compensation  therefor, 
otherwise  on  special  duty.  They  will  not  be  placed  on  extra  duty  without  the 
sanction  of  the  department  commander,  except  at  posts  commanded  by  general 
officers ;  they  will  not  be  employed  on  extra  duty  in  tinne  of  war,  nor  in  time  of 
peace  for  labor  in  camp  or  garrison  which  can  properly  be  performed  by  fatigue 
parties.  Allotments  of  funds  for  payment  of  extra-duty  men  will  be  made  only 
with  the  approval  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  and  no  greater  number  of  men  will 
be  employed  on  extra  duty  at  any  time  than  can  be  paid  the  full  legal  rates 
for  the  time  employed  from  the  funds  provided.  Payments  made  in  violation 
of  the  foregoing  rules  will  be  charged  against  the  officers  who  ordered  the 
details.  Duty  of  a  military  character  must  be  performed  without  extra  com- 
pensation. 

170.  Enlisted  men  detailed  by  name  on  extra   duty  and  employed  under 
competent  authority  at  constant  labor  for  not  less  than  10  days  are  entitled  in 
time  of  peace  to  receive  extra-duty  pay  at  the  following  rates :  For  services  as 
mess  stewards  and  cooks  at  recruit  depots,  according  to  paragraph  321);   as 
clerks  in  the  offices  of  the  artillery  district  engineers  and  artillery  district  ord- 
nance officers,  at  50  cents  a  day ;  as  switchboard  operators,  at  35  cents  a  day ; 
as  guards  at  military  prisons,  35  cents  a  day ;  and  for  all  other  extra-duty  serv- 
ices authorized,  35  cents  a  day.     Enlisted  men  receiving  or  who  are  entitled  to 
the  20  per  cent  increased  pay  for  foreign  service  as  provided  by  law  are  not 
entitled  to  extra-duty  pay. 

171.  Except  in  case  of  emergency,  a  noncommissioned  officer  will  not  be 
detailed  on  extra  duty  without  prior  authority  for  such  detail  having  been  ob- 
tained from  the  department  commander  or  the  general  officer  commanding  the 
post,  or,  in  the  case  of  places  excepted  from  the  control  of  department  comman- 
ders by  paragraph  191,  from  the  Secretary  of  War,  upon  an  application  in  each 
case  for  authority  fully  setting  forth  the  necessity  for  the  detail  and  specify- 
ing the  kind  of  duty  to  be  performed.     The  name  of  the  noncommissioned  officer 
to  be  detailed  need  not  be  stated  in  the  application,  but  the  orders  detailing 
noncommissioned  officers  and  other  enlisted  men  for  extra  duty  must  in  each 
case  specify  the  men  by  name.     A  noncommissioned  officer  will  not  be  detailed 
on  any  duty  inconsistent  with  his  rank  and  position  in  the  military  service. 

172.  Enlisted  men  of  the  several  staff  departments,  including  members  of 
the  post  noncommissioned  staff,  will  not  be  detailed  on  extra  duty  without 
authority  from  the  War  Department.     They  are  not  entitled  to  extra-duty  pay 
for  services  rendered  in  their  respective  departments. 

173.  Company    mechanics,    artificers,    farriers,    horseshoers,    saddlers,    and 
wagoners  will  not  be  detailed  on  extra  duty. 

174.  Soldiers  on  extra  duty  will  be  paid  the  extra  rates  of  pay  allowed  by 
law  for  the  duty  performed,  and  for  the  exact  number  of  days  employed. 

175.  Extra  and  special  duty  men  will  attend  as  many  inspections,  drills,  and 
other  duties  as  the  commanding  officer  deems  practicable,  unless  specifically 
excused  by  higher  authority. 


WORKING  PARTIES SOLDIERS '   HOME MEDALS  OP   HONOR.       43 

176.  Extra-duty  men  will  be  held  to  such  hours  of  labor  as  may  be  expedient 
and  necessary;  but,  except  in  case  of  urgent  public  necessity,  as  in  military 
operations,  eight  hours  will  be  considered  a  day's  work.     For  all  hours  em- 
ployed beyond  that  number,  the  soldier  will  receive  additional  compensation — 
the  extra  hours  being  computed  as  fractions  of  a  day  of  eight  hours'  duration. 

177.  Separate   allotments   for   extra    duty   and   unclassified   civil   labor   in 
departments  will  be  announced  from  the  War  Department  at  the  beginning  of 
each  fiscal  year.     The  department  commander  will  determine  all  matters  inci- 
dent thereto  at  each  post  in  his  department.     The  expenditures  must  be  within 
the  allotments  and  limited  to  the  absolutely  necessary  demands  of  the  service. 

ARTICLE  XXIV. 
SOLDIERS'  HOME. 

178.  An  honest  and  faithful  service  of  20  years  in  the  Army  entitles  a  soldier 
to  admission  to  the  Soldiers'  Home,  Washington,  D.  C. 

179.  When  a  soldier,  by  reason  of  long  service  or  disability  contracted  in  the 
line  of  duty,  desires  to  enter  the  Soldiers'  Home  his  company  commander  will  so 
report  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  giving  all  the  details  necessary  for 
a  full  understanding  of  the  case,  including  the  date  of  each  enlistment,  with 
company  and  regiment,  the  report  to  be  forwarded  directly  by  the  post  com- 
mander.    If  the  soldier  be  physically  disabled,  the  report  will  be  accompanied 
by  certificates  of  disability.     The  papers  will  be  referred  to  the  board  of  com- 
missioners of  the  home,  and  if,  in  its  opinion,  the  soldier  is  entitled  to  become 
an  inmate,  the  necessary  authority  will  be  given  for  his  discharge  at  the  place 
where  he  is  serving.     He  may  then  proceed  to  Washington  and  report  to  the 
board  of  commissioners  for  admission  to  the  home. 

180.  Tran importation  to  the  home  will  not  be  furnished  except  by  authority 
of  the  War  Department,  on  the  application  of  the  board  of  commissioners. 
The  account  will  be  presented  by  the  carrier  to  the  disbursing  officer  of  the 
Quartermaster  Corps  that  pays  such  accounts,  by  whom  it  will  be  properly 
stated  and  certified.     It  will  then  be  receipted  by  the  carrier  and  forwarded  by 
the  disbursing  officer  to  the  treasurer,  United  States  Soldiers'  Home,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.,  for  payment  from  funds  pertaining  to  the  Soldiers'  Home. 

181.  Commanding  officers  will  not  order  the  issue  of  clothing  or  subsistence 
to  be  repaid  from  the  funds  of  the  home. 

ARTICLE  XXV. 
MEDALS  OF  HONOR  AND  CERTIFICATES  OF  MERIT. 

182.  Medals  of  honor  authorized  by  Congress  are  awarded  to  officers  and 
enlisted  men  in  the  name  of  the  Congress  for  particular  deeds  of  most  distin- 
guished gallantry  in  action. 

1.  In  order  that  the  medal  of  honor  may  be  awarded,  officers  or  enlisted  men 
must  perform  in  action  deeds  of  most  distinguished  personal  bravery  or  self- 
sacrifice  above  and  beyond  the  call  of  duty  so  conspicuous  as  clearly  to  dis- 
tinguish them  for  gallantry  and  intrepidity  above  their  comrades,  involving 
risk  of  life  or  the  performance  of  more  than  ordinarily  hazardous  service,  and 
the  omission  of  which  would  not  justly  subject  the  person  to  censure  as  for 
shortcoming  or  failure  in  the  performance  of  his  duty.  The  recommendations 
for  the  medal  will  be  judged  by  this  standard  of  extraordinary  merit,  and 
incontestable  proof  of  the  performance  of  the  service  will  be  exacted. 


44  MEDALS  OF  HONOR. 

2.  For   most   distinguished  gallantry    in   action   a    medal    of   honor   can   be 
awarded  to  a  person,  regardless  of  whether  he  is  in  the  military  service  or  not, 
provided  he  was  at  the  time  of  the  gallant  act  or  acts  an  officer,  noncommis- 
sioned officer,  or  private  in  the  Army  of  the  United  States. 

3.  Consideration  of  cases  will  be  confined  to  those  in  which  a  specific  recom- 
mendation for  the  award  of  a  medal  of  honor  was  made  or  shall  be  made  at 
the  time  of  the  action  or  within  one  year  thereafter.     The  testimony  in  support 
of  such  recommendation  must,  when  practicable,  embrace  that  of  at  least  two 
eyewitnesses,  and  must  be  in  the  form  of  certificates  from  officers  and  affidavits 
from  enlisted  men  and  others,  describing  specifically  the  act  or  acts  of  gallantry 
performed. 

4.  Commanding  officers  will  thoroughly  investigate  all  cases  of  recommenda- 
tion for  medals  of  honor  arising  in  their  commands,  and  indorse  their  opinion 
upon  the  papers,  which  will  be  forwarded  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army, 
through  regular  channels. 

183.  Announcement  of  the  award  of  a  medal  of  honor  to  an  officer  or  enlisted 
man  of  the  Army  will  be  made  in  orders  from  the  War  Department  at  the  time 
that  the  award  is  made.     Upon  receipt  of  copies  of  such  an  order  commanding 
officers  will  publish  the  order  at  the  first  formation  at  which  orders  are  pub- 
lished to  their  commands. 

184.  When  any  enlisted  man  of  the  Army  shall  have  distinguished  himself 
in  the  service,  the  President   may  grant  a   certificate  of  merit   to  him,  on  the 
recommendation  of  the  commanding  officer  of  the  regiment  or  chief  of  the  corps 
to  which  such  man  belongs. 

1.  A  certificate  of  merit  can  be  granted  only  upon  condition  that  the  proper 
recommendation  therefor  is  made  while  the  person  to  whom  the  grant  of  the 
certificate  is  recommended  is  in  the  military  service  of  the  United  States. 

2.  Unless  the  commanding  officer  of  the  regiment  or  corps,  in  which  the  en- 
listed man  was  serving  at  the  time  IK-  distinguished  himself,  specifically  recom- 
mends the  award  of  a  certificate  of  merit  to  that  man.  such  certificate  can  not  be 
granted  to  him  upon  the  recommendation  of  any  sui>erior  commander  or  of  any 
other  officer. 

3.  Consideration  of  cases  will  be  confined  to  those  in  which  the  specific  rec- 
ommendation referred  to  in  the  preceding  section  was  made  or  shall  be  made  at 
the  time  of  the  act  or  within  one  year  thereafter. 

4.  The  word  "corps"  as  used  in  this  article  is  construed  to  refer  to  any  staff 
corps  or  department  of  the  Army,  or  any  body  of  troops  not  forming  part  of  a 
regiment. 

185.  Recommendations  for  a  certificate  of  merit  must  be  based  upon  the 
statement  of  an  eyewitness,. preferably  the  immediate  commander.     The  act  or 
acts  by   which   the   enlisted   man  distinguished   himself   must   be   specifically 
described,  and  when  the  recommendation  is  made  by  a  commissioned  officer  who 
was  an  eyewitness  it  must  be  so  stated.     When  a  commissioned  officer  was  not 
an  eyewitness,  the  testimony,  when  practicable,  of  at  least  two  eyewitnesses  who 
so  describe  themselves  must  accompany  the  recommendation.     Each  case  wrill 
be  submitted  separately,  and  forwarded  through  the  regular  channels,  with  the 
views  or  recommendations  of  each  commander  indorsed  thereon,  including  the 
commanding  officer  of  the  regiment,  or  chief  of  the  corps  to  which  the  enlisted 
man  belongs. 

186.  Additional  pay  at  the  rate  of  $2  a  month  from  the  date  of  the  distin- 
guished service  is  allo\ved  to  each  enlisted  man  to  whom  a  certificate  of  merit 
is  granted. 

187.  If  the  soldier  be  out  of  the  service  wrhen  the  certificate  is  issued,  it  will 
be  retained  in  the  office  of  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  until  called  for, 


MEDALS    OF   HONOR TERRITORIAL   DEPARTMENTS.  45 

when  proof  of  the  identity  of  the  applicant  will  be  required.  Should  he  die 
before  receiving  his  certificate,  it  will  be  deposited  in  the  office  of  the  Auditor 
tor  the  War  Department  for  delivery  to  those  legally  entitled  to  it. 

188.  Neither  a  medal  of  honor  nor  a  certificate  of  merit  will  be  awarded  in 
any  case  when  the  service  of  the  person  recommended,  subsequent  to  the  time 
he  distinguished  himself,  has  not  been  honorable. 

189.  Any  person  in  the  military  service  who  comes,  except  by  legal  transfer 
or  bequest  of  the  owner,  into  possession  of  a  medal  or  badge  that  is  indicative 
of  military  service  or  efficiency  and  authorized  to  be  worn  as  a  part  of  the  uni- 
form of  the  Army,  shall  immediately  report  the  fact  of  such  possession  to  his 
commanding  officer  for  report  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  with  a 
view  to  its  return  to  the  proper  owner. 

ARTICLE  XXVI. 

TERRITORIAL  DEPARTMENTS. 

190.  Territorial  departments  are  established  and  their  commanders  assigned 
by  direction  of  the  President. 

191.  The  commander  of  a  territorial  department  commands  all  the  military 
forces  of  the  Government  within  its  limits,  whether  of  the  line  or  staff,  except 
in  so  far  as  exempted  from  his  control  by  the  Secretary  of  War.     The  Army 
War  College,  the  Army  Staff  College,  the  Engineer  School,  the  Coast  Artillery 
School,  the  Army  School  of  the  Line,  the  Army  Signal  School,  the  Mounted 
Service  School,  the  Army  Field  Engineer  School,  the  Army  Field  Service  and 
Correspondence  School  for  Medical  Officers,  the  School  of  Fire  for  Field  Artil- 
lery, the  School  of  Musketry,  and  the  Signal  Corps  Aviation  School  in  all  that 
pertains  to  the  courses  of  instruction  or  their  separate  organization  and  admin- 
istration as  schools,  the  United  States  Military  Academy,  the  Army  Medical 
School  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  the  arsenals,  the  general  depots  of  supply,  the 
general   service  recruiting  stations,  general  recruit  depots,  the  United  States 
Military  Prison  and  any  branch  thereof,  general  hospitals,  such  permanent  for- 
tifications as  may  be  in  process  of  construction,  and  officers  employed  on  special 
duty  under  the  Secretary  of  War  are  exempted  from  the  control  of  such  com- 
manders ;  but  in  the  matter  of  trials  by  courts-martial  and  in  all  other  matters 
respecting  the  administration  of  military  justice  all  persons  subject  to  military 
law    stationed   within   a    territorial    department   remain,    notwithstanding   the 
exemptions  of  this  regulation,  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  department  com- 
mander, to  whom  all  charges  for  trial  by  general  court-martial  will  be  for- 
warded through  the  usual  channels  for  appropriate  action,  and  who  shall  have 
authority  to  issue  the  necessary  orders  required  under  the  practice  of  courts- 
martial  for  the  attendance  of  witnesses,  or  for  the  taking  of  depositions.     No 
order  will  be  issued  by  the  commander  of  any  territorial  department  in  the 
United  States  for  the  travel  of  an  enlisted  man  beyond  the  limits  of  such  depart- 
ment, except  as  provided  in  the  Army  Regulations,  unless  such  commander  is 
specially  authorized  to  do  so  by  the  Secretary  of  War. 

The  commander  of  any  territorial  department,  unless  otherwise  directed  by 
the  Secretary  of  War,  will  give  the  necessary  orders  providing  for  the  payment 
of  troops  at  posts  or  places  within  the  limits  of  his  department  that  are  ex- 
cepted  from  his  control  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  and  will  make  or  cause  to  be 
made  at  arsenals,  depots  of  the  supply  departments,  general  hospitals,  general 
recruiting  depots,  the  United  States  Military  Prison  or  any  branch  thereof,  or 
other  place,  with  the  exception  of  the  United  States  Military  Academy,  at 
which  officers  and  enlisted  men  are  on  duty  within  the  limits  of  his  department, 


46  TERRITORIAL   DEPARTMENTS. 

at  least  one  inspection  each  year  and  such  other  inspections  as  he  may  deem 
necessary  or  advisable.  These  inspections  will  be  limited  to  matters  pertaining 
strictly  to  discipline,  sanitation,  shelter,  supply,  and  equipment,  and  will  not 
extend  to  matters  pertaining  strictly  to  recruiting,  the  professional  administration 
of  hospitals  and  the  technical  administration  of  depots  of  the  supply  depart- 
ments, the  details  of  ordnance  or  engineering  work,  prison  regulations,  or  the 
purely  technical  features  of  the  administration  of  these  establishments.  Re- 
ports of  these  inspections  will  be  forwarded  directly  to  The  Adjutant  General 
of  the  Army  for  the  consideration  of  the  Secretary  of  War.  This  regulation 
shall  not  be  construed  as  increasing  the  control  of  department  commanders 
over  such  exempted  places,  except  as  is  necessary  for  the  purposes  of  these 
inpections  only. 

When  an  emergency  demands,  all  military  men  and  materiel  within  the  geo- 
graphical limits  of  their  commands  come  under  the  supervision  of  department 
commanders. 

192.  Except  as  otherwise  provided  for  in  paragraph  191,  quartermasters, 
officers  on  duty  at  general  depots  of  supply,  and  others  indicated  in  that  para- 
graph, whether  reporting  by  letter  to  department  commanders  or  not,  are  subject 
to  their  orders  for  court-martial   or  other   tempo  ray  duty,  in  an  emergency 
only,  and  such  officers,  together  with  those  on  duty  directly  connected  with  the 
schools  mentioned  in  paragraph  191,  shall  not  be  detached  without  orders  from 
the  Secretary  of  War. 

193.  In  time  of  peace  a  department  commander  is  charged,  under  direction 
of  the  War  Department,  with  the  duty  of  preparing  for  war  all  the  troops  and 
all  the  military  resources  of  his  department,  and  with  the  administration  of  all 
the  military  affairs  of  his  department,  except  as  otherwise  prescribed  by  Army 
Regulations  or  existing  orders.     In  time  of  war  he  is  charged,  under  direction 
of  the  War  Department,  with  the  duty  of  recruiting,   organizing,   equipping, 
training,  and  forwarding  all  reservists,  militia,  and  volunteers  called  for  within 
his  department,  and  with  the  administration  of  the  affairs  of  troops  not  forming 
part  of  the  forces  in  the  field  or  excepted  from  his  control  by  orders  or  regula- 
tions of  the  WTar  Department.     He  will  administer  his  department  so  as  to 
insure  complete  continuity  of  function  in  peace  and  war,  and  the  tactical  divi- 
sion and  other  tactical  units  so  as  to  insure  their  constant  readiness  to  take 
the  field  without  material  change  of  administrative  machinery. 

He  will  at  annual  concentrations  of  his  tactical  division,  or  major  portions 
thereof,  secure  for  himself  and  his  division  staff  as  much  practice  as  possible  in 
the  actual  handling  and  supply  of  a  division  in  the  field. 

He  will  have  charge  of  such  matters  pertaining  to  the  instruction,  camps  of 
instruction,  maneuvers,  mobilization,  and  concentration  of  the  Organized  Militia 
within  his  department  as  may  be  assigned  to  him  by  the  War  Department. 
From  the  date  on  which  mobilization  of  the  Organized  Militia  is  ordered  all 
officers  of  the  Regular  Army  on  militia  and  college  duty  in  a  State,  Territory, 
or  the  District  of  Columbia  affected  by  the  call  will  be  under  the  immediate 
orders  of  the  commander  of  the  department  in  which  they  are  serving,  if  not 
already  subject  to  his  authority. 

He  will  have  immediate  charge  of  the  inspections  necessary  to  carry  out,  for 
all  the  Organized  Militia  belonging  within  the  limits  of  his  department,  the 
provisions  of  section  3  and  section  14  of  the  militia  act  approved  January  21, 
1903 ;  and  to  assist  in  this  duty  all  officers  of  the  Army,  active  and  retired,  on 
duty  with  the  Organized  Militia  within  the  limits  of  his  department  will  report 
to  him  and  will  send  through  him  their  reports  of  inspections  under  said  sec- 
tions 3  and  14.  Reports  and  returns  of  the  Organized  Militia  which  may  be 


TEBRITORIAL   DEPARTMENTS.  47 

required  under  the  provisions  of  section  12  of  the  act  of  January  21,  1903,  will 
bo  referred  by  the  War  Department  to  the  department  commanders  for  their 
information,  and  will  be  returned  to  the  War  Department  for  file. 

He  will  enter  into  cordial  relations  with  the  military  authorities  of  the  States 
embraced  in  his  department,  will  ascertain  as  far  as  practicable  the  degree  of 
care  exercised  by  the  State  authorities  in  storing  and  preserving  United  States 
property,  and  will  advise  them  as  to  the  proper  methods  to  be  followed  in  regard 
thereto. 

He  will  keep  himself  informed  as  to  the  efficiency  for  field  service  of  the  State 
forces,  and  in  his  annual  report  will  express  an  opinion  as  to  the  fitness  for 
field  service  of  the  tactical  divisions  within  his  department.  He  will  include 
in  his  annual  report  a  statement  of  the  duties  performed  in  connection  with  the 
Organized  Militia. 

With  a  view  to  determining  the  degree  of  preparedness  for  war  service  of 
regular  troops  in  his  department  and  the  capacity  of  officers  for  the  exercise 
of  command  appropriate  to  their  rank,  he  will,  so  far  as  practicable,  inspect  the 
regular  troops  of  his  department  once  each  year  during  the  period  of  field 
training,  and  will  make  or  require  to  be  made  such  other  inspections  as  he  may 
deem  necessary.  Upon  conclusion  of  these  inspections  and  at  such  other  times 
as  he  may  deem  advisable,  he  will  report  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army 
the  names  of  any  and  all  officers  belonging  to  his  command  who  are  believed  to 
be  incapable,  from  any  cause,  of  performing  the  duties  of  their  several  grades, 
either  in  garrison  or  in  active  service  in  the  field.  Such  reports  will  be  accom- 
panied by  the  evidence  covering  each  case.  He  will  also  report  any  errors, 
irregularities,  or  abuses  requiring  the  action  of  higher  authority.  He  will 
exercise  general  supervision  over  garrison  schools  and  will  coordinate  post- 
graduate work  with  a  view  to  securing  uniformity  of  instruction  and  progressive 
tactical  training  throughout  his  command.  He  will  exercise  immediate  super- 
vision over  the  training  and  instruction  of  units  of  his  command  not  attached 
or  belonging  to  brigades. 

He  will  announce  annually  the  seasons  for  garrison -and  field  training  and 
will  allot  a  portion  of  each  year  for  the  training  of  the  combined  arms. 

Upon  the  recommendation  of  brigade  and  other  subordinate  commanders,  he 
will  designate  the  practice  season  for  small-arms  target  practice;  will  examine 
reports  of  target  and  service  practice  of  all  arms  of  the  service,  and  will  issue 
the  necessary  orders  for  holding  small-arms  target  competitions  within  his 
department. 

He  will  report  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  all  matters  relating  to> 
the  general  welfare  of  the  command,  including  such  changes  of  stations  of 
troops  as  he  may  deem  desirable,  but  will  obtain  the  approval  of  the  War 
Department  before  ordering  the  movement,  except  that  the  commanders  of  the 
Philippine  and  Hawaiian  Departments  originate,  direct,  or  approve  military 
operations  within  their  departments,  and  may  transfer  troops  from  one  point  to 
another  requiring  reinforcements. 

Whenever  the  stations  of  troops  are  changed,  either  permanently  or  tempo- 
rarily, in  a  department  within  the  United  States,  the  department  commander 
will  immediately  report  by  telegraph  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  the 
destination  of  each  organization  moved  and  the  names,  with  arm  of  service,  of 
officers  accompanying  it  who  do  not  belong  thereto. 

He  will  make  a  similar  report  when  the  troops  arrive  at  the  new  station. 
If  it  is  necessary  to  move  troops  to  meet  emergencies,  such  movements  and  all 
the  circumstances  will  be  reported  at  the  earliest  possible  moment.  Corre- 
spondence with  the  War  Department  will  be  through  the  department  com- 


48  TERRITORIAL   DEPARTMENTS. 

mander  unless  otherwise  directed  in  Army  Regulations  and  War  Department 
orders. 

193£.  For  the  information  of  the  Secretary  of  War  in  the  preparation  of  his 
annual  report,  officers  in  command  of  territorial  departments  and  independent 
commands  in  the  field  and  chiefs  of  bureaus  of  the  War  Department  will  submit 
a  report  of  military  operations  during  the  year,  fully  setting  forth  the  conditions 
generally  in  their  commands  or  bureaus.  These  reports  will  be  as  brief  and 
succinct  as  possible,  avoiding  duplication  and  prolixity  of  statement.  Reports  of 
military  commanders  while  reviewing  the  operations  of  their  subordinate  com- 
mands will  not  include  copies  of  such  reports.  Reports  will  be  limited  to  the 
affairs  and  needs  of  the  particular  command.  Rosters  of  staff  officers  and  troops 
serving  in  the  command  and  changes  of  stations  of  troops  are  not  desired,  as 
information  upon  these  subjects  is  furnished  elsewhere.  General  recommenda- 
tions affecting  the  service  as  a  whole  or  regarding  lines  of  general  policy  will  not 
be  included  in  the  annual  reports,  but  will  be  made  the  subject  of  special  re- 
ports. 

All  annual  reports  will  cover  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  '30  and,  as  a  rule,  will 
terminate  on  that  date.  Should  military  conditions  after  June  30  require  later 
information  supplemental  reports  will  be  promptly  forwarded  to  the  War  De- 
partment. All  reports,  including  those  required  by  the  act  of  March  3,  1883,  and 
the  act  of  August  18,  1894,  of  various  boards  and  commissioners  and  of  the  super- 
intendent of  the  Military  Academy,  will  be  prepared  as  soon  after  June  30  each 
year  as  possible. 

All  reports  will  be  submitted  in  manuscript  and  will  not  be  printed  nor  dis- 
tributed until  notification  is  received  of  the  approval  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 
When  printing  is  authorized  the  reports  of  commanding  officers  of  territorial  de- 
partments and  inder>endeiit  commands  in  the  field  will  be  in  the  form  and 
measure  of  general  orders.  Twenty  printed  copies  will  be  sent  to  The  Adjutant 
General  of  the  Army.  Reports  of  subordinate  commanders  will  not  be  printed. 

194.  A  brigade  commander  is  charged  with  the  duty  of  preparing  for  war  all 
troops  and  all  the  materiel  pertaining  to  his  brigade  and  with  the  duty  of 
assisting  the  department  commander  in  the  performance  of  his  functions  in 
connection  with  the  Organized  Militia.  He  will  command  his  brigade  and  will 
be  responsible  for  its  instruction,  tactical  efficiency,  and  preparedness  for  war 
service. 

He  will  supervise  garrison  schools,  giving  especial  attention  to  the  post-grad- 
uate course  of  instruction  for  officers  of  his  brigade  with  a  view  to  insuring  uni- 
formity of  instruction  and  progressive  tactical  training  throughout  his  com- 
mand. 

He  will  visit  each  post  garrisoned  by  troops  of  his  brigade  at  least  once  each 
year  during  the  period  of  garrison  training,  and  during  such  visits  will  examine 
into  the  results  obtained  in  garrison  schools  and  will  personally  supervise  the 
post-graduate  course  of  instruction;  in  addition  thereto  he  will  personally  con- 
duct or  supervise  such  field  exercises,  war  games,  terrain  exercises,  tactical  or 
staff  walks  or  rides,  and  require  the  solution  of  such  map  problems  or  the  per- 
formance of  such  other  duty  as  may  be  necessary  to  determine  the  n mount 
of  progress  made  and  the  fitness  of  officers  for  the  exercise  of  command  appro- 
priate to  their  rank,  theoretical  instruction  being  substituted  for  practical 
training  only  when  climatic  conditions  make  outdoor  work  undesirable.  When- 
ever practicable  the  brigade  will  be  concentrated  during  the  period  of  field  train- 
ing with  a  view  to  developing  in  succession,  under  the  personal  supervision  of 
the  brigade  commander,  the  field  efficiency  of  the  company,  battalion,  regiment, 


TERRITORIAL   DEPARTMENTS.  49 

and  brigade.  During  the  period  of  field  training  he  will  make  the  animal 
tactical  inspection  prescribed  in  paragraph  887. 

Upon  the  conclusion  of  this  inspection,  and  at  such  other  times  as  he  may  deem 
advisable,  he  will  report  by  name  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  any  and 
all  officers  who  are  believed  to  be  incapable,  from  any  cause,  of  performing  the 
duties  of  their  several  grades,  either  in  garrison  or  actual  service  in  the  field. 
Such  reports  will  be  accompanied  by  the  evidence  covering  each  case.  From 
time  to  time  he  will  report  any  errors,  irregularities,  abuses,  or  offenses  re- 
quiring the  action  of  higher  authority,  and  will  at  all  times  take  the  necessary 
corrective  action  when  efficiency  is  found  below  a  proper  standard. 

During  his  visits  to  posts  herein  prescribed  the  brigade  commander  will  be 
accompanied  by  one  staff  officer ;  in  the  field  he  will  be  accompanied  by  his 
entire  staff. 

He  will  exercise  general  supervision  over  the  target  practice  of  the  troops  of 
his  brigade,  and  will  witness  combat  firing,  field  firing,  and  proficiency  tests 
whenever  practicable. 

He  will  be  regarded  as  an  intermediate  commander  under  paragraph  783  in 
all  matters  pertaining  to  target  practice,  the  appointment,  promotion,  assign- 
ment, transfer,  detail,  leave  of  absence,  resignation,  dismissal,  retirement,  effi- 
ciency, and  discipline  of  officers,  the  instruction  and  tactical  efficiency  of  his 
brigade,  and  in  such  other  matters  as  are  necessary  for  his  information  or  re- 
quire his  action  or  control,  but  his  headquarters  will  not  be  made  an  office  of 
record,  and  administrative  work  will  not  be  permitted  to  interfere  with  his 
duties  as  a  tactical  commander. 

He  will  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  assigned  him  by  superior 
authority. 

The  commander  of  a  district  in  the  Philippine  Islands  and  the  commander  of 
a  coast  artillery  district  in  the  United  States  stand  in  the  same  general  rela- 
tion toward  their  command  and  toward  higher  authority  as  does  a  brigade  com- 
mander, and  have  the  functions  and  duties  herein  prescribed  for  brigade  com- 
manders with  such  obvious  modifications  as  the  special  nature  of  their  re- 
spective commands  makes  necessary. 

In  order  to  carry  out  the  duties  imposed  upon  brigade  commanders  and  coast 
artillery  district  commanders  by  this  paragraph,  these  commanders  are  au- 
thorized to  issue  the  necessary  orders  for  themselves  for  such  journeys  as  are 
needed  for  the  inspection  and  instruction  of  their  respective  brigades,  districts, 
or  portions  thereof.  The  orders  covering  this  travel  may  include  not  more  than 
one  staff  officer,  or  aide-de-camp,  who  may  accompany  the  brigade  or  district 
commander  during  -these  inspections. 

The  authority  to  issue  travel  orders  conferred  upon  a  brigade  commander  by 
this  paragraph  will  not  apply  when  the  brigade  is  serving  as  a  component  part 
of  a  mobilized  division.  In  such  a  case  the  necessary  travel  orders  will  be 
issued  by  the  division  commander. 

195.  Department,  division,  and  brigade  commanders  are  expected  to  deter- 
mine controversies  arising  within  the  limits  of  their  jurisdiction  and  decide 
questions  referred  to  them  on  appeal. 

196.  In  the  event  of  the  death  or  disability  of  the  permanent  commander 
of  a  territorial  department,  or  his  temporary  absence  from  the  limits  of  his 
command,  the  senior  line  officer  present  and-  on  duty  therein  will  exercise 
the  command  of  the  department,  unless  otherwise  ordered,  until  relieved  by 
proper  authority.    Although  a   department  commander  may  continue  to  dis- 
charge the  more  important  functions  of  his  command  while  absent  from  its 
territorial  limits,  his  exercise  of  command  and  his  absence  therefrom  require  the 

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50  TERRITORIAL   DEPARTMENTS. 

sanction  of  higher  authority.  If  intending  to  leave  his  headquarters  for  an 
absence  within  his  department,  he  will  report  to  the  next  higher  commander  his 
intention,  his  address  during  his  absence,  and  the  proposed  duration  thereof. 

197.  In  time  of  peace  a  territorial  department  commander's  staff  will  consist 
of  his  authorized  personal  aids,  an  officer  in  charge  of  militia  affairs,  and  one 
officer  from  each  of  the  following  corps  and  departments:  General  Staff  Corps, 
Adjutant   General's  Department,    Inspector   General's  Department,    Judge  Ad- 
vocate   General's    Department,     Quartermaster    Corps,     Medical     Department, 
Corps  of  Engineers,  Ordnance  Department,  and  Signal  Corps,  and  such  addi- 
tional staff  officers  as  may  be  assigned  by  the  War  Department,  including  a 
medical  officer,  who  shall  be  the  sanitary  inspector  of  the  department. 

To  permit  the  department  commander  to  perform  satisfactorily  the  territorial 
and  tactical  functions  imposed  upon  him  by  paragraph  193,  his  staff  will  be  or- 
ganized into  two  sections,  as  follows : 

The  territorial  department  staff:  Consisting  of  those  officers  whose  functions 
pertain  to  the  department  as  a  territorial  command. 

The  division  staff :  Consisting  of  those  officers  whose  functions  pertain  to  the 
division  as  a  tactical  unit  and  who  accompany  the  division  wherever  it  may  go. 

The  division  staff  officers  will  be  required  to  assume  no  money  or  property 
accountability  except  that  which  may  pertain  to  the  division. 

The  duties  prescribed  for  the  inspector  of  small-arms  practice  will  be  per- 
formed by  an  aid  or  other  officer  of  the  department  commander's  staff. 

198.  The  staff  of  a  general  officer  commanding  a  brigade,  district,  or  post 
will    consist    of    the    authorized    personal    aids    and    an    adjutant.     The   coast 
artillery   district   staff  consists   of   the  adjutant    (personnel    officer)    and   the 
materiel  officer,  and  of  the  authorized  personal  aids  when  the  district  is  com- 
manded by  a  general  officer. 

199.  The  official  designation  of  the  senior  officers  of  the  corps  and  depart- 
ment on  the  staff  of  department  commanders  will  be  as  follows: 

Of  the  General  Staff  Corps,  chief  of  staff;  of  the  Adjutant  General's  De- 
partment, department  adjutant;  of  the  Inspector  General's  Department,  depart- 
ment inspector;  of  the  Judge  Advocate  General's  Department,  department  judge 
advocate;  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  department  quartermaster;  of  the 
Medical  Department,  department  surgeon;  of  the  Engineer  Corps,  department 
engineer;  of  the  Ordnance  Department,  department  ordnance  officer;  of  the 
Signal  Corps,  department  signal  officer. 

When  one  of  the  required  staff  officers  is  not  assigned,  or  a  staff  officer  is 
temporarily  absent  or  disabled,  the  duties  of  his  position  will  be  performed  by 
the  assistant,  if  any,  or  by  other  members  of  the  staff. 

200.  Funds  for  contingent  expenses  at  department  headquarters  are  allotted 
by  the  Secretary  of  War  and  placed  to  the  credit  of  the  department  adjutants. 
The  amount  allotted  will  be  apportioned  by  the  department  commander  to  the 
officers  of  the  staff  corps  serving  at  his  headquarters  as  the  interests  of  the 
service  dictate,  and  the  department  adjutant  will  make  purchases  and  expendi- 
tures as  those  officers  request,  subject  to  the  written  approval  of  the  depart- 
ment commander.    Articles  that  are  expendable  in  the  supply  departments  will 
be  transferred  by  the  department  adjutant  to  the  staff  officers  concerned  and  ex- 
pended by  the  latter  without  any  further  accounting,  being  continued  in  use 
until  consumed  or  worn  out.     Articles  that  are  not  expendable  in  the  supply 
departments  will  be  carried  on  the  return  of  the  department  adjutant,  the 
staff  officers  receiving  such  articles  to  give  therefor  memorandum  receipts  only. 
On  June  30  of  each  year  the  department  adjutant  will  make  return  for  such 
proiierty  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  to  whose  satisfaction  expendi- 
tures, losses,  etc.,  will  be  explained. 


MILITARY   POSTS   AND   RESERVATIONS.  51 

ARTICLE  XXVII. 

MILITARY  POSTS  AND  RESERVATIONS. 

POSTS. 

201.  Permanent  military  posts  within  the  States  composing  the  Union  and 
the  Territories  contiguous  thereto,  including  Alaska,  will  only  be  established 
with  the  express  authority  of  Congress.     Posts  in  the  insular  possessions  of 
the  United  States  will  be  established  under  the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of 
War.     All  military  posts  will  be  named  by  the  Secretary  of  War. 

202.  Permanent    posts    will    be   styled    "forts,"    and   points   occupied   tem- 
porarily by  troops  "camps." 

203.  The  commander  of  a  post  is  charged  with  the  duty  of  preparing  for 
war  all  the  troops  and  all  the  materiel  pertaining  to  the  tactical  unit  to  which 
he  belongs.     He  will  command  the  post  and  will  administer  all  the  military 
affairs  thereof.     He  is  responsible  for  the  safety,  defense,  and  discipline  of 
the  post,  but  for  the  instruction,  tactical  efficiency,  and  preparedness  for  war 
service  of  the  troops  pertaining  only  to  the  tactical  unit  to  which  he  belongs. 
When  troops  of  different  brigades  are  serving  at  the  same  post  he  will  see  that 
the  approved  programs  prescribed  by  proper  authority  in  accordance  with  in- 
struction orders  of  the  War  Department  are  faithfully  complied  with,  and  will 
see  that  commanders  of  units  not  pertaining  to  his  tactical  command  are  given 
every  possible  facility  for  preparing  their  commands  for  service.     Should  such 
programs  involve  conflicting  requirements  which  can  not  be  adjusted  at  the 
post,  he  will  refer  the  matter  through  military  channels  to  the  department 
commander,  whose  decision  will  be  final. 

He  will  be  responsible  for  the  preservation  and  proper  application  of  public 
property,  for  the  strict  enforcement  of  laws  and  regulations,  and  for  the  proper 
condition  of  quarters  and  defenses.  He  will  make  an  inspection  of  his  com- 
mand on  the  last  day  of  every  month,  will  satisfy  himself  by  frequent  per- 
sonal examination  that  the  disbursements  of  all  officers  in  charge  of  funds  are 
in  accordance  with  law  and  regulations  and  their  accounts  correctly  stated, 
and  will  make  such  reports  of  these  inspections  and  examinations  as  the  depart- 
ment commander  may  direct. 

General  officers  commanding  posts  will  leave  the  details  of  administration  to 
subordinate  commanders  as  far  as  practicable.  Thus  the  visits  prescribed  in 
paragraph  204  to  be  made  by  the  post  commander,  and  the  action  prescribed 
for  the  commanding  officer  in  case  of  deserters  in  Article  XIX,  may  be  dele- 
gated to  regimental  or  detached  battalion  commanders ;  regimental  commanders 
should  appoint  summary  courts  for  the  trial  of  cases  arising  in  their  respective 
regiments;  under  paragraph  711  regimental  and  separate  battalion  commanders 
should  appoint  surveying  officers  for  cases  arising  in  their  respective  commands. 
A  general  officer  commanding  a  post  may  authorize  regimental  or  separate 
battalion  commanders  to  approve  requisitions  for  clothing,  for  allowances  the 
amounts  of  wrhich  are  fixed,  and  for  such  amounts  of  stationery  as  the  post 
commander  may  prescribe.  All  military  personnel  and  employees  within  the 
limits  of  a  post,  doing  duty  pertaining  wholly  to  that  post,  will  be  under  the 
direct  command  of  the  post  commander. 

Within  the  meaning  and  purpose  of  this  paragraph  a  coast  defense  command 
is  to  be  regarded  as  a  military  post.  If  it  should  be  impracticable  for  the  coast 
defense  commander  to  complete  the  monthly  inspection  of  his  command  on  the 
last  day  of  the  month,  the  inspection  will  be  completed  as  soon  thereafter  as 
possible, 


52  MILITARY   POSTS   AND   RESERVATIONS. 

204.  The  post  commander  and  surgeon  will  make  frequent  visits  during  the 
month  to  the  hospital,  guardhouse,  mess  hall,  mess  rooms,  and  other  buildings 
and  rooms  used  by  enlisted  men. 

205.  An  orderly  observance  of  the  Sabbath  by  the  officers  and  men  in  the 
military  service  is  enjoined.    Military  duty  and  labor  on  Sunday  will  be  reduced 
to  the  measure  of  strict  necessity. 

206.  The  staff  of  a  post  commander  will  consist  of  such  staff  officers  as  arc 
on  duty  at  the  post,  and  such  line  officers  as  may  be  required  for  staff  duties. 
Their  official  designations  will  be  as  follows:  Adjutant,  quartermaster,  surgeon. 
engineer  officer,  ordnance  officer,  and  signal  officer.     The  official  address  of  the 
senior  medical  officer  at  a  post  will  be — 

THE  SURGEON, 

FORT , 


and  in  like  manner  the  official  addresses  of  the  other  staff  officers  of  a  post 
will  be,  respectively:  The  Adjutant,  The  Quartermaster,  The  Engineer  Officer, 
The  Ordnance  Officer,  and  The*  Signal  Officer,  Fort  -  — . 

207.  Expenditures  of  labor,  money,  or  material  upon  posts  will  be  strictly 
limited  to  the  amounts  allowed  by  law  and  regulations. 

208.  When  practicable,  temporary  buildings  for  the  use  of  the  Army  will 
be  erected  by  its  enlisted  force,  and  necessary  repairs  of  public  buildings  at 
garrisoned  posts  not  appropriated  for  or  specially  authorized  will  be  made  by 
the  troops. 

209.  Post  commanders  are  authorized  to  assist  mail  contractors  with  Gov- 
ernment transportation,  provided  it  can  be  spared  without  detriment  to  the  serv- 
ice, when,  through  accident  or  unavoidable  casualty,  they  are  deprived  of  the 
means  necessary  to  fulfill  their  contracts.     Such  assistance  must  cease  as  soon 
as  the  contractor  can,  by  exercise  of  proper  diligence,  resupply  himself  with 
transportation.     Receipts  for  the  property  loaned  will  be  taken,  which,  in  the 
event  of  its  loss  or  damage,  will  be  forwarded,  with  a  report  of  facts,  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  that  the  amount  involved  may  be  collected  from 
the  contractor  through  the  Post-Office  Department. 

210.  At  posts  supplied  with  ordnance  and  with  ammunition  for  the  purpose, 
a  morning  and  evening  gun  will  be  fired  daily  at  reveille  and  retreat. 

POST  RECORDS. 

211.  The  following-named  books  of  record,  reports,  and  papers  will  be  kept 
at  each  post:  A  correspondence  book,   a   consolidated   morning  report   and   a 
guard  report,  furnished  by  the  Adjutant  General's  Department;  a  post  exchange 
council  book,  furnished  by  the  post  exchange.     A  document  file,  copies  of  all 
returns  and  reports  rendered  (if  not  contained  in  document  file),  all  orders 
received,  in  fine,  all  official  papers  that  relate  to  post  administration  will  be 
filed  and  preserved  as  a  part  of  the  post  records.     The  records  of  post  noncom- 
missioned staff  officers  and  of  other  enlisted  men  at  posts  not  belonging  to 
organizations   serving  thereat  will  be  kept  as  provided  for  companies.     The 
records  will  not  be  removed  from  the  post  except  on  its  discontinuance.     Com- 
manding officers  will  see  that  the  records  are  accurately  kept  and  are  properly 
transferred  to  their  successors. 

RESERVATIONS. 

212.  Department  commanders  will  supervise  all  military  reservations  within 
the  limits  of  their  commands,  and,  if  necessary,  will  use  force  to  remove  tres- 
passers.   No  license  or  permission  to  any  civilian  to  use  or  occupy  any  part 


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of  a  reservation  will  be  given,  except  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  unless  he  be 
in  the  employ  of  the  Government,  or  in  the  family  or  service  of  persons  there 
employed 

213.  Military  posts  and  the  buildings  and  grounds  pertaining  thereto  will  be 
kept  in  a  clean  and  attractive  condition.     Reasonable  adornment  and  beautifica- 
tion  of  the  grounds  in  the  neighborhood  of  public  buildings  is  to  be  sought,  but 
troops  are  not  to  be  employed  for  such  purposes  to  such  an  extent  as  to  interfere 
with  their  training  and  instruction. 

Live  trees  in  the  vicinity  of  the  inhabited  parts  of  a  military  reservation  will 
not  be  cut  down,  except  on  the  recommendation  of  a  board  of  officers  consisting 
of  the  three  officers  on  duty  at  the  post  next  in  rank  to  the  commander,  or  of  as 
many  as  are  available  if  less  than  three,  and  when  such  recommendation  is 
approved  by  the  post  and  department  commanders.  . 

214.  Military  posts  temporarily  evacuated  by  troops,  and  lands  reserved  for 
military  use,  will  be  under  charge  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps.     Permanent 
works  of  defense,  however,  and  the  lands  appurtenant  thereto,  are  under  the 
supervision  of  the  Engineer  Department. 

ARTICLE  XXVIII. 

FLAGS,  COLORS,  STANDARDS,  AND  GUIDONS. 

215.  The  flag  of  the  United  States  has  13  horizontal  stripes,  7  red  and  6 
white,  the  red  and  white  stripes  alternating,  and  the  union  of  the  flag  consists 
of  white  stars  in  a  blue  field  placed  in  the  upper  quarter  next  the  staff,  and 
extending  to  the  lower  edge  of  the  fourth  red  stripe  from  the  top.    The  number 
of  stars  is  the  same  as  the  number  of  States  in  the  Union.     On  the  admission 
of  a  State  into  the  Union,  one  star  will  be  added  to  the  union  of  the  flag,  and 
such  addition  will  take  effect  on  the  4th  day  of  July  next  succeeding  such 
admission. 

216.  The  field  or  union  of  the  national  flag  in  use  in  the  Army  will  consist 
from  and  after  July  4,  1912,  of  48  stars,  in  six  rows,  8  stars  in  each  row,  in  a 
blue  field,  arranged  as  follows : 


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217.  The  flag  of  the  President  shall  be  of  blue  bunting,  with  the  official  coat 
of  arms  of  the  United  States  of  suitable  size  in  the  center,  and  shall  be  10.20 
feet  hoist,  14.40  feet  fly. 

218.  The  colors  of  the  President  shall  be  of  blue  silk,  6  feet  6  inches  fly,  and 
4  feet  on  the  pike,  which  shall  be  11  feet  long,  including  the  ferrule  and  head. 
The  head  shall  consist  of  a  globe  2  inches  in  diameter,  surmounted  by  an 
American  eagle,  alert,  5f  inches  high.     In  each  of  the  four  corners  shall  be  a 
5-poiuted  white  star  with  one  point  upward,  the  points  of  each  star  to  lie  in  the 
circumference  of  an  imaginary  circle  of  2£  inches  radius.    The  centers  of  these 


54  FLAGS,   COLORS,   ETC. 

circles  are  9  inches  from  the  short  sides  and  7  inches  from  the  long  sides  of  the 
color.  In  the  center  of  the  color  shall  be  a  large  fifth  star,  also  of  5  points, 
which  lie  in  the  circumference  of  an  imaginary  circle  of  16^  inches  radius.  The 
center  of  this  circle  is  the  point  of  intersection  of  the  diagonals  of  the  color. 
The  reentering  angles  of  this  large  star  lie  in  the  circumference  of  an  imaginary 
circle  of  8  inches  radius,  with  the  same  center  as  before.  Inside  of  the  star 
thus  outlined  is  a  parallel  star,  separated  from  it  by  a  band  of  white  1£  inches 
wide.  This  inner  star  forms  a  scarlet  field,  upon  which  is  the  official  coat  of 
arms  of  the  United  States,  the  device  being  located  by  placing  the  middle 
point  of  the  line  dividing  the  chief  from  the  paleways  of  the  escutcheon  upon 
the  point  of  intersection  of  the  diagonals  of  the  color.  On  the  blue  field 
around  the  larger  star  are  other  white  stars,  one  for  each  State,  equally  scat- 
tered in  the  reentering  angles,  and  all  included  within  the  circumference  of  an 
imaginary  circle  of  19£  inches  radius,  whose  center  is  the  center  of  the  large 
star.  The  device,  letters,  and  stars  are  to  be  embroidered  in  silk,  the  same  on 
both  sides  of  the  color;  the  edges  to  be  trimmed  with  knotted  fringe  of  silver 
and  gold  3  inches  wide;  the  cord,  8  feet  6  inches  long,  having  two  tassels,  and 
composed  of  red,  white,  and  blue  silk  strands. 

219.  The  flag  of  the  Secretary  of  War  shall  be  of  scarlet  bunting,  measuring 

12  feet  fly  and  6  feet  8  inches  hoist.     In  each  of  the  four  corners  shall  be  a 
5-pointed  white  star  with  one  point  upward,  the  points  of  each  star  to  lie  in 
the  circumference  of  an  imaginary  circle  of  5  inches  radius;  the  centers  of  these 
circles  to  be  17  inches  from  the  short  sides  and  12  inches  from  the  long  sides  of 
the  flag.     In  the  center  of  the  flag  shall  be  the  official  coat  of  arms  of  the 
United  States,  of  suitable  size. 

220.  The  flag  of  the  Assistant  Secretary  of  War  shall  be  of  white  bunting, 
measuring  12  feet  fly  and  6  feet  8  inches  hoist.     In  each  of  the  four  corners 
shall  be  a  5-pointed  scarlet  star  with  one  point  upward,  the  points  of  each 
star  to  lie  in  the  circumference  of  an  imaginary  circle  of  5  inches  radius;  the 
centers  of  these  stars  to  be  17  inches  from  the  short  sides  and  12  inches  from 
the  long  sides  of  the  flag.     In  the  center  of  the  flag  shall  be  the  official  coat  of 
arms  of  the  United  States,  of  suitable  size. 

221.  The  colors  of  the  Secretary  of  War  shall  be  of  scarlet  silk,  5  feet  6 
inches  fly,  4  feet  4  inches  on  the  pike,  which  shall  be  9  feet  long,  including 
ferrule  and  spearhead.'    In  each  of  the  four  corners  shall  be  a  5-pointed  white 
star  with  one  point  upward,  the  points  of  each  star  to  lie  in  the  circumference 
of  an  imaginary  circle  of  2^  inches  radius;  the  centers  of  these  circles  to  be 

13  inches  from  the  short  sides  and  1\  inches  from  the  long  sides  of  the  color. 
In  the  center  shall  be  placed  in  colors  the  official  coat  of  arms  of  the  United 
States,  the  device,  letters,  and  stars  to  be  embroidered  in  silk  on  both  sides  of 
the  color;  the  edges  to  be  trimmed  with  knotted  fringe  of  white  silk  3  inches 
wide;  the  cord  8  feet  6  inches  long,  having  two  tassels,  and  composed  of  white 
and  scarlet  strands. 

222.  The  colors  of  the  Assistant  Secretary  of  War  shall  be  of  white  silk, 
5  feet  6  inches  fly,  4  feet  4  inches  on  the  pike,  which  shall  be  9  feet  long,  includ- 
ing spearhead  and  ferrule.     In  each  of  the  four  corners  shall  be  a  5-pointed 
scarlet  star,  one  point  upward,  the  points  of  each  star  to  lie  in  the  circum- 
ference of  an  imaginary  circle  of  2$  inches  radius ;  the  centers  of  these  circles 
to  be  13  inches  from  the  short  sides  and  1\  inches  from  the  long  sides  of  the 
color.     In  the  center  shall  be  placed  in  colors  the  official  coat  of  arms  of  the 
United  States,  of  suitable  size;  the  device,  letters,  and  stars  to  be  embroidered 
in  silk  on  both  sides  of  the  color ;  the  edges  to  be  trimmed  with  knotted  fringe 
of  scarlet  silk  3  inches  wide;  a  cord  8  feet  6  inches  long,  having  two  tassels, 
and  composed  of  white  and  scarlet  silk  strands  to  be  placed  on  the  pike. 


FLAGS,   COLORS,   ETC.  55 

223.  The  garrison,  post,  and  storm  flags  are  national  flags  and  shall  be  of 
bunting.     The  union  of  each  is  as  described  in  paragraph  210  and  shall  be  of 
the  following  proportions:  Width,  seven-thirteenths  of  the  hoist  of  the  flag; 
length,  seventy-six  one  hundredths  of  the  hoist  of  the  flag. 

The  garrison  flag  will  have  38  feet  fly  and  20  feet  hoist.  It  will  be  furnished 
only  to  posts  designated  in  orders  from  time  to  time  from  the  War  Department, 
r.iid  will  be  hoisted  only  on  holidays  and  important  occasions. 

The  post  flag  will  have  19  feet  fly  and  10  feet  hoist.  It  will  be  furnished  for 
all  garrison  posts  and  will  be  hoisted  in  pleasant  weather. 

The  storm  flag  will  have  9  feet  6  inches  fly  and  5  feet  hoist.  It  will  be  fur- 
nished for  all  occupied  posts  for  use  in  stormy  and  windy  weather.  It  will  also 
be  furnished  to  national  cemeteries. 

224.  A  recruiting  flag  and  an  advertising  flag  will  be  furnished  for  general 
recruiting  stations. 

The  recruiting  flag  will  be  of  the  same  description  and  dimensions  as  the 
storm  flag,  except  that  it  will  be  provided  with  an  incased  lath  to  keep  the  flag 
from  tangling  while  displayed  with  staff  horizontal. 

The  advertising  flag  will  have  the  same  dimensions  as  the  recruiting  flag.  It 
will  be  of  blue  bunting,  with  an  incased  lath  to  prevent  tangling,  and  will  bear  on 
both  sides  of  the  flag  the  following  inscription  in  bleached  muslin  letters: 

MEN    WANTED 

FOB  THE 

UNITED   STATES 

ARMY. 

2244.  FLAGS  FOR  CHAPLAINS. — A  flag  of  blue  bunting,  rectangular  in  shape, 
2  feet  hoist  and  3  feet  fly,  bearing  in  the  center  a  Latin  cross  18  inches  high  and 
of  suitable  width,  in  white,  will  be  furnished  to  each  chaplain  by  the  Quarter- 
master Corps. 

These  flags  will  be  used  for  field  service  only  and  will  be  dropped  by  the 
issuing  officer  from  his  property  account  upon  the  receipts  of  the  chaplains  to 
whom  they  are  supplied. 

225.  The  flag  of  the  Geneva  Convention,  to  be  used  in  connection  with  the 
national  flag  in  time  of  war  with  a  signatory  of  the  convention,  will  be  as 
follows : 

For  general  hospitals,  white  bunting,  9  by  5  feet,  with  a  red  cross  of  bunting 
4  feet  high  and  4  feet  wide  in  the  center ;  arms  of  cross  to  be  16  inches  wide. 

For  field  hospitals,  white  bunting,  6  by  4  feet,  with  a  red  cross  of  bunting  3 
feet  high  and  3  feet  wide  in  the  center ;  arms  of  cross  to  be  12  inches  wide. 

For  ambulances  and  guidons  to  mark  the  way  to  field  hospitals,  white  bunting, 
28  by  16  inches,  with  a  red  cross  of  bunting  12  inches  high  and  12  inches  wide 
in  the  center ;  arms  of  cross  to  be  4  inches  wide. 

226.  BATTALIONS  OF  ENGINEERS. — The  national  color  shall  be  of  silk,  5  feet 
6  inches  fly,  4  feet  4  inches  on  the  pike,  which  shall  be  9  feet  long,  including 
spearhead  and  ferrule;  the  union  to  be  2  feet  6  inches  long,  with  stars  em- 
broidered in  white  silk  on  both  sides  of  the  union ;  the  edges  to  be  trimmed  with 
knotted  fringe  of  yellow  silk  2£  inches  wide;  the  cord  8  feet  6  inches  long,  hav- 
ing two  tassels,  and  composed  of  red,  white,  and  blue  silk  strands.     The  official 
designation  of  the  battalion  will  be  engraved  on  a  silver  band  placed  on  the  pike. 
The  battalion  color  shall  be  of  scarlet  silk  of  the  same  dimensions  as  the 
national  color,  having  embroidered  upon  it  in  colors  the  official  coat  of  arms  of 
the  United  States,  of  suitable  size.     Below  the  coat  of  arms  in  the  middle  shall 
be  embroidered,  in  white  silk,  the  insignia  of  the  Corps  of  Engineers  and  also 


56  FLAGS,   COLORS,   ETC. 

an  outlined  scroll  bearing  the  inscription  "—  -  Battalion,  U.  S.  Engineers;" 
the  edges  to  be  trimmed  with  knotted  fringe  of  white  silk  2£  inches  wide ;  cord 
and  tassels  same  size  as  national  color,  to  be  of  white  and  scarlet  silk  strands; 
both  sides  of  color  to  be  embroidered  alike. 

227.  ENGINEER  REGIMENTS. — When  engineeer  troops  are  organized  into  regi- 
ments, battalion  colors  will  not  be  used,  but  the  following  colors  will  be  used  by 
the  regiment: 

The  national  color  shall  be  the  same  as  prescribed  in  paragraph  226,  except 
that  the  inscription  on  the  name  plate  shall  be  "  —  -  U.  S.  Engineers."  The 
regimental  color  shall  be  the  same  as  battalion  color  prescribed  in  paragraph 
226,  except  that  the  inscription  on  the  scroll  shall  be  "  —  -  U.  S.  Engineers." 

228.  COAST  ARTILLERY  CORPS. — The  national  color  shall  be  as  prescribed  in 
paragraph  226,  the  official  designation  of  the  coast  defense  command  to  be 
placed  on  the  silver  band. 

The  corps  color,  of  the  same  dimensions  as  national  color,  shall  be  of  scarlet 
silk,  having  embroidered  upon  it  in  colors  the  official  coat  of  arms  of  the  United 
States,  of  suitable  size.  Below  the  coat  of  arms,  in  the  middle,  will  be  embroid- 
ered in  yellow  silk  two  cannons,  crossed;  also  a  scroll  embroidered  in  yellow 
silk  and  bearing  the  inscription . "  U.  S.  Coast  Artillery  Corps,"  embroidered  in 
red  silk ;  the  edges  to  be  trimmed  with  knotted  fringe  of  yellow  silk  2£  inches 
wide;  cord  and  tassels  same  size  as  those  of  national  color,  to  be  of  red  and 
yellow  silk  strands.  One  set  of  national  and  corps  colors  shall  be  issued  to  the 
headquarters  of  each  coast  defense  command. 

229.  INFANTRY  REGIMENTS. — The  national   color  shall  be  as  prescribed  in 
paragraph  226,  the  official  designation  of  the  regiment  to  be  placed  on  the  silver 
band. 

The  regimental  color,  of  same  dimensions  as  national  color,  shall  be  of  blue 
silk,  having  embroidered  upon  it  in  colors  the  official  coat  of  arms  of  the  United 
States,  of  suitable  size.  Below  the  coat  of  arms  shall  be  placed  a  scroll  embroid- 
ered in  red  silk,  bearing  the  inscription  "  —  -  U.  S.  Infantry,"  embroidered  in 
white  silk;  the  edges  to  be  trimmed  with  knotted  fringe  of  yellow. silk  24  inches 
wide;  cord  and  tassels  same  size  as  those  of  national  color,  to  be  of  blue  and 
white  silk  strands. 

230.  STANDARDS  FOR  CAVALRY  REGIMENTS. — The  national  standard  shall  be 
the  national  flag  of  silk,  4  feet  fly,  and  3  feet  on  the  lance,  which  shall  be  9 
feet  6  inches  long,  including  spearhead  and  ferrule;  the  union  to  be  22  inches 
long,  with  stars  embroidered  in  white  silk  on  both  sides  of  the  union ;  the  edges 
to  be  trimmed  with  knotted  fringe  of  yellow  silk  1\  inches  wide;  the  official 
designation  of  the  regiment  to  be  engraved  on  a  silver  band  placed  on  the  lance. 

The  regimental  standard,  of  same  dimensions  as  the  national  standard,  shall 
be  of  yellow  silk,  having  embroidered  upon  it  in  colors  the  official  coat  of  arms 
of  the  United  States,  of  suitable  size.  Below  the  coat  of  arms  shall  be  placed  a 

scroll  embroidered  in  red  silk  and  bearing  the  inscription  " U.  S.  Cavalry," 

embroidered  in  yellow ;  the  edges  to  be  trimmed  with  knotted  fringe  of  yellow 
silk  24  inches  wide. 

231.  STANDARDS  FOR  FIELD  ARTILLERY  REGIMENTS. — The  national    standard 
shall  be  as  described  in  paragraph  230. 

The  regimental  standard,  of  the  same  dimensions  as  the  national  standard, 
shall  be  of  scarlet  silk,  having  embroidered  on  it  in  colors  the  official  coat  of 
arms  of  the  United  States,  of  suitable  size.  Below  the  coat  of  arms  shall  be 
placed  a  scroll  embroidered  in  yellow  silk  and  bearing  the  inscription  "  — 
U.  S.  Field  Artillery,"  embroidered  in  scarlet;  the  edges  to  be  trimmed  with 
knotted  fringe  of  yellow  silk  2£  inches  wide. 


FLAGS,   COLORS,   ETC.  57 

232.  COLORS  AND  STANDARDS. — The  silken  national  and  regimental  colors  or 
standards  shall  he  carried  in  battle,  campaign,  and  on  all  occasions  of  ceremony 
at  regimental  headquarters  in  which  two  or  more  companies  of  the  regiment 
participate. 

A  similar  rule  applies  to  the  use  of  the  silken  colors  of  the  battalion  of  engi- 
neers and  of  the  coast  defense  commands. 

When  not  in  use  as  prescribed  in  this  paragraph,  colors  and  standards  will  be 
kept  in  their  waterproof  cases. 

233.  SERVICE  COLORS  AND  STANDARDS. — A  national  color  or  standard  made  of 
bunting  or  other  suitable  material,  but  in  all  other  respects  similar  to  the  silken 
national  color  or  standard,  shall  be  furnished  as  follows :  To  each  battalion  of 
engineers,  one  color ;  to  each  regiment  of  infantry,  one  color  for  each  battalion ; 
to  each  coast  defense  command,  one  color  for  each  post  where  two  or  more 
companies  are  stationed ;  to  each  regiment  of  cavalry,  one  standard  for  each 
squadron;  to  each  regiment  of  field  artillery,  one  standard  for  each  battalion. 
The  official  designation  of  the  regiment  of  infantry,  cavalry,  or  field  artillery,  of 
the  battalion  of  engineers,  or  of  the  coast  defense  command,  will  be  engraved 
on  a  silver  band  placed  on  the  pike  or  lance. 

These  colors  and  standards  are  for  use  at  drills,  and  on  marches,  and  on  all 
service  other  than  battles,  campaigns,  and  occasions  of  ceremony;  but  bat- 
talions and  squadrons  detached  from  regimental  headquarters,  and  garrisons  of 
coast  artillery  posts  other  than  coast  defense  headquarters,  may  use  them  upon 
all  occasions.  Not  more  than  one  national  color  or  standard  will  be  carried 
when  the  regiment  or  any  part  of  it  is  assembled. 

234.  COLORS  FOR  BATTALIONS  OF  PHILIPPINE  SCOUTS. — The  national  service 
color  prescribed  in  paragraph  233  will  be  used  on  all  occasions.     The  official 
designation  of  the  battalion  will  be  engraved  on  a  silver  band  placed  on  the 
pike  or  lance. 

235.  GUIDONS  FOR  CAVALRY. — Each  troop  of  cavalry  will  have  a  silken  guidon, 
cut  swallow-tailed,  15  inches  to  the  fork,  3  feet  5  inches  fly  from  lance  to  end  of 
swallowtail,  and  2  feet  3  inches  on  the  lance,  having  two  horizontal  stripes  each 
one-half  the  width  of  the  flag,  the  upper  red  and  lower  white,  the  red  stripe 
having  on  both  sides  in  the  center  the  number  of  the  regiment  in  white  silk, 
and  the  white  stripe  the  letter  of  the  troop  in  red  silk,  the  letter  and  number 
block  shaped,  4f  inches  high,  the  lance  li  inches  in  diameter  and  9  feet  long, 
including  spear  and  ferrule.     Each  troop  will  also  have  a  service  guidon,  made 
of  bunting  or  other  suitable  material,   in  shape  and  design  the  same  as  the 
silken  guidon;  the  latter  will  be  used  only  in  battle,  campaign,  or  on  occasions 
of  ceremony. 

236.  GUIDONS  FOR  FIELD  ARTILLERY. — Each  battery  of  field  artillery  will  have 
a  guidon  of  scarlet  silk,  dimensions  and  shape  same  as  described  for  cavalry 
guidons,  in  the  center  on  both  sides  of  the  guidon  two  crossed  field  guns,  about 
14J  inches  in  length,  with  number  of  regiment  in  the  upper  and  letter  of  bat- 
tery in  the  lower  angle;  field  guns,  number,  and  letter  to  be  of  yellow  silk, 
number  and  letter  block  shaped,  4£  inches  high;  lance  same  as  for  cavalry 
guidon.     This  silken  guidon  will  be  used  only  in  battle,  campaign,  or  on  occa- 
sions of  ceremony.     Each  bai*»r-  will  also  have  a  service  guidon  of  bunting  or 
other  suitable  material,  in  shape  and  design  the  same  as  the  silken  guidon. 

237.  GUIDONS  FOR  ENGINEERS. — Each  mounted  section  of  engineers  will  have 
a  guidon  of  scarlet  silk,  of  triangular  shape,  4  feet  fly  from  lance  to  apex  of 
triangle,  and  2  feet  3  inches  on  the  lance;  on  both  sides  of  the  guidon  a  castle 
about  14  inches  in  length  and  7  inches  from  lance,  embroidered  in  silver,  with 
the  letter  of  the  company  above  the  center  tower  of  the  castle;  the  letter  em- 


58  FLAGS,   COLORS,   ETC. 

broidered  in  silver,  block  shaped,  and  4|  inches  high;  the  lance  li  inches  in 
diameter  and  9  feet  long,  including  spear  and  ferrule.  Each  company  will  also 
have  a  service  guidon,  made  of  bunting  or  other  suitable  material,  in  shape  and 
design  the  same  as  the  silken  guidon. 

238.  GUIDONS   FOR    SIGNAL   CORPS. — Each   mounted  company   of  the   Signal 
Corps  will  have  a  guidon  of  orange  silk,  dimensions  and  shape  same  as  de- 
scribed for  cavalry  guidons;   in   the  center  on  both  sides  of  the  guidon  two 
crossed  flags  6  inches  square  of  white  silk,  with  centers  2  inches  square  of 
scarlet  silk,  having  staffs  15  inches  in  length  of  yellow  silk;  the  letter  of  the 
company,  of  white  silk,  block  shaped,  4£  inches  high,  to  be  placed  above  the 
crossed  flags;  lance  same  as  for  cavalry  guidon.     This  silken  guidon  will  be 
used  only  in  battle,  campaign,  or  on  occasions  of  ceremony.     Each  mounted 
company  of  the  Signal  Corps  will  also  have  a  service  guidon,  made  of  bunting 
or  other  suitable  material,  in  shape  and  design  the  same  as  the  silken  guidon. 

239.  Whenever  in  the  opinion  of  a  commanding  officer  the  condition  of  any 
silken  color,  standard,  or  guidon  in  the  possession  of  his  command  has  become 
unserviceable,  a  surveying  officer  will  be  appointed  to  report,  for  the  informa* 
tion  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  its  condition  and  the  necessity  of  supplying  a 
new  one.     If  requiring  repair,  application  to  have  it  placed  in  a  serviceable  con- 
dition should  be  made  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps.     Service  colors 
arid  guidons  will  be  submitted  for  the  action  of  an  inspector  when  unfit  for 
further  use.     Upon  receipt  of  new  silken  colors,  standards,  or  guidons  command- 
ing officers  will  cause  those  replaced  to  be  numbered  and  retained  by  the  organi- 
zation to  which  they  belong  as  mementos  of  service,  a  synopsis  of  which,  bearing 
the  same  number,  will  be  filed  with  the  records  of  the  organization. 

240.  Boat  flags  and  pennants  for  the  use  of  officers  of  the  Army  when  making 
official  visits  by  water  are  authorized  as  follows: 

FOR  GENERAL  OFFICERS. — A  flag  of  scarlet  bunting,  rectangular  in  shape,  3  feet 
hoist  and  4  feet  9  inches  fly;  the  rank  to  be  indicated  by  white  stars  of  suitable 
size  placed  in  the  center  line  of  the  length  of  the  flag;  for  a  brigadier  general, 
one  star;  for  a  major  general,  two  stars,  and  for  the  Lieutenant  General,  three 
stars. 

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The  Chief  of  Coast  Artillery  and  the  chiefs  of  bureaus  of  the  War  Department 
will  use  the  general  officer's  flag  with  the  appropriate  number  of  st:irs. 

FOR  COAST  DEFENSE  COMMANDERS. — A  flag  of  scarlet  bunting,  rectangular  in 
shape,  1  foot  6  inches  hoist  and  2  feet  fly  for  small  boats  and  launches  and  2 
feet  3  inches  hoist  and  3  feet  fly  for  larger  boats.  In  the  center,  on  both  sides. 
crossed  cannon  in  yellow,  with  a  medallion  /it  their  intersection,  in  scarlet, 
having  an  oblong  projectile  in  yellow. 

FOR  POST  COMMANDERS. — A  pennant  of  bunting,  triangular  in  shape,  1  foot 
hoist  and  3  feet  fly;  the  third  nearest  the  staff  to  be  a  blue  field  bearing  thir- 
teen white  stars  and  the  remaining  two-thirds  to  be  scarlet. 

The  truck  of  the  staff  for  general  officers,  artillery  district  commanders,  and 
post  commanders  above  the  rank  of  captain  to  be  a  gilt  ball,  and  for  post  com- 
manders of  lower  grade  to  be  flat. 

241.  Camp  colors  will  be  as  described  for  flags,  printed  upon  bunting  18  by 
20  inches,  on  a  pole  of  ash  8  feet  long  and  1J  inches  in  diameter,  the  butt  end 
armed  with  a  pointed  ferrule. 

242.  Whenever  provisional  divisions  and  brigades  are  organized  for  purposes 
of  instruction,  the  headquarters  of  opposing  forces  are  marked  by  blue  and 
red   banners,    respectively.      Headquarters    of   organizations  may   be   marked, 
according  to  the  force  to  which  they  belong,  by  blue  or  red  flags  or  pennants 
with  appropriate  insignia  in  white. 


FLAGS,  COLORS,  ETC. REGIMENTS  AND  BATTALIONS.  59 

Dimensions : 

Division  flag:  Four  feet  hoist,  6  feet  fly. 
Brigade  pennant :  Swallow-tailed,  4  feet  hoist,  5  feet  fly. 

The  chief  umpire's  flag  will  be  made  of  white  bunting,  crossed  diagonally 
from  corner  to  corner  with  two  stripes  of  red  bunting,  8  inches  wide;  same 
size  as  division  flag. 

Flags  and  pennants  for  headquarters  of  opposing  forces  and  organizations 
will  be  furnished  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

243.  No  ensign,  pennon,  streamer,  or  other  banner  of  any  kind  other  than 
the  flags,   colors,   standards,   pennants,   and  guidons   prescribed   by   the  Army 
Regulations  or  otherwise  authorized  by  the  War  Department  will  be  used  by  the 
Army  or  by  any  regiment  or  other  organization  thereof. 

244.  The  names  and  dates  of  battles  in  which  a  regiment  of  cavalry,  field 
artillery,   or  infantry,   or  a  battalion  of  engineers  has  participated   may   be 
engraved  on  silver  bands  to  be  placed  on  the  pike  of  the  colors  or  lance  of  the 
standard,  as  the  case  may  be,  of  such  regiment  or  battalion,  provided  that  the 
names  of  the  battles  which  it  is  proposed  to  have  engraved  on  the  silver  bands 
be  submitted  to  the  War  Department,  in  order  that  there  may  be  some  uni- 
formity in  determining  what  are  to  be  classed  as  battles.    Where  only  part  of  a 
regiment  or  of  a  battalion  of  engineers  participated  in  a  battle  the  name  and 
date  of  such  battle,  followed  by  the  letter  or  numerical  designation  of  the  unit 
or  units  of  the  regiment  or  battalion  so  engaged,  -may  also  be  engraved  on  a 
silver  band  pertaining  to  such  regiment  or  battalion. 

ARTICLE  XXIX. 

REGIMENTS  AND  BATTALIONS. 

245.  In  the  cavalry,  field  artillery,  and  infantry  arms  the  regiment  is  the 
administrative  unit.     The  headquarters  of  the  regiment  are  at  the  station  of 
the  permanent  regimental   commander;    in  his  absence  the  command  of  the 
regiment  devolves  upon  the  senior  officer  on  duty  with  it  wherever  he  may  be 
stationed.    The  regiment  is  composed  of  two  or  more  battalions  which,  in  turn, 
are  composed  of  two  or  more  companies.     The  battalion,  in  a  regiment,  is  not 
an  administrative  unit  and  has  no  separate  records;  it  is  purely  a  tactical  unit 
conveniently  organized  for  instruction  or  maneuver,  and  particularly  for  com- 
bat, either  as  an  integral  part  of  the  regiment  to  which  it  belongs  or  separated 
from  it.     It  is  appropriately  commanded  by  a  field  officer,  normally  a  major, 
regularly  assigned  in  orders.     In  the  absence  of  its  regular  commander  the 
command  devolves  upon  the  senior  officer  of  the  battalion  on  duty  with  it, 
unless  a  field  officer  has  been  assigned  as  contemplated  in  paragraph  247.    When- 
ever incomplete  battalions  of  the  same  or  different  regiments  are  serving  to- 
gether, the  commanding  officer  may  designate  provisional  battalions,  and  simi- 
larly, in  the  case  of  incomplete  regiments,  he  may  designate  provisional  regi- 
ments.   The  regulations  relating  to  regiments  apply  to  battalions  not  organized 
into  regiments  unless  otherwise  specially  provided. 

A  battalion  commander  is  responsible  for  the  instruction,  tactical  efficiency, 
and  preparedness  for  war  service  of  the  troops  of  his  battalion  under  his 
immediate  command. 

246.  A  regimental  commander  and  coast-defense  commander  are  responsible 
for  the  instruction,  tactical  efficiency,  and  preparedness  for  war  service  of  the 
troops  under  his  immediate  command.     They  will  encourage  among  their  officers 
harmonious  relations  and  a  friendly  spirit  of  emulation  in  the  performance  of 


60  BEGIMENTS  AND   BATTALIONS. 

duty.  Their  timely  interference  to  prevent  disputes,  their  advice  to  the  inex- 
perienced, and  immediate  censure  of  any  conduct  liable  to  produce  dissension 
in  the  command  or  to  reflect  discredit  upon  it,  are  of  great  importance  in 
securing  and  maintaining  its  efficiency.  In  such  efforts  they  will  receive  the 
loyal  support  of  their  subordinates. 

247.  Field  officers  of  the  mobile  Army  are  assigned  by  the  department  com- 
mander to  stations  or  commands  where  their  services  are  most  required,  and 
are  there  assigned  to  appropriate  duties  by  the  commanding  officer,  preferably 
with  troops  of  the  units  to  which  they  belong.     A  lieutenant  colonel  may  be 
appropriately  assigned  to  the  command  of  any  part  of  a  regiment  larger  than 
a  battalion,  or  to  the  command  of  a  battalion  in  the  absence  of  its  major. 

248.  The  regimental  staff  officers  are  appointed  from  the  captains,  and  con- 
sist of  the  adjutant,  the  quartermaster,  and  the  commissary,  and  they  will  be 
so  designated,  respectively.     They  are  appointed  by  the  regimental  commander, 
who  will  at  once  report  his  action  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army.    The 
battalion  staff  officers  consist  of  the  adjutant  and  the  quartermaster  and  com- 
missary, and  will  be  designated  as  the  battalion   (or  squadron)   adjutant  and 
the  battalion   (or  squadron)   quartermaster  and  commissary,  respectively.     In 
the  cavalry  and  infantry  arms  the  battalion  adjutant  will  be  appointed  from 
the  first  lieutenants  and  the  battalion   quartermaster   and   commissary  from 
the   second  lieutenants.     In   the   engineer   and   field   artillery   arms,   battalion 
adjutants  are  appointed  from  the  captains,  battalion  quartermasters  and  com- 
missaries from  the  lieutenants.     Except  in   the  battalions  of  engineers  they 
are  appointed  by  the  regimental  commander  after  consultation  with  the  bat- 
talion commander.     When  a  battalion  is  detached  and  serving  at  such  a  dis- 
tance from  regimental  headquarters  that  more  than  15  days  are  required  for 
exchange  of  correspondence  by  mail,  the  battalion  staff  officers  are  appointed 
by  the  battalion  commander,  who  will  immediately  notify  the  regimental  com- 
mander and  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army.     In  the  battalions  of  engineers 
they  are  appointed  by  the  battalion  commanders.     Appointments  of  staff  officers 
will  not  be  antedated  and  will  take  effect  on  the  day  on  which  actually  made. 
A  regimental  staff  officer  will  be  entitled  to  the  pay  pertaining  to  his  appoint- 
ment from  the  date  on  which  he  reports  for  duty  at  regimental  headquarters, 
a  battalion  staff  officer  from  the  date  on  which  he  reports  for  duty  at  the 
station  of  a  company  of  his  battalion,  whether  such  company  be  stationed  at 
the  post  of  the  battalion  commander  or  not.    This  date  will  be  noted  on  the  post 
return  for  the  month  in  which  the  officer  reports,  and  on  his  pay  voucher  for 
the  same  month. 

249.  The  tour  of  duty  of  a  staff  officer  of  a  regiment,  coast  defense  command, 
or  battalion  not  forming  part  of  a  regiment,  is  limited  to  four  years,  and  having 
completed  a  tour,  an  officer  will  not  be  eligible  for  a  second  tour  until  he  shall 
have  served  two  years  as  a  company  officer.     The  tour  of  duty  of  a  staff  officer 
of  a  battalion  forming  part  of  a  regiment  is  limited  to  two  years,  and  having 
completed  a  tour,  an  officer  will  not  be  eligible  for  a  second  tour  until  he  shall 
have  served  two  years  as  a  company  officer. 

250.  All  staff  appointments  in  a  regiment  are  restricted  to  the  officers  on 
duty  with  it  and  who  are  not  serving  at  a  school  of  instruction.     Should  the 
regimental  commander  desire  to  appoint  an  absent  officer  to  the  regimental  staff 
he  may  apply  for  orders  for  the  absent  officer  to  join,  but  the  officer  must  join 
before  the  appointment  can  be  made. 

251.  The  adjutant,  under  the  direction  of  the  commanding  officer,  will  have 
charge  of  the  various  rosters  of  service;  he  will  make,  publish,  and  verify  all 
details,  keep  the  records  of  the  regiment,  and  perform  such  military  duties 


KEGIMENTS  AND   BATTALIONS.  61 

with  troops  as  are   required  by  regulations.     Through   him-  the   commanding 
officer  communicates  with  the  officers  and  men  of  his  command. 

252.  The  adjutant  should  be  courteous  to  and  on  friendly  terms  with  the 
officers  of  the  command  he  represents,  and  will  avoid  all  discussions  of  the 
orders  or  military  conduct  of  his  superiors.    He  should  inform  himself  upon  all 
points  of  military  usage  and  etiquette,  and  on  proper  occasions  aid  with  his 
advice  and   experience  the  subalterns  of  the   regiment,   especially   those  just 
entering  the  service.     He  will  endeavor  at  all  times  to  exert  the  influence  belong- 
ing to  his  station  in  sustaining  the  reputation,  discipline,  and  harmony  of  the 
command. 

253.  The  adjutant,  quartermaster,  and  commissary,   under  the  regimental 
commander,  are  responsible  for  the  discipline  and  efficiency  of  the  noncommis- 
sioned staff  and  band  and  for  the  proper  supply  of  the  regiment  in  the  field. 

254.  Regimental,  battalion,  and  squadron  quartermasters  and  commissaries 
and  regimental  and  battalion  quartermaster  and  commissary  sergeants  will  be 
available  for  duty  as  assistants  and  will  be  required  to  assist  the  officers  of  the 
Quartermaster  Corps  at  the  various  posts  and  stations.     They  shall  not  be  called 
upon  to  receipt  for  money  or  property  which  does  not  pertain  to  their  respec- 
tive regiments,  battalions,  or  squadrons,  nor  shall  they  be  separated  from  the 
organizations  to  which  they  belong. 

They  will  be  available  at  all  times  for  field  service  and  such  other 
with  their  organizations  as  the  regimental  commander  may  deem  necessary. 

Questions  arising  as  to  the  number  of  assistants  necessary  will  be  decided  by 
department  commanders,  who  will  see  that  the  number  so  detailed  is  kept  at  the 
lowest  point  consistent  with  an  efficient  performance  of  these  duties,  due  atten- 
tion being  given  to  the  avoidance  of  assigning  to  officers  duties  which  can  be 
properly  performed  by  civilian  employees. 

255.  Regimental  and  battalion  staff  officers  may  be  assigned  to  duty  with  a 
company  or  to  any  staff  duty  which  their  regimental  commander  may  impose, 
subject  to  the  provisions  of  paragraph  254. 

256.  The  regimental  noncommissioned  staff  officers  consist  of  the  sergeant 
major,    the    quartermaster    sergeant,    commissary    sergeant,    and    two    color 
sergeants,   and   are  appointed  by  the   regimental  commander.     The  battalion 
noncommissioned    staff    officers    are    the    battalion    sergeants    major,    and    in 
engineer  and  field  artillery  troops,  battalion  quartermaster  sergeants.     They 
are  appointed  by  the  regimental  commander  after  consultation  with  the  bat- 
talion commander.     When  a  battalion  is  detached  from  regimental  headquar- 
ters the  battalion  noncommissioned  staff  officers  are  appointed  temporarily  by 
the  battalion  commander,  who  will   immediately  notify   the  regimental   com- 
mander, and  such  temporary  appointment  will  be  in  full  force  and  effect  from 
the  date  it  is  made  and  will  continue  in  full  force  and  effect  from  that  date  if 
it  be  approved  by  the  regimental  commander.    If  the  regimental  commander  dis- 
approves the  appointment,  then  the  increased  rank  and  pay  will  cease  upon 
receipt  by  the  battalion  commander  of  notice  of  such  disapproval.     Each  non- 
commissioned staff  officer  will  be  furnished  with  a  warrant  signed  by  the  regi- 
mental commander  and  countersigned  by  the  regimental  adjutant.    The  appoint- 
ment takes  effect  on  the  day  upon  which  it  is  made  and  the  warrant  may  be  con- 
tinued in  force  upon  discharge  and  reenlistment,  if  reenlistment  be  made  on  the 
day  following  that  of  discharge;  each  reenlistment  and  continuance  will  be 
noted  on  the  warrant  by  the  adjutant.    Any  noncommissioned  staff  officer  may 
be  reduced  to  the  ranks  by  the  sentence  of  a  court-martial,  or  by  order  of  the 
commander   having   final   authority   to   appoint   such   noncommissioned   officer. 
Noncommissioned  staff  officers  will  preferably  be  selected  from  the  noncomiuis- 


62  REGIMENTS   AND   BATTALIONS BANDS. 

sioned  officers  of  the  regiment  who  are  most  distinguished  for  efficiency,  gal- 
lantry, and  soldierly  bearing. 

257.  The  public  property  pertaining  to  the  headquarters  of  the  regimen" 
will  be  marked   "  H.   Q.,"   with  arm   and  number   of  regiment.     Haversacks, 
canteens,  and  similar  articles  of  equipment  in  possession  of  the  noncommis- 
sioned staff  and  band  will  be  marked  as  follows:  Cavalry  equipments,  crossed 
sabers,  with  number  of  the  regiment  above  and  "  N.  C.  S."  or  "  Band  "  below 
the  intersection;  field  artillery  equipments,  crossed  field  guns,  with  the  number 
of  the   regiment   above   and   "  N.   C.    S."    or    "Band"    below   the   intersection; 
infantry  equipments,  crossed  rifles,  with  the  number  of  the  regiment  above  and 
"  N.  C.  S."  or  "Band"  below  the  intersection;  coast  artillery  corps  equipments, 
crossed  cannons,  with  "  N.  C.  S."  or  "  Band  "  below  the  intersection,  and  in  the 
latter  case  the  number  of  the  band  below  the  intersection  and  above  the  word 
"  Band  " ;  and  equipments  of  the  special  corps  of  the  Army,  according  to  their 
respective  devices.     The  design  will  be  stenciled  in  black,  the  letters  and  num- 
bers  in   full-faced   characters.     The   design   will   be  placed  above   the   letters 
"U.   S."  on  equipments  and  the  soldier's  number  in  characters  1  inch  high 
below  the  letters  "  U.  S." 

258.  The  following-named  books  of  record,  reports,  ami  papers  will  be  kept 
in  each  regiment :  A  correspondence  book  and  a  morning  report  of  the  field,  staff, 
and  band,  furnished  by  the  Adjutant  Genera  1's  Department;  a  regimental  fund 
book  (ordinary  blank  book  without  special  ruling),  furnished  by  the  Quarter- 
master Corps;   a   document  file,   a   file  of   the   regimental   orders,   all   orders, 
circulars,  and  instructions  from  higher  authority,  copies  of  the  monthly  returns, 
muster  rolls  of  the  field,  staff,  and  band,  and  other  regimental  returns  and 
reports. 

Of  the  books,  reports,  and  papers  herein  referred  to,  the  correspondence 
book,  the  document  file,  the  muster  rolls,  the  regimental  monthly  returns  and 
all  other  returns  of  the  personnel  of  the  regiment,  the  general  orders  and 
circulars  of  the  War  Department,  and  regimental  general  orders  will  be  per- 
manently preserved.  Division  and  department  orders,  except  extracts  of 
special  orders,  will,  when  the  regiment  is  relieved  from  duty  in  the  division  or 
department,  be  disposed  of  under  instructions  of  the  division  or  department 
commander.  All  other  books,  reports,  and  papers  will  be  kept  five  years. 
reckoned  from  the  close  of  the  period  of  their  use  in  case  of  books  and  reports 
and  from  their  dates  in  case  of  papers,  when  they  will  be  destroyed  under 
the  direction  of  the  regimental  commander. 

259.  All  orders  and  circulars  from  the  War  Department,  or  from  the  head- 
quarters of  an  army,  field  army,  division,  brigade,  or  territorial  department 
in  which  the  regiment  may  be  serving,  will  be  filed  in  book  form,  and  general 
orders  and  circulars  indexed  as  soon  r.s  received. 

BANDS. 

260.  The  noncommissioned  officers  rf  regimental  bands  will  be  appointed  by 
the  regimental  commanders,  upon  the  recommendation  of  regimental  adjutants, 
under  the  same  conditions  prescribed   in  paragraph  256  for  the  noncommis- 
sioned staff  of  the  regiment.    The  noncommissioned  officers  of  the  Engineer  band 
will  be  appointed  by  the  commanding  officer  of  the  battalion  with  which  the 
band  is  serving.     The  noncommissioned  officers  of  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps 
bands  will  be  appointed  by  coast  defense  commanders. 

261.  When  a  regiment  occupies  several  stations  the  band  will  be  kept  at 
headquarters,   provided   one  or  more  companies  be  serving  there.    The   field 


BANDS TROOPS,   BATTERIES,   AND   COMPANIES.  63 

musicians  of  companies  will  not  be  separated  therefrom.  The  Coast  Artillery 
Corps  and  Engineer  bands  will  be  assigned  to  stations  by  the  War  Department 
upon  the  recommendation  of  the  chiefs  of  Coast  Artillery  and  Engineers,  re- 
spectively. Army  bands,  or  members  thereof,  are  prohibited  by  law  from  re- 
ceiving remuneration  for  furnishing  music  outside  the  limits  of  military  posts 
when  the  furnishing  of  such  music  places  them  in  competition  with  local  civilian 
musicians. 

262.  Musical  instruments  mentioned  in  paragraph  1179,  extra  parts  therefor, 
and  equipments  for  bands,  including  the  issue  quarterly  of  one-half  ream  of 
music  writing  paper,  upright,  14  staves,  size  of  paper  10$  by  13$  inches,  and 
one-half  ream  of  music  writing  paper,  oblong,  16  staves,  size  of  paper  13$  by 
101    inches,  will   be  furnished  by   the  Quartermaster  Corps.     Musical   instru- 
ments other  than  those  above  referred  to  may  be  purchased  from  available 
regimental  funds.     The  quartermaster  will  be  accountable  for  band  instruments 
furnished  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps;  the  adjutant  for  those  purchased  from 
the  regimental  funds. 

263.  Regimental  commanders  will  notify  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army 
direct  when  field  or  band  musicians  are  required. 

264.  Commanding  officers  will  require  bands  to  play  national  and  patriotic 
airs  on  appropriate  occasions.     The  playing  of  "  The  Star-Spangled  Banner  " 
as  a  part  of  a  medley  is  prohibited. 


ARTICLE  XXX. 

TROOPS,  BATTERIES,  AND  COMPANIES. 

265.  The  details  of  captains  on  detached  service  away  from  their  arm  of  the 
service  will  be  limited,  as  far  as  practicable,  to  those  required  by  law. 

266.  The  commanding  officer  of  a  company  is  responsible  for  the  instruction, 
tactical  efficiency,  and  preparedness  for  war  service  of  his  company;   for  its 
appearance  and  discipline;  for  the  care  and  preservation  of  its  equipment;  and 
for   the   proper   performance  of   duties   connected   with   its   subsistence,   pay, 
clothing,  accounts,  reports,  and  returns. 

267.  In  the  absence  of  its  captain,  the  command  of  a  company  devolves  upon 
the  subaltern  next  in  rank  who  is  serving  with  it,  unless  otherwise  specially 
directed. 

268.  In  the  absence  of  all  the  officers  of  a  company,  the  post  commander 
will  assign  an  officer,  preferably  of  the  same  regiment,  to  its  command.     If 
there  be  no  officer  available,  the  fact  will  be  reported  to  the  department  com- 
mander. 

269.  Captains  will  require  their  lieutenants  to  assist  in  the  performance  of 
all  company  duties,  including  the  keeping  of  records  and  the  preparation  of  the 
necessary  reports  and  returns. 

270.  Noncommissioned  officers  will  be  carefully  selected  and  instructed,  and 
always  supported  by  company  commanders  in  the  proper  performance  of  their 
duties.     They  will  not  be  detailed  for  any  duty  nor  permitted  to  engage  in  any 
occupation  inconsistent  with  their  rank  and  position.     Officers  will  be  cautious 
in  reproving  them  in  the  presence  or  hearing  of  private  soldiers. 

271.  Company  noncommissioned  officers  are  appointed  by  regimental  com- 
manders, or  temporarily  appointed  by  battalion  commanders,  under  the  con- 
ditions stated  in  paragraph  256,  on  the  recommendation  of  their  company  com- 
manders; but  in  no  case  will  any  company  organization  have  an  excess  of  non- 
commissioned officers  above  that  allowed  by  law.    The  noncommissioned  officers 


64  TROOPS,,   BATTERIES,   AND   COMPANIES. 

of  Coast  Artillery  Corps  companies,  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  company 
commanders,  will  be  appointed  by  coast  defense  commanders. 

272.  To  test  the  capacity  of  privates  for  the  duties  of  noncommissioned 
officers  company  commanders  may  appoint  lance  corporals,  who  will  be  obeyed' 
and  respected  as  corporals,  but  no  company  shall  have  more  than  one  lance  cor- 
poral at  a  time,  unless  there  are  noncommissioned  officers  absent  by  authority, 
during  which  absences  there  may  be  one  for  each  absentee. 

273.  The  captain  will  select  the  first  sergeant,  quartermaster  sergeant,  and 
stable  sergeant  from  the  sergeants  of  his  company,  and  may  return  them  to  the 
grade  of  sergeant  without  reference  to  higher  authority. 

274.  Each  noncommissioned  officer  will  be  furnished  with  a  certificate  or 
warrant  of  his  rank,  signed  by  the  regimental  commander  and  countersigned  by 
the  regimental  adjutant ;   but  a   separate  warrant  as  first  sergeant,  quarter- 
master sergeant,  or  stable  sergeant  will  not  be  given.     A  warrant  issued  to  a 
noncommissioned  officer  is  his  personal  property.     Warrants  need  not  be  re- 
newed in  cases  of  reenlistment  in  the  same  company,  if  reenlistment  is  made  the 
day  following  the  day  of  discharge,  but  may  remain  in  force  until  vacated  by 
promotion  or  reduction,  each  reeulistment  and  continuance  to  be  noted  on  the 
warrant   by   the   company   commander.      The   warrants   for   noncommissioned 
officers  of  the  Coast  Artillery   Corps  companies  will  be  signed  by  the  coast 
defense  commander  and  countersigned  by  the  coast  defense  adjutant. 

275.  Appointments  of  company  noncommissioned  officers  and  acting  cooks  of 
the  Hospital  Corps  will  take  effect  on  the  day  of  appointment  by  the  authorized 
commander,  and  of  first  sergeants,  quartermaster  sergeants,  stable  sergeants, 
chief  mechanics,   cooks,   artificers,   farriers,    horseshoers,    mechanics,    saddlers, 
wagoners,  musicians,  trumpeters,  and  first-class  privates  on  the  day  of  appoint- 
ment by  the  company  commander;  but  in  case  of  vacancy  in  a  company  absent 
from  regimental  and  battalion  headquarters  a  company  commander  may  make 
a  temporary  appointment  of  a  noncommissioned  officer,  which  will  carry  rank 
and  pay  from  the  date  of  such  appointment.     Information  of  the  appointment 
will  be  promptly  sent  lo  the  regimental  commander,  and  if  he  disapproves  it  the 
increased  rank  and  pay  will  cease  upon  receipt  by  the  company  commander  of 
such  disapproval. 

276.  A  noncommissioned  officer  may  be  reduced  to  the  ranks  by  sentence  of 
a  court-martial,  or,  on  the  recommendation  of  the  company  commander,  by  the 
order  of  the  commander  having  final  authority  to  appoint  such  noncommissioned 
officer,  but  a  noncommissioned  officer  will  not  be  reduced  because  of  absence  on 
account  of  sickness  or  injury  contracted  in  the  line  of  duty.     If  reduced  to  the 
ranks  by  sentence  of  court-martial  at  a  post  not  the  headquarters  of  his  regi- 
ment, the  company  commander  will  forward  a  transcript  of  the  order  to  the 
regimental  commander.     The  transfer  of  a  noncommissioned  officer  from  one 
organization  to  another  carries  with  it  reduction  to  the  ranks  unless  otherwise 
specified  in  the  order  by  authority  competent  to  issue  a  new  warrant. 

277.  When  a   noncommissioned  officer,   while  in  arrest  or  confinement,   is 
reduced  by  sentence  of  a  court-martial,  the  date  of  the  order  publishing  the 
sentence  is  the  date  of  reduction.     In  all  other  cases  reduction  takes  effect  on 
the  date  of  receipt  of  the  order  at  the  soldier's  station. 

The  desertion  of  a  noncommissioned  officer  vacates  his  position  from  the  date 
of  his  unauthorized  absence. 

278.  Chief    mechanics,    cooks,    farriers,    horseshoers,    mechanics,    artificers, 
saddlers,  wagoners,  musicians,  trumpeters,  and  first-class  privates  are  enlisted 
as  privates,  and  after  joining  their  companies  are  appointed  by  their  respective 
company  commanders.     For  inefficiency  or  misconduct  they  are  subject  to  reduc- 
tion by  the  same  authority. 


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279.  A  soldier  may,  when  necessary,  be  relieved  from  ordinary  military  duty 
to  make,  repair,  or  alter  uniforms.     The  post  exchange  council  will  fix  the  rates 
to  be  charged,  which  will  not  exceed  the  cost  of  doing  such  work  at  the  clothing 
depot,  and  company  commanders  will  cause  to  be  deducted  from  the  pay  of 
enlisted  men  and  turned  over  to  the  proper  person  the  amount  properly  due 
therefor.     The  provisions  of  this  paragraph  will  be  construed  to  apply  to  civilian 
tailors,  who  conform  to  prices  fixed  by  post  exchange  council,  as  well  as  to 
enlisted  men  detailed  for  that  duty  by  proper  authority. 

280.  The  following-named  books  of  record,  reports,  and  papers  will  be  kept 
in  each  company :  A  correspondence  book,  a  sick  report,  a  morning  report,  and, 
in  companies  supplied  with  public  animals,  a  file  of  descriptive  cards  of  public 
animals,  all  to  be  furnished  by  the  Adjutant  General's  Department;  also  a  com- 
pany council  book,  a  record  of  individual  property  responsibility  of  enlisted 
men,  and  a  record  of  punishments  awarded  by  the  company  commander  under 
the  provisions  of  paragraph  953,  to  be  furnished  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

There  will  also  be  kept,  on  blanks  supplied  by  the  Adjutant  General's  Depart- 
ment, a  complete  record,  description,  and  accounts  of  all  men  who  belong  to 
or  who  have  belonged  to  the  company.  A  record  of  vaccinations  will  be  kept 
on  these  blanks. 

There  will  also  be  kept  a  document  file,  orders  and  instructions  received  from 
higher  authority,  and  retained  copies  of  the  various  rolls,  reports,  and  returns 
required  by  regulations  and  orders. 

Where  copies  of  orders  affecting  the  company  are  not  supplied,  the  orders  will 
be  copied,  if  practicable,  attested  by  the  adjutant,  and  placed  on  the  order  file. 

281.  There  will  also  be  kept  in  each  company  or  detachment  retained  copies 
of  all  returns  of  property  pertaining  to  the  company  and  full  information  re- 
specting all  quartermaster'  and  all  other  supplies  held  on  memorandum  receipt, 
showing  list  of  articles,  date  of  receipt,  from  whom  received,  and  the  name  of 
the  officer  who  signed  the  memorandum  receipt  therefor;  also  an  account  of  all 
articles  turned  in,  expended,  stolen,  lost,  or  destroyed ;  and  the  company  or  de- 
tachment commander  will  have  a  settlement  with  the  staff  officers  concerned 
quarterly  and  when  relinquishing  his  command. 

Of  the  books,  reports,  and  papers  referred  to  in  this  and  in  the  preceding 
paragraph,  the  correspondence  book,  the  document  file,  the  records  of  enlisted 
men  as  kept  in  descriptive  and  deposit  books  or  on  loose  leaves,  the  muster 
rolls,  the  monthly  returns,  and  all  other  returns  of  the  personnel,  and  the 
general  orders  and  circulars  of  the  War  Department  will  be  permanently  pre- 
served. Division  and  department  orders,  except  extracts  of  special  orders,  will 
be  disposed  of  under  instructions  of  the  division  or  department  commander  when 
the  company  is  relieved  from  duty  in  the  division  or  department. 

The  other  books,  reports,  and  papers  will  be  kept  five  years,  reckoned  from 
the  close  of  the  period  of  their  use  in  case  of  books  and  reports  and  from  their 
dates  in  cnse  of  papers,  when  they  will  be  destroyed  under  direction  of  the 
commanding  officer. 

The  disposition  of  retained  papers  relating  to  an  officer's  accountability  for 
public  property  is  vested  in  the  accountable  officer. 

282.  A  duty  roster  will  be  kept  in  each  company  on  blank  forms  furnished 
by  the  Adjutant  General's  Department ;  used  blank  forms  will  be  held  one  year 
and  will  then  be  destroyed. 

INTERIOR   ECONOMY   OF    COMPANIES. 

283.  Company,  band,  and  detachment  commanders  will   make  a   complete 
inspection  of  their  organizations  under  arms  every  Saturday.     They  will  also 

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66  INTERIOR   ECONOMY    OF    COMPANIES. 

make  a  daily  inspection  of  the  men's  quarters  and  kitchens,  giving  particular 
attention  to  cleanliness  and  the  proper  preparation  of  food,  and  noting  whether 
all  lamps  in  use  have  been  cleaned,  filled,  and  made  ready  for  lighting,  before 
dark.  No  one  will  be  excused  from  Saturday  inspection  except  the  guard  and 
the  sick  in  hospital.  Cavalry  and  field  artillery  will  habitually  be  inspected 
mounted. 

284.  The  company  commander  will  cause  the  enlisted  men  of  the  company 
to  be  numbered  and  divided  into  squads,  each  under  the  charge  of  a  noncom- 
missioned officer.     As  far  as  practicable  the  men  of  each  squad  will  be  quar- 
tered together. 

285.  In  quarters  the  name  of  each  soldier  will  be  attached  to  his  bunk,  arms 
will  be  kept  in  racks,  and  accouterments  and  sabers  will  be  hung  up  by  the 
belts. 

286.  Strict  attention  will  be  paid  by  company  commanders  to  the  cleanliness 
of  the  men  and  to  the  police  of  barracks  or  tents.     The  men  will  be  required  to 
bathe   frequently.     In   garrison,   and   whenever   practicable   in   the   field,   they 
will  be  required  to  wash  their  hands  thoroughly  after  going  to  the  latrines  and 
before  each  meal,  in  order  to  prevent  the  transmission  of  typhoid  fever  and 
other  diseases  by  germs  taken  into  the  mouth  with  food  from  unclean  hands. 
The  hair  will  be  kept  short  and  the  beard  neatly  trimmed.     Soiled  clothing 
will  be  kept  in  the  barrack  bag. 

287.  A  thorough  police  of  barracks  will  precede  the  Saturday  inspection. 
The  chiefs  of  squads  will  see  that  bunks  and  bedding  are  overhauled,  floors, 
tables,  and  benches  scoured,  arms  and  accouterments  cleaned,  and  all  leather 
articles  polished. 

288.  Chiefs  of  squads  will  be  held  responsible  for  the  cleanliness  of  their 
men.    They  will  see  that  those  who  are  to  go  on  duty  put  their  arms,  accou- 
terments, and  clothing  in  the  best  order,  and  that  such  as  have  passes  leave 
the  post  in  proper  dress. 

289.  Soldiers  will  wear  uniform  in  camp  and  garrison.     When  on  fatigue 
they  will  wear  suitable  fatigue  dress. 

290.  Company  commanders  will  see  that  all  public  property  in  the  possession 
of  enlisted  men  is  kept  in  good  order,  and  that  missing  or  damaged  articles  are 
duly  accounted  for. 

291.  Company  commanders  are  responsible  for  text  books  and  other  official 
publications  issued  for  the  use  of  their  companies. 

292.  Enlisted  men  will  not  take  their  arms  apart  except  by  permission  of  a 
commissioned  officer  under  proper  supervision,  and  only  in  the  manner  pre- 
scribed in  the  descriptive  pamphlet  of  the  arm  issued  by  the  Ordnance  De- 
partment.   The  polishing  of  blued  or  browned  parts  of  small  arms,  rebluing  or 
rebrowning,  putting  any  portion  of  an  arm  in  a  fire,  or  removing  a  receiver 
from  a  barrel,  is  prohibited.     The  mutilation  of  any  part  by  filing  or  other- 
wise,  and  attempts  to  beautify  or  change  the  finish,  are  prohibited.     Pieces 
will  be  unloaded  before  being  taken  to  quarters  or  tents,  and  as  soon  as  the 
men  using  them  are  relieved  from  duty,  unless  otherwise  ordered.     The  use 
of  tompions  in  small  arms  is  forbidden.     The  prohibition  in  this  paragraph 
of  attempts  to  beautify  or  change  the  finish  of  arms  in  the  hands  of  enlisted 
men  is  not  construed  as  forbidding  the  application  of  raw  linseed  oil  to  the 
wood  parts  of  the  arms.    This  oil  is  considered  necessary  for  the  preservation 
of  the  wood,  and  it  may  be  used  for  such  polishing  as  can  be  given  by  rubbing 
in  one  or  more  coats  when  necessary.     The  use  of  raw  linseed  oil  only  will 
be  allowed  for  redressing,  and  the  application  for  such  purpose  of  any  kind  of 
wax  or  varnish,  including  heelball,  is  strictly  prohibited. 


MESSING   AND   COOKING.  67 

293.  It  is  forbidden  to  use  any  dressing  or  polishing  material  on  the  leather 
accouterments  or  equipments  of  the  soldier,  the  horse  equipments  for  cavalry, 
or   the  artillery  harness,  except  the  preparations  supplied  by  the  Ordnance 
Department  for  that  purpose. 

294.  Equipments  will  be  fitted  to  the  men  under  the  direction  of  an  officer; 
all  other  changes  are  prohibited. 

295.  Articles  of  public  property  issued  to  a  company  for  its  exclusive  use 
will  be  marked,  when  practicable,  with  the  number  or  letter  of  the  company 
and  number  and  arm  of  the  regiment.     Such  articles  issued  to  an  enlisted  man 
(arms  and  clothing  excepted)    will  be  marked,   when   practicable,   with   the 
number  of  the  man,  letter  or  number  of  the  company,  and  number  of  the  regi- 
ment.   Haversacks,  canteens,  and  similar  articles  of  equipment  will  be  uniformly 
marked  on  the  outside  as  follows :  Cavalry  equipments,  crossed  sabers,  with  the 
number  of  the  regiment  above  and  the  letter  of  the  troop  below  the  intersection; 
field  artillery  equipments,  crossed  field  guns,  with  the  number  of  the  regiment 

"  above  and  the  letter  of  the  battery  below  the  intersection ;  infantry  equipments, 
crossed  rifles,  with  the  number  of  the  regiment  above  and  the  letter  of  the 
company  below  the  intersection ;  coast  artillery  corps  equipments,  crossed  can- 
nons, with  the  number  of  the  company  below  the  intersection  of  the  cannons; 
and  equipments  of  the  special  corps  of  the  Army,  according  to  their  respective 
devices.  The  design  will  be  stenciled  in  black,  the  letters  and  numbers  in  full- 
faced  characters.  The  design  will  be  placed  above  the  letters  "  U.  S."  on  equip- 
ments, and  the  soldier's  number  in  characters  1  inch  high  below  the  letters 
"  U.  S."  Articles  will  not  be  marked  with  the  number  of  the  man  in  the  Hos- 
pital Corps  and  Signal  Corps,  except  the  articles  issued  to  men  assigned  to  field 
companies  of  the  Signal  Corps. 

MESSING  AND  COOKING. 

296.  In  camp  or  barracks  where  companies  are  not  joined  in  a  general  mess 
the  company  commander  will  supervise  the  cooking  and  messing  of  his  men. 
He  will  see  that  his  company  is  provided  with  at  least  two  copies  of  the 
Manual  for  Army  Cooks,  and  that  suitable  men  in  sufficient  numbers  are  fully 
instructed  in  managing  and  cooking  the  ration  in  the  field ;  also  that  necessary 
utensils  and  implements  in  serviceable  condition,  for  cooking  both  in  garrison 
and  field,  are  always  on  hand,  together  with  the  field  mess  furniture  for  each 
man.    At  a  post  where  all  the  companies  are  joined  in  a  general  mess  the  post 
commander  will  see  that  the  instruction  above  mentioned  is  given.    At  such  a 
post  a  company  commander  will  confine  his  supervision  of  the  mess  of  his  com- 
pany to  observation  and  to  notifying  the  officer  in  charge  in  writing  of  anything 
requiring  remedy.     Should  this  officer  fail  to  apply  proper  remedy,  report  may 
then  be  made  to  the  post  commander.    A  department  commander  will  see  that 
each  company  of  his  command  has  the  necessary  field  practice  each  year.    The 
use  in  garrison  of  field  ranges  or  utensils  pertaining  thereto  is  forbidden. 

297.  Kitchens  will  be  placed  under  the  immediate  charge  of  noncommis- 
sioned officers,  who  will  be  held  responsible  for  their  condition  and  far  the 
proper  use  of  rations.     No  one  will  be  allowed  to  visit  or  remain  in  the  kitchen 
except  those  who  go  there  on  duty,  or  are  employed  therein.    The  greatest  care 
will  be  observed  in  cleaning  and  scouring  cooking  utensils. 

298.  Special  regulations  for  soldiers'  fare  can  not  be  made  to  suit  each 
locality  and  circumstance.     Personal  care  and  judgment  on  the  part  of  com- 
pany officers  are  relied  on  to  prevent  waste  or  misuse.     By  due  economy  the 
ration  allowance  will  provide  sufficient  variety  of  diet. 

299.  The  Manual  for  Army  Cooks  contains  comprehensive  instructions  in 
cooking,  which  will  be  observed  as  far  as  practicable, 


68  THE   COAST   ARTILLERY   CORPS. 

300.  The  food  of  prisoners  will  be  sent  to  their  places  of  confinement  when 
practicable,  but  post  commanders  may  arrange  to  send  prisoners,  under  proper 
guard,  to  their  messes. 

301.  Kitchen  and  table  ware  and  mess  furniture  will  be  supplied  by  the 
Quartermaster  Corps.     Allowances  will  be  announced  in   orders.     Post  com- 
manders will  enforce  rigid  economy  in  regard  to  such  property.    Articles  broken, 
lost,  or  damaged  will  be  charged  to  individuals  at  fault.     Such  proportions  of 
company    allowances   of    fuel,    illuminating    supplies,    brooms,    and    scrubbing 
brushes  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  service  of  a  general  mess  will  be  allotted 
by  the  post  commander. 

302.  In  the  field  the  mess  furniture  of  a  soldier  will  be  limited  to  one  tin 
cup,  knife,  fork,  and  spoon,  and  such  device  for  individual  cooking  as  may  be 
furnished  by  the  Ordnance  Department. 

ARTICLE  XXXI. 
THE  COAST  ARTILLERY  CORPS. 

THE  CHIEF  OF  COAST  ARTILLERY. 

303.  1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Coast  Artillery  to  keep  the  Chief 
of  Staff  advised  at  all  times  of  the  efficiency  of  the  personnel  and  materiel  of 
the  coast  artillery,  and  he  shall,  as  circumstances  require,  make  such  recommen- 
dations in  reference  thereto  as  shall  in  his  judgment  tend  to  promote  efficiency. 

2.  He  shall  from  time  to  time,  and  as  frequently  as  conditions  require,  confer 
directly  with  the  chiefs  of  bureaus  of  the  War  Department  and  advise  them  of 
all  matters  relating  to  coast  artillery  materiel  or  personnel  that  pertain  to  their 
respective  branches  of  the  service,  which  the  experience  and  observation  of  the 
coast  artillery  arm  of  the  service  show  to  be  of  practical  importance.     In  like 
manner  he  may  correspond  directly  with  the  commandant  of  the  Coast  Artil- 
lery School,  and  with  the  president  of  the  Coast  Artillery  Board,  on  coast 
artillery  questions  of  a  purely  technical  character  which  do  not  involve  matters 
of  command,  discipline,  or  administration,  and  do  not  relate  to  the  status  or 
interests  of  individuals. 

3.  He  shall  make  recommendations  as  to  the  instruction  of  coast  artillery 
officers  and  men,  and  as  to  examinations  for  appointment  and  transfer  of  offi- 
cers to  the  coast  artillery  arm  and  for  promotion  therein,  and  shall  recommend 
such  examinations  and  such  courses  and  methods  of  instruction  in  the  Coast 
Artillery  School  and  elsewhere  as  he  shall  deem  requisite  to  secure  a  thor- 
oughly trained  and  educated  force ;  to  this  end  he  is  authorized  to  issue  directly 
to  coast  artillery  officers  bulletins   and  circulars  of   information  on  current 
coast  artillery  matters  of  a  purely  technical  character  which  do  not  involve 
matters  of  command,  discipline,  or  administration,  and  do  not  relate  to  the 
status  or  interests  of  individuals. 

4.  He  is  charged  generally  with  the  recommending  of  officers  of  coast  artillery 
for  special  duty  and  assignment  to  coast  artillery  organizations  and  stations. 

5.  He  shall  be  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Ordnance  and  Fortification  and  is 
by  law  a  member  of  the  General  Staff  Corps. 

6.  The  office  of  the  Chief  of  Coast  Artillery  will  form  a  part  of  the  office  of 
the  Chief  of  Staff  and  will  not  be  an  office  of  record  except  of  correspondence 
authorized  by  section  2  of  this  paragraph.    All  other  records  pertaining  to  the 
performance  of 'the  duties  of  the  Chief  of  Coast  Artillery  will  be  kept  in  the 
office  of  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  to  whom  all  communications  from 
the  Coast  Artillery  Corps  intended  for  the  War  Department,  except  such  com- 
munications as  may  be  addressed  directly  to  the  Chief  of  Coast  Artillery  under 
section  2  of  this  paragraph,  shall  be  addressed  as  required  by  paragraph  782, 


THE  COAST  AETILLERY  CORPS — COAST  DEFENSE   COMMAND.       69 

7.  Nothing  in  these  regulations  shall  be  deemed  to  relieve  the  department  and 
coast  artillery  district  commanders  of  the  duties  of  inspection  and  command, 
or  of  the  responsibility  for  the  condition  and  efficiency  of  the  materiel  and 
personnel  of  the  coast  artillery  in  the  several  departments  and  districts. 

THE   COAST   DEFENSE   COMMAND. 

304.  The  coast  defense  command,  as  an  administrative  unit,  consists  of  one 
or  more  forts  with  their  accompanying  mine  fields  and  land  defenses.     Coast 
defense  commands  are  established,  their  limits  defined,  and  their  headquarters 
designated  in  orders  from  the  War  Department. 

The  command  of  coast  defenses  devolves  upon  the  senior  Coast  Artillery  Corps 
officer  therein,  who  is  responsible  for  its  efficiency  to  department  commanders 
and  subject  to  their  authority,  and  has  control  within  the  limits  of  the  command 
of  all  matters  relating  to  coast  artillery  instruction,  drill,  practice,  and  the 
procurement  of  coast  artillery  supplies  i;nd  accessories.  He  will  prescribe  the 
hours  of  drill  and  instruction  throughout  the  command. 

The  commanding  officer  of  coast  defenses  may,  with  the  sanction  of  the 
department  commander,  continue  to  exercise  the  more  important  functions  of 
his  command  when  temporarily  absent  therefrom  on  artillery  duty  within  the 
department. 

305.  All  correspondence  and  reports  relating  to  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps 
personnel  or  materiel  will  pass  through  coast  defense  command  headquarters. 

306.  The  commander  of  coast  defenses   should  continually  labor  for  the 
instruction  and  efficiency  of  his  command.     He  should  encourage  among  his 
officers  harmonious  relations  and  a  friendly  spirit  of  emulation  in  the  perform- 
ance of  duty.     His  timely  interference  to  prevent  disputes,  his  advice  to  the 
inexperienced,  and  immediate  censure  of  any  conduct  liable  to  produce  dissen- 
sion in  his  command,  or  to  reflect  discredit  upon  it,  are  of  great  importance  in 
securing  and  maintaining  its  efficiency.    In  such  efforts  he  will  receive  the  loyal 
support  of  his  subordinates. 

307.  The  coast  defense  command  staff  consists  of  the  coast  defense  adju- 
tant, coast  defense  quartermaster,  coast  defense  ordnance  officer,  and  the  coast 
defense  artillery  engineer.    They  are  appointed  from  the  officers  serving  in  the 
command  by  the  coast  defense  commander,  who  will  confine  his  selection  to  the 
allowance  published  from  time  to  time  in  orders  from  the  War  Department. 
Should  the  officers  selected  be  assigned  to  companies,  application  will  be  made 
for  their  transfer  to  the  unassigned  list.     The  names  of  the  officers  selected  and 
any  change  in  the  officers  on  these  duties  will  be  promptly  reported  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

308.  The  coast  defense  adjutant  is,  under  the  coast  defense  commander, 
responsible  for  the  discipline  and  efficiency  of  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps  non- 
commissioned staff  and  band  assigned  to  coast  defense  headquarters. 

Master  electricians,  engineers,  electrician  sergeants,  first  class,  electrician  ser- 
geants, second  class,  master  gunners,  and  firemen  are  under  the  supervision  of 
the  artillery  engineer  of  the  coast  defense  command  or  post  to  which  they  are 
assigned. 

A  coast  defense  command  staff  officer  may  be  attached  to  a  company  for  duty 
or  assigned  to  any  staff  duty  by  the  coast  defense  commander. 

309.  The  coast  defense  command  records  consist  of  an  order  file,  a  corre- 
spondence book  and  document  file,  all  orders,  circulars,  and  instructions  from 
higher  authority,  and  all  returns  and  reports  concerning  the  command  or 
affecting  its  personnel. 


70          NONCOMMISSIONED    STAFF COAST   ARTILLERY   PRACTICE. 

NONCOMMISSIONED    STAFF    OFFICERS. 

310.  The  Coast  Artillery   Corps  noncommissioned   staff  officers  consist  of 
sergeants  major,  senior  grade;  master  electricians;  engineers;  electrician  ser- 
geants, first  class ;  electrician  sergeants,  second  class ;  master  gunners ;  sergeants 
major,  junior  grade,  and  firemen.     They  are  appointed  upon  the  recommenda- 
tion of  the  Chief  of  Coast  Artillery  after  due  examination  under  rules  announced 
from  time  to  time  by  the  War  Department.     They  will  be  furnished  with  war- 
rants signed  by  the  Chief  of  Coast  Artillery.     The  appointment  takes  effect  on 
the  day  upon  which  it  is  made  and  the  warrant  may  be  continued  in  force  upon 
discharge  and  reenlistment  if  reenlistment  be  made  on  the  day  following  that 
of  discharge;  each  reenlistment  and  continuance  will  be  noted  on  the  warrant 
by   the  coast  defense  commander  and   The  Adjutant   General   of  the   Army 
will  be  informed  of  the  fact.     Master  electricians,  engineers,  electrician  ser- 
geants,  first   class,   electrician   sergeants,   second  class,   and  master   gunners, 
though  liable  to  discharge  for  inefficiency  or  misconduct,  will  not  be  reduced. 
Any  other  Coast  Artillery  Corps  noncommissioned  staff  officer  may  be  reduced 
to  the  ranks  by  the  sentence  of  a  court-martial  or  upon  the  recommendation  of 
the  coast  defense  commander,  approved  by  the  Secretary  of  War. 

Each  noncommissioned  staff  officer  of  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  changing 
station  under  proper  orders,  upon  arrival  at  his  new  station  will  report  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  the  date  on  which  he  left  his  former  station  and 
the  date  on  which  he  reported  for  duty  at  his  new  station,  such  report  to  be 
forwarded  directly  by  the  coast  defense  commander.  Similar  report  will  be 
made  both  upon  departure  for  and  return  from  any  detached  duty,  furlough, 
or  other  absence,  except  that  when  detached  duty  or  other  absence  of  a  tem- 
porary character  is  directed  by  a  coast  defense  commander,  and  involves  duty 
within  his  command,  the  report  will  not  be  made.  The  report  of  departure  on 
furlough  will  state  the  length  thereof  and  the  authority  under  which  it  is 
granted. 

When  a  noncommissioned  staff  officer  of  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps  is  dis- 
charged or  reduced  the  officer  under  whose  command  he  is  serving  will  notify 
The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  as  early  as1  practicable  of  the  date,  place, 
and  cause  of  discharge  or  reduction ;  in  case  of  discharge  the  report  will  state 
whether  or  not  the  soldier  reenlisted  on  the  day  following  that  of  discharge. 

311.  A  Coast  Artillery  Corps  noncommissioned  staff  officer  will  not  be  de- 
tailed upon  any  service  not  pertaining  to  his  proper  position  unless  the  necessi- 
ties of  the  service  require  such  detail,  in  which  case  the  commanding  officer 
making  the  detail  will  report  the  fact,  with  reasons  therefor,  on  the  noncom- 
missioned staff  officer's  personal  report. 

The  appropriate  duties  of  Coast  Artillery  Corps  noncommissioned  staff  officers 
are  announced  from  time  to  time  in  orders. 

312.  A  Coast  Artillery  Corps  noncommissioned  staff  officer  may  be  reenlisted 
.provided  he  shall  have  conducted  himself  properly  and  performed  his  duties  in 
a  satisfactory  manner.     If,  however,  his  commanding  officer  should  not  deem 
the  reenlistment  to  be  for  the  best  interests  of  the  service,  he  will  communicate 
his  reasons  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  in  time  to  receive  the  decision 
of  the  War  Department  before  the  soldier  is  discharged. 

COAST  ARTILLERY  PRACTICE. 

313.  The  details  of  the  methods  of  conducting  technical  instruction,  target 
practice,  and  competitions  of  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps  will1  be  prescribed  in 
orders  and  instructions  from  the  War  Department. 


COUNCILS   OF   ADMINISTRATION.  71 

314.  The  allowance  of  ammunition  for  the  instruction  and  practice  of  tne 
coast  artillery  will  be  determined  each  year  and  announced  in  general  orders 
from  the  War  Department. 

315.  Targets  and  target  material  for  coast  artillery  practice  will  be  provided 
by  the  Ordnance  Department.    The  Quartermaster  Corps  will  furnish  all  neces- 
sary assistance  in  placing,  removing,  and  storing  targets. 

ARTICLE  XXXII. 

COUNCILS  OF  ADMINISTRATION. 

316.  Post   exchange,    company,    and   mess   councils   of   administration   are 
assembled  to  audit  the  exchange,  company,  and  mess  funds,  respectively,  to 
ascertain  and  examine  the  sources  from  which  and  methods  by  which  they  have 
accrued,  and  to  recommend  expenditures  therefrom.    The  post  exchange  officer 
and  company  commanders  are,  respectively,  the  custodians  of  the  exchange  and 
company  funds. 

317.  On  the  last  day  of  each  quarter,  and  when  necessary,  the  general  mess 
council  will  be  convened  by  the  post  commander.     The  post  exchange  and  com- 
pany councils  will  meet  at  the  end  of  each  month  and  when  necessary.     The 
mess,  exchange,  and  company  councils  will  also  meet  at  the  call  of  their  presi- 
dents.    The  post  exchange  council  will  consist  of  the  officer  in  charge  of  the 
exchange  and  the  commanding  officer  of  each  organization  participating  in  the 
exchange.     It  may  delegate  to  an  executive  committee  of  its  own  members  the 
performance  of  such  portion  of  the  duties  prescribed  for  the  council  as  the 
council  may  decide.     The  company  council  will  consist  of  all  officers  present  for 
duty  with  the  company,  and  the  mess  council  of  the  commanders  of  the  several 
companies  participating  in  the  general  mess.     The  council  to  audit  the  hospital 
fund  will  consist  of  the  three  senior  officers  on  duty  at  the  hospital,  or  as  many 
as  are  available  if  less  than  three.     A  formal  order  convening  the  company  or 
post  exchange  council  is  not  necessary. 

318.  The  junior  member  of  each  council  will  record  its  proceedings  in  an 
appropriate  book,  to  include  a  written  certificate  of  the  responsible  officer  that 
the  funds  are  on  deposit  in  a  reputable  banking  institution  named  in  the  certifi- 
cate, or  a  statement  that  they  have  been  exhibited  to  the  council,  which  pro- 
ceedings will  be  signed  by  the  president  and  recorder.     The  post  or  other  com- 
mander will  require  the  proceedings  to  be  kept  as  this  regulation  prescribes  and 
will  decide  disagreements  in  those  of  company  councils.    Those  of  the  exchange 
and  mess  councils  will  be  submitted  to  the  post  or  other  commander,  who  will 
sign  his  approval  or  objection  in  the  council  book.     Should  the  post  or  other 
commander  disapprove  the  proceedings,  and  the  council,  after  reconsideration, 
adhere  to  its  conclusions,  a  copy  of  the  proceedings  will  be  sent  by  the  com- 
manding officer  to  the  department  commander,  whose  decision  thereon  will  be 
final.     The  final  orders  in  each  case  will  be  entered  in  the  council  book. 

319.  The  post  exchange  council  will  fix  laundry  charges  and  prices  charged 
by  tradesmen  for  making  and  repairing  uniforms  of  enlisted  men. 

320.  The  commanding  officer  who  approves  the  appropriations  of  a  council, 
and  in  the  matter  of  the  company  fund  the  company  commander,  will  be  held 
responsible  for  all  expenditures  not  made  in  accordance  with  regulations. 

321.  In  case  of  loss  of  regimental,  exchange,  company,  or  mess  funds,  the 
circumstances  will  be  carefully  investigated  and  reported  by  a  board  of  three 
officers,  with  recommendation  as  to  responsibility,  for  the  decision  of  the  depart- 
ment commander 


72  REGIMENTAL,   COMPANY,   AND   MESS  FUNDS. 

ARTICLE  XXXIII. 

REGIMENTAL,  COMPANY,  AND  MESS  FUNDS. 
GENERAL  PROVISIONS. 

322.  The  purchase  from  regimental,  company,  or  mess  funds  of  any  article 
which  can  be  obtained  on  requisition  from  a  supply  department  is  forbidden, 
except  that,  with  the  approval  of  the  post  commander,  such  articles  may  be 
purchased  if  necessity  exists  for  their  immediate  use  and  they  are  not  on  hand 
for  issue  at  the  post. 

323.  No  projects  by  which  money  will  accrue  will  be  entered  upon  under 
color  of  military  control  without  specific  authority  from  the  War  Department. 

324.  Under  no  circumstances  will  regimental,  company,  mess,  hospital,  post 
exchange,  or  band  funds  be  taken  away  from  the  post  where  the  organization  to 
which  they  pertain  is  stationed,  except  as  may  be  necessary  to  pay  indebtedness 
or  for  deposit  in  a  bank. 

Should  the  officer  who  is  custodian  of  any  of  these  funds  be  absent  from  the 
post,  on  leave  or  otherwise,  for  any  period  beyond  three  and  less  than  10  days, 
he  will  leave  the  funds  with  the  officer  acting  in  his  place,  taking  memorandum 
receipt  therefor.  If  an  officer  is  to  be  absent  for  more  than  10  days  he  will 
regularly  transfer  the  funds  of  which  he  is  custodian  to  his  successor. 

Company,  post  exchange,  and  other  funds  referred  to  in  paragraph  316  will, 
if  deposited  in  a  bank,  be  placed  under  their  official  designation,  as,  for  example, 
"  Company  Fund,  Company  B,  Twenty-first  Infantry,"  and  not  to  the  credit  of 
the  officer  who  is  custodian. 

REGIMENTAL  FUND. 

325.  This  fund  consists  of  the  gross  amounts  received  on  account  of  the 
band,  from  post  exchange  profits,  voluntary  contributions,  amounts  retained  for 
regimental  use  from  proceeds  of  private  engagements  of  the  band,  from  sale  of 
articles  purchased,  or  from  any  other  source.     The  adjutant  will  be  the  treas- 
urer of  the  fund,  and  will  disburse  it  under  the  direction  of  the  regimental 
commander  for  the  promotion  of  the  efficiency  of  the  band  and  for  suoli  objects 
as  facilitate  the  transaction  of  regimental  business.     A  record  of  all  receipts 
and  expenditures  and  a  complete  list  of  property  purchased  will  be  kept  in  the 
regimental  fund  book. 

326.  In  Coast  Artillery  Corps  commands  to  which  bands  are  assigned  the 
corresponding  fund  will  be  designated  "  The  band  fund,"  and  will  in  all  par- 
ticulars be  governed  by  the  same  rules  as  regimental  funds,  except  that  all 
funds,  property,  and  records  pertaining  to  this  fund  are  transferred  with  the 
bands.     The  senior  Coast  Artillery  Corps  officer  of  the  command  and  his  adju- 
tant perform  the  duties  prescribed  for  regimental  commander  and  adjutant, 
respectively,  in  case  of  regimental  funds.     This  fund  will  be  kept  distinct  from 
the  company  fund  of  the  band,  authorized  by  paragraph  327. 

COMPANY   AND    MESS    FUNDS. 

327.  The  company  fund,  which  will  consist  of  the  gross  amounts  of  money 
received  from  all  sources,  is  received  by  the  company  commander  and,  with  the 
concurrence  of  the  company  council,  is  disbursed  by  him  solely  for  the  benefit 
of  the  company.     The  fund  of  the  hospital,  or  of  a  detachment  or  band  having 
a  separate  mess,  is  regarded -as  a  company  fund.     Moneys  accruing  to  the  fund 
of  a  detachment  of  the  Hospital  Corps,  together  with  the  proceeds  from  the 
ration  and  savings  account  of  the  sick  in  hospital,  and  the  commutation  of 


73 

rations   paid  to   the   surgeon  conformably   to   paragraph   1212,   belong  to   the 
hospital  fund. 

.  The  establishment  of  company  tailor  shops,  barber  shops,  and  of  company 
billiard  and  pool  tables,  and,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  post  exchange  coun- 
cil, of  company  shoe  repair  shops  and  company  laundries  from  which  revenues 
may  be  derived,  is  authorized.  The  post  exchange  council  will  fix  the  rates  of 
salaries  to  be  allowed  attendants  for  company-owned  equipment  of  these  func- 
tions, and  the  rates  of  percentages  to  accrue  to  the  company  fund  for  the  col- 
lection of  soldiers'  accounts  due  to  individuals  for  privately-owned  equipment 
of  these  functions.  All  funds  accruing  therefrom  will  be  accounted  for  as  part 
of  the  company  fund. 

328.  The  company  commander  will  keep  an  account  of  the  company  fund 
and  also  a  complete  list  of  property,  with  cost  thereof,  purchased  from  said 
fund.     The  company  fund  account  will  be  inspected  by  the  post,  regimental, 
battalion,  or  squadron  commander  at  least  once  each  quarter. 

329.  Extra  compensation  may  be  paid  to  enlisted  men  from  company  or 
general  mess  funds  as  follows  :  From  a  company  fund,  25  cents  a  day  to  the  head 
cook,  25  cents  a  day  to  one  private  detailed  on  special  duty  as  assistant  cook  for 
a  company  whose  authorized  strength  is  fixed  at  100  or  more  enlisted  men  and 
only  two  cooks  authorized  by  law,  and  25  cents  a  day  to  one  private  detailed  as 
cook  for  a  machine-gun  platoon  or  regimental  detachment ;  from  a  general  mess 
fund,  not  exceeding  $2  a  day,  or  from  the  general  mess  fund  of  a  recruit  depot, 
not  exceeding  $3  a  day,  to  be  apportioned  by  the  mess  council  among  the  cooks 
and  other  necessary  regular  attendants.    Of  this  $2  (or  $3  at  recruit  depots)  the 
mess  council  may  allot  to  the  mess  steward  (who  may  be  a  noncommissioned 
officer)  a  per  diem  of  50  cents,  and  in  addition  thereto  a  share  of  the  remaining 
$1.50  (or  $2.50  at  recruit  depots).    One  cook  of  a  company  and  such  of  the  regu- 
lar attendants  of  a  general  mess  as  the  commanding  officer  may  designate  will 
be  inspected  and  mustered  in  the  kitchen  or  mess  hall.     Cooks  may  be  excused 
from  the  ordinary  post  duties  and  from  target  practice,  but  the  attendants  may 
be  excused  from  the  ordinary  post  duties  only. 

In  case  the  mess  stewards  and  cooks  at  recruit  depots  are  graduates  of  the 
schools  for  bakers  and  cooks,  extra-duty  pay  will  be  paid  to  them  by  the 
Quartermaster  Corps  at  the  following  rates,  approved  by  the  Secretary  of  War. 
To  mess  stewards,  $1  a  day,  and  to  cooks,  50  cents  a  day,  and  they  will  receive 
no  further  extra  compensation. 

330.  An  officer  appointed  by  the  post  commander  will,  under  his  direction, 
conduct  the  general  mess  affairs,  make  necessary  purchases,  and  have  charge 
of  the  mess  fund.     Quarterly  and  when  relieved  he  will  submit  to  the  mess 
council  a  statement  of  all  business  dealings  and  money  transactions,  with  proper 
vouchers.     Upon  the  call  of  the  mess  council  he  will  furnish  information  re- 
garding the  condition  and  management  of  the  mess.    A  company  on  taking  the 
field  or  withdrawing  from  a  general  mess  will  be  entitled  to  a  just  share  of 
the  fund  thereof,  to  be  determined  by  the  mess  council,  approved  by  the  post 
commander. 

ARTICLE  XXXIV. 

LIBRARIES,  READING  ROOMS,  POST  LAUNDRIES. 

331.  At  each  permanent  post  suitable  rooms  will  be  set  apart  for  use  as 
library,   reading  room,  chapel,  and  school.     The  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  will  procure  and  forward  to  post  libraries  such  newspapers  and  period- 
icals, and  to  post  schools  such  schoolbooks,  stationery,  and  school  material  for 
the  use  of  enlisted  men  as  are  authorized  by  the  Secretary  of  War.     Newspapers 


74  LIBRARIES,   BEADING   ROOMS,   POST  LAUNDRIES. 

and  periodicals  will  not  be  taken  from  the  library ;  schoolbooks  will  not  oe 
taken  from  the  schoolroom  except  for  the  proper  use  of  those  attending  the  post 
school.  These  books  and  periodicals  are  intended  especially  for  the  use  of 
enlisted  men.  Books  for  post  chapel  services  are  not  furnished  by  the  Govern- 
ment. The  library  and  reading  rooms  may  be  used  by  officers  in  such  manner 
as  not  to  interfere  with  their  use  by  enlisted  men.  The  post  commander  will 
detail  an  officer  as  post  librarian,  who  will  have  charge  of  the  post  library. 

332.  On  December  31  of  every  year  each  officer  in  charge  of  a  post  or  regi- 
mental library  will  render  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  a  return  of  all 
books  on  hand  in  or  pertaining  thereto,  the  return  to  be  forwarded  directly  by 
the  post  or  regimental  commander.     Such  books  as  are  required  by  regulations 
to  be  accounted  for  on  property  returns  shall  not  be  included  in  the  library 
returns.     Post  and  regimental  commanders  will  examine  the  returns  and  certify 
thereon  that  the  books  in  the  library  are  accounted  for  as  required  by  orders 
and  regulations. 

333.  Department  adjutants  will,  on  December  31  of  each  year,  render  to 
The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  returns  of  all  library  books  on  hand  in  their 
charge.     These  returns  will  be  in  addition  to  the  property  returns  required  to 
be  made  by  them  under  paragraph  200.     The  necessary  blank  forms  for  returns 
of  books  will  be  furnished  by  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  and  the  re- 
turns will  be  made  in  accordance  with  the  directions  printed  upon  the  blanks. 

334.  When  library  books  are  damaged  or  lost,  the  fact  will  be  reported  to 
the  commanding  officer  by  the  librarian,  and  the  person  responsible  for  the  loss 
or  damage  will  be  required  to  replace  the  book  by  a  new  copy,  or  to  pay  its 
value  in  money  to  the  librarian  to  enable  him  to  procure  one. 

335.  Valuable  books  pertainmg  to  a  post  library  which  have  become  un- 
serviceable by  fair  wear  and  tear  will,  when  practicable,  be  repaired,  and  the 
cost  of  repair  will  be  a  proper  charge  against  the  funds  of  the  post  exchange. 

336.  Books  received  from  the  War  Department  will  be  promptly  acknowl- 
edged and,  together  with  all  library  books  received  from  other  sources,  will  be 
taken  up  on  the  return. 

337.  Inspectors  general  will,  at  the  annual  inspection  of  posts,  examine  the 
methods  adopted  for  the  care  and  preservation  of  the  library,  condemn  and 
destroy  such  books  as  may  be  unserviceable  and  worthless,  and  note  action  in 
their  reports  of  the  inspections  of  the  posts. 

338.  The  necessary  orders  for  the  disposition  of  the  books  on  hand  when  a 
post  is  abandoned  or  discontinued  will  be  given  by  the  War  Department. 

339.  At  any  post  where  building  material  can  be  obtained  without  expense 
to  the  Government,  and  it  is  desired  to  erect  buildings  by  labor  of  the  troops 
for  use  as  post  exchanges,  gymnasiums,  bowling  alleys,  and  other  places  of 
amusement,  the  post  commander  is  authorized  to  use  the  necessary  teams  and 
such  tools,  window  sash,  doors,  and  other  material  as  may  be  on  hand  and  can 
be  spared. 

340.  The  Quartermaster  Corps  is  authorized  to  transport  gymnastic  and 
athletic  appliances,  purchased  with  regimental  or  company  funds,  for  the  use 
of  troops,  from  the  nearest  market  to  the  post  or  station  of  the  troops.     In 
all  cases  of  necessary  removal  the  articles  supplied  for  use  in  bakeries,  libraries, 
reading*  rooms,  schools,  and  gymnasiums  will  also  be  transported  by  the  Quar- 
termaster Corps. 

341.  Post  laundries  are  established  and  maintained  under  special  regula- 
tions by  the  War  Department. 

The  amount  of  indebtedness  of  a  soldier  to  a  post  laundry  contracted  in 
accordance  with  such  regulations  will  be  noted  on  the  pay  rolls  for  the  current 
month  and  will  be  deducted,  if  practicable,  from  his  pay  by  the  quartermaster 


GAKDENS EXCHANGES VISITS   TO   DEFENSES.  75 

making  the  payment  and  turned  over  to  the  officer  in  charge  of  the  laundry,  who 
will  duly  receipt  to  the  quartermaster  and  the  soldier  for  the  amount  so  re- 
ceived. Where  the  soldier  is  detached  the  amount  due  the  laundry  will  be  noted 
on  the  detachment  pay  roll  or  descriptive  list,  and  will  be  deducted  by  the 
quartermaster  at  the  next  payment  and  forwarded  to  the  officer  in  charge  of 
the  laundry  in  which  the  indebtedness  was  incurred.  In  case  of  the  discharge 
of  a  soldier  the  amount  of  any  such  indebtedness  will  be  noted  on  the  final 
statement  and  will  be  similarly  deducted  from  payment  made  thereon  and 
transmitted  to  the  officer  in  charge  of  the  laundry. 

ARTICLE  XXXV. 

POST  GARDENS. 

342.  Commanding  officers  of  posts  at  or  near  which  suitable  public  lands 
are  available  will  set  aside  for  post  gardens  such  ground  as  may  be  necessary 
for  the  production  of  vegetables  for  the  command,  and  will  cause  it  to  be  culti- 
vated by  the  garrison ;  or  if  the  commanding  officer  so  elects,  he  may  apportion 
it  among  the  organizations  for  cultivation  by  them. 

343.  Seeds  for  post  gardens  may  be  procured  from  post  exchange  funds,  or 
from  company  funds. 

344.  Department  commanders  will  give  such  instructions  as  may  be  neces- 
sary for  carrying  these  regulations  into  effect  and  for  the  proper  distribution  of 
products  of  gardens  among  those  entitled  to  them.     Surplus  products  may  be 
sold  and  the  proceeds  divided  among  the  company  funds  of  the  garrison  ac- 
cording to  strength  of  companies. 

ARTICLE  XXXVI. 
POST  EXCHANGES. 

345.  Post  exchanges  are  established  and  maintained  under  special  regula- 
tions issued  by  the  War  Department. 

The  amount  of  indebtedness  of  a  soldier  to  a  post  exchange  contracted  in 
accordance  with  such  regulations  will  be  noted  on  the  pay  roll  for  the  next 
succeeding  month  and  be  deducted,  if  practicable,  from  his  pay  by  the  quarter- 
master making  the  payment  and  turned  over  to  the  post  exchange  officer,  who 
will  duly  receipt  to  the  quartermaster  and  the  soldier  for  the  amount  so  received. 
In  case  of  discharge  of  a  soldier  the  amount  of  any  such  indebtedness  will  be 
noted  on  the  final  statement,  and  in  like  manner  be  deducted  from  payment 
made  thereon. 

346.  The  sale  of,  or  dealing  in,  beer,  wine,  or  any  intoxicating  liquors  by 
any  person  in  any  post  exchange  or  canteen  or  Army  transport,  or  upon  any 
premises  used  for  military  purposes  by  the  United  States,  is  prohibited.     Com- 
manding officers  will  carry  the  provisions  of  this  paragraph  into  full  force  and 
effect,  and  will  be  held  strictly  responsible  that  no  exceptions  or  evasions  are 
permitted  within  their  respective  jurisdictions. 

ARTICLE  XXXVII. 

VISITS  TO  LAKE  AND  SEACOAST  DEFENSES. 

347.  Commanding  officers  of  posts  at  which  are  located  lake  or  coast  de- 
fenses are  charged  with  the  responsibility  of  preventing,  as  far  as  practicable, 
visitors  from  obtaining  information  relative  to  such  defenses  which  would  prob- 
ably be  communicated  to  a  foreign  power,  and  to  this  end  may  prescribe  and 
enforce  appropriate  regulations  governing  visitors  to  their  posts. 


76  FIELD   ARTILLERY,   ETC. ROSTER,   ETC. 

American  citizens  whose  loyalty  to  their  Government  is  unquestioned  may 
be  permitted  to  visit  such  portions  of  the  defenses  as  the  commanding  officer 
deems  proper. 

348.  The  taking  of  photographic  or  other  views  of  permanent  works  of  de- 
fense  will   not   be   permitted.     Neither   written   nor  pictorial   descriptions   of 
these  works  will  be  made  for  publication  without  the  authority  of  the  Secretary 
of  War,  nor  will  any  information  be  given  concerning  them  which  is  not  con- 
tained in  the  printed  reports  and  documents  of  the  War  Department. 

ARTICLE  XXXVIII. 
FIELD  ARTILLERY,  MACHINE  GUN,  AND  SMALL-ARMS  PRACTICE. 

349.  Small-arms  practice  will  be  conducted  and  reports  thereof  made  in 
accordance  with  the  authorized  firing  manual  and  orders  from  the  War  De- 
partment. 

350.  The  aggregate  allowance  of  small-arms  ammunition  for  any  company 
will  be  expended  at  such  times  during  the  year  as  the  department  commander 
may  direct,  or,  in  the  absence  of  specific  directions,  as  the  post  and  company 
commanders  may  determine.     When  not  used   in  target  practice,   small-arms 
ammunition  may,  in  the  discretion  of  the  post  and  company  commanders,  be 
expended  in  hunting. 

351.  In  all  classes  of  authorized  target  practice  the  Ordnance  Department 
will  provide  the  requisite  targets,  streamers,  and  flags.     The  quartermaster  will 
set  up  the  targets,  prepare  the  range,  and  construct  shelters  for  the  markers. 
Flour  for  making  paste  for  use  in  target  practice  will  be  issued  by  the  quarter- 
master. 

352.  The  details  of  the  methods  of  conducting  the  technical  instruction  and 
target  practice  of  field  artillery  troops  and  the  target  practice  of  troops  charged 
with  the  service  of  machine  guns  will  be  announced  in  orders  and  instructions 
from  the  War  Department. 

353.  The  allowance  of  ammunition  for  small-arms  practice,  for  the  instruc- 
tion of  the  field  artillery,  and  for  target  practice  with  machine  guns  will  be 
fixed  in  orders  from  the  War  Department. 

354.  Where  hunting  for  large  game  is  practicable  the  men  will  be  encour- 
aged to  hunt;  and  for  this  purpose  company  commanders  may  permit  their  men 
to  purchase  cartridges,  if  the  supply  warrants  it,  such  sales  to  be  accounted  for 
on  the  returns  of  ordnance. 

ARTICLE  XXXIX. 

ROSTER,  DETACHMENTS,  AND  DAILY  SERVICE. 
THE  ROSTER. 

355.  A  roster  is  a  list  of  officers  or  men  for  duty,  with  a  record  of  the  duty 
performed  by  each.     Generally  details  for  duty  are  so  made  that  the  one  longest 
off  is  the  first  for  detail.     Details  so  made  are  said  to  be  made  by  roster. 

356.  All  details  for  service  in  garrison  and  in  the  field,  except  the  author- 
ized special  and  extra  duty  details,  will  be  by  roster ;  but  officers  or  enlisted  men 
when  detailed  must  serve  whether  a  roster  be  kept  or  not. 

357.  The  duties  performed  by  roster  are  of  two  classes.     The  first  comprises 
(1)  outposts;  (2)  interior  guards,  including  stable  guards;  (3)  detachments  to 
protect  laborers  on  military  works;  (4)  armed  working  parties  on  such  works. 
Soldiers  march  armed  and,  if  necessary,  fully  equipped  on  all  duties  of  this 


ROSTER DETACHMENTS.  77 

class.    The  second  class  comprises  all  other  duties  and  fatigue,  in  or  out  of  the 
garrison  or  camp.     The  rosters  are  distinct  for  each  class. 

358.  Lieutenant  colonels  and  majors  are  on  one  roster,  and  may  be  detailed 
when  the  importance  of  the  duty  requires  it.     In  the  field  their  roster  is  kept 
at  division  and  brigade  headquarters.    Captains  form  one  roster,  and  are  exempt 
from  ordinary  fatigue  duties.     Lieutenants  form  one  roster,  but  when  conditions 
make  it  advisable  captains  and  lieutenants  may  be  placed  on  one  roster,  or  one 
or  more  of  the  senior  lieutenants  may  be  placed  on  the  captains'  roster.     Ser- 
geants, corporals,  musicians,  and  privates  form  distinct  rosters. 

359.  Unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  commanding  officer,  officers,  noncom- 
missioned officers,  and  privates  take  duties  of  the  first  class  in  the  order  stated 
in  paragraph  357,  viz,  the  first  for  detail  takes  the  outposts,  the  next  the  inte- 
rior guards,  and  so  on.    In  those  of  the  second  class  the  senior  officer  takes  the 
largest  party.     The  party  first  for  detail  takes  the  service  out  of  camp. 

06 O.  In  making  details  by  roster,  an  officer  or  enlisted  man  is  each  day 
charged  with  the  number  of  days  that  he  has  remained  present  and  available 
since  the  beginning  of  his  last  tour.     Departures  from  this  rule  may  be  au- 
thorized by  the  commanding  officer  whenever  a  strict  application  would  allow 
improper  advantage  or  work  hardship. 

36  1.  When  an  officer  has  been  detailed  and  is  not  present  or  available  at 
the  hour  of  marching,  the  next  after  him  takes  the  duty.  When  an  outpost  has 
passed  the  chain  of  sentinels,  or  an  interior  guard  has  reached  its  post,  the 
officer  whose  tour  it  was  can  not  take  it  unless  so  ordered  by  the  commanding 
officer. 

362.  Duties  of  the  first  class  are  credited  on  the  roster  when  the  guards  or 
detachments  have  passed  the  chain  of  sentinels  or  an  interior  guard  has  reached 
its  post ;  other  duties,  when  the  parties  have  entered  upon  their  performance. 
.363.  An  officer  or  enlisted  man  on  duty  of  the  first  class,  or  who  is  next  for 
detail  for  such  duty,  is  available,  when  relieved,  for  duty  of  the  second  class 
that  has  fallen  to  him  during  that  time.  Except  in  emergencies,  no  duty  will  be 
required  of  the  old  officer  of  the  day  or  the  old  guard  until  four  hours  after 
they  have  been  relieved. 

364.  Detachments  of  the  Signal  Corps  shall  be  exempt  from  detail  for  any 
other  duty,  except  when  in  the  judgment  of  the  commanding  officer  the  impor- 
tance of  the  duty  will  not  permit  exemption. 

DETACHMENTS. 

365.  As  far  as  the  exigencies  of  the  service  will  permit,  detachments  for  all 
service  will  be  formed  by  taking  battalions,  companies,  platoons,  or  other  sub- 
divisions in  turn,  according  to  the  roster. 

366.  Officers  or  enlisted  men  detailed  for  detached  service  while  on  other 
duty  will  be  relieved  from. that  duty,  if  practicable,  in  time  to  march  with  the 
detachment. 

367.  When  a  detachment  is  to  be  formed  from  the  different  organizations  of 
a  command,  the  adjutant  or  adjutant  general  forms  its  contingent,  verifies  the 
details,  and  sends  it  to  the  place  of  assembly,  or  turns  it  over  to  the  detachment 
commander. 

368.  When  detachments  meet,  the  command  is  regulated  while  they  serve 
together  as  if  they  formed  one  command,  but  the  senior  officer  can  not  prevent 
the  commander  of  any  detachment  from  moving  when  he  thinks  proper  to  execute 
the  orders  he  has  received. 

369.  On  the  return  of  a  detachment  its  commander  reports  to  the  head- 
quarters from  which  he  received  his  orders. 


78       DAILY    SERVICE HONORS,    COURTESIES,    AND    CEREMONIES. 

DAILY  SERVICE. 

370.  There  will  be  daily  at  least  two  roll  calls,  viz,  at  reveille  and  retreat. 
Commanding  officers  may  also  order  roll  calls  in  special  cases  at  such  times  as 
they  deem  necessary.     The  roll  will  be  called  on  the  company  parade  by  the  first 
sergeant,  superintended  by  a  commissioned  officer.     If  companies  are  quartered 
together  or  in  contiguous  barracks,  one  officer  may  superintend  the  roll  call  of 
two  or  more  of  them,  provided  he  can  do  so  efficiently,  commanding  officers  regu- 
lating the  practice  in  this  regard.     Ordinarily  there  will  not  be  any  formation 
for  roll  call  at  tattoo,  but  the  prescribed  signal  will  be  sounded,  and  fifteen 
minutes  thereafter  lights  in  squad  rooms  will  be  extinguished  and  all  noises  and 
loud  talking  will  cease.     Call  to  quarters  will  be  sounded  at  10.45  p.  m.,  and  taps 
at  11.     At  taps  all  lights  not  authorized  by  the  commanding  officer  will  be  extin- 
guished.    Reveille  roll  call  in  garrison  will  not  ordinarily  take  place  earlier 
than  5.30  a.  m.  in  summer,  or  6.30  a.  m.  in  winter.     On  Sundays  and  holidays 
the  time  may  be  fixed  one  hour  later. 

371.  Mess  call  in  garrison  will  be  sounded  daily  as  follows:  For  breakfast, 
thirty  minutes  after  reveille  roll  call;  for  dinner,  not  earlier  than  12  m.  nor 
later  than  12.15  p.  m. ;  for  supper,  not  earlier  than  5  nor  later  than  6.30  p.  m. 
Meals  for  enlisted  men  will  be  served  promptly  at  the  hours  appointed,  and  the 
duties  of  the  post,  as  far  as  compatible  with  the  requirements  of  the  service,  will 
be  so  arranged  that  all  the  men  may  be  present.    The  men  will  be  allowed  at 
least  twenty  minutes  for  .breakfast  and  supper  and  thirty  minutes  for  dinner. 

372.  Except  at  the  ceremony  of  parade,  the  result  of  a  roll  call  will  be 
reported  after  the  companies  have  been  dismissed  to  the  officer  superintending 
the  call,  who  will  report  the  result  to  the  commanding  officer. 

373.  In  camp  and  garrison  the  commanding  officer  fixes  the  hours  for  reports, 
issues,  and  roll  calls,  and  for  the  performance  of  stated  duties  and  fatigues.     In 
garrison,  retreat  will  be  not  later  than  sunset.     The  signals  will  be  sounded  by 
the  field  musicians  in  accordance  with  authorized  drill  regulations. 

374.  After  breakfast,  and  after  stable  duty  in  the  mounted  service,  the 
tents  or  quarters  and  adjacent  ground  will  be  policed  by  the  men  of  the  com- 
panies and  the  guardhouse  or  guard  tent  by  the  prisoners,  or  by  members  of  the 
guard  if  there  be  no  prisoners. 

ARTICLE  XL. 

HONORS,  COURTESIES,  AND  CEREMONIES. 
HONORS. 

375.  The  President  and  the  Vice  President  will  be  received  with  regimental 
standards  or  colors  dropping,  officers  and  troops  saluting,  and  the  bands  playing 
"The  Star  Spangled  Banner,"  or,  in  the  absence  of  a  band,  the  field  music  or 
bugles  sounding  "  to  the  color."     Officers  of  the  following  grades  of  rank  will 
be  received  with  regimental  standards  or  colors  dropping,  officers  and  troops 
saluting,  and  the  bands  and  field  music  playing,  as  follows:  The  General,  the 
General's  March;  the  Lieutenant  General,  trumpets  sounding  3  flourishes  or 
drums  beating  3  ruffles;  a  major  general,  2  flourishes  or  2  ruffles;  a  brigadier 
general,  1  flourish  or  1  ruffle. 

376.  To  the  members  of  the  Cabinet,  the  Chief  Justice,  the  President  pro 
tempore  of  the  Senate,  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  American 
or  foreign  ambassadors,  and  governors  within  their  respective  States  and  Terr?- 


HONORS,   COURTESIES,   AND   CEREMONIES.  79 

tories  the  same  honors  are  paid  as  to  the  General,  except  that  a  foreign  ambassa- 
dor will  be  received  with  the  national  air  of  his  country,  and  that  the  number  of 
guns  fired  as  personal  salutes  will  be  as  prescribed  in  paragraph  400;  to  the 
Assistant  Secretary  of  War  and  to  American  or  foreign  envoys  or  ministers 
the  same  honors  as  to  the  Lieutenant  General ;  to  officers  of  the  Navy  the  honors 
due  to  their  relative  rank;  to  officers  of  marines  and  volunteers,  and  militia 
when  in  the  service  of  the  United  States,  the  honors  due  to  like  grades  in  the 
regular  service ;  to  officers  of  a  foreign  service  the  honors  due  to  their  rank. 

377.  The  national  or  regimental  color  or  standard,  uncased,  passing  a  guard 
or  other  armed  body  will  be  saluted,  the  field  music  sounding  "  to  the  color  "  or 
"  to  the  standard."     Officers  or  enlisted  men  passing  the  uncased  color  will  ren- 
der the  prescribed  salute;  with  no  arms  in  hand,  the  salute  will  be  the  hand 
salute,  using  the  right  hand,  the  headdress  not  to  be  removed. 

378.  Whenever  "  The  Star  Spangled  Banner  "  is  played  at  a  military  station, 
or  at  any  place  where  persons  belonging  to  the  military  service  are  present  in 
their  official  capacity  or  present  unofficially  but  in  uniform,  all  officers  and 
enlisted  men  present  will  stand  at  attention,  facing  toward  the  music,  retaining 
that  position  until  the  last  note  of  the  air,  and  then  salute.     With  no  arms  in 
hand  the  salute  will  be  the  hand  salute.     The  same  respect  will  be  observed 
toward  the  national  air  of  any  other  country,  when  it  is  played  as  a  compliment 
to  official  representatives  of  such  country.     When  played  under  the  circum- 
stances contemplated  by  this  paragraph,  "  The  Star  Spangled  Banner  "  will  be 
played  through  without  repetition  of  any  part  that  is  not  required  to  be  repeated 
to  make  the  air  complete. 

379.  No  honors  are  paid  by  troops  when  on  the  march  or  in  trenches,  except 
that  they  may  be  called  to  attention,  and  no  salute  is  rendered  when  marching 
in  double  time  or  at  the  trot  or  gallop. 

380.  The  commanding  officer  is  saluted  by  all  commissioned  officers  in  com- 
mand of  troops  or  detachments.     Troops  under  arms  will  salute  as  prescribed 
in  drill  regulations. 

381.  When  making  or  receiving  official  reports  all  officers  will  salute,  if 
covered ;  if  uncovered,  they  stand  at  attention.    When  under  arms,  the  salute  is 
made  with  the  sword  or  saber,  if  drawn,  otherwise  with  the  hand.     On  meeting, 
all  officers  salute  when  covered ;  when  uncovered,  they  exchange  the  courtesies 
observed  between  gentlemen.     Military  courtesy  requires  the  junior  to  salute 
first,  but  when  the  salute  is  introductory  to  a  report  made  at  a  military  cere- 
mony or  formation  to  the  representative  of- a  common  superior — as,  for  example, 
to  the  adjutant,  officer  of  the  day,  etc. — the  officer  making  the  report,  whatever 
his  rank,  will  salute  first ;  the  officer  to  whom  the  report  is  made  will  acknowl- 
edge, by  saluting,  if  covered,  or  verbally,  if  uncovered,  that  he  has  received  and 
understood  the  report. 

382.  Uncovering  is  not  a  form  of  the  prescribed  salute,  and  the  hand  salute 
is  executed  only  when  covered. 

383.  When  an  enlisted  man  with  no  arms  in  band  passes  an  officer  he  salutes 
with  the  right  hand.     Officers  are  saluted  whether  in  uniform  or  not. 

384.  An  enlisted  man,  armed  with  the  saber  and  out  of  ranks,  salutes  all 
officers  with  the  saber  if  drawn ;  otherwise  he  salutes  with  the  hand.     If  on  foot 
and  armed  with  a  rifle  or  carbine,  he  makes  the  rifle  or  carbine  salute.    A 
mounted  soldier  dismounts  before  addressing  an  officer  not  mounted. 

385.  A  noncommissioned  officer  or  private   in  command   of  a  detachment 
without  arms  salutes  all  officers  with  the  hand,  but  if  the  detachment  be  on 
foot  and  armed  with  the  rifle  or  carbine,  he  makes  the  rifle  or  carbine  salute, 
and  if  armed  with  a  saber  he  salutes  with  it. 


80  HONORS,   COURTESIES,   AND   CEREMONIES. 

386.  An  enlisted  man,  if  seated,  rises  on  the  approach  of  an  officer,  faces 
toward  him,   and,   if  covered,   salutes;    if  uncovered,   he  stands  at  attention. 
Standing,  he  faces  an  officer  for  the  same  purpose.     If  the  parties  remain  in 
the  same  place  or  on  the  same  ground,  such  compliments  need  not  be  repeated. 
Soldiers  actually  at  work  do  not  cease  work  to  salute  an  officer  unless  addressed 
by  him. 

387.  Before  addressing  an  officer,   an  enlisted  man  makes  the  prescribed 
salute  with  the  weapon  with  which  he  is  aimed,  or,  if  unarmed  and  covered, 
with  the  right  hand.     He  also  makes  the  same  salute  after  receiving  a  reply. 
If  uncovered,  he  stands  at  attention  without  saluting. 

388.  Indoors,   except  as   provided   in   paragraph  39.2,   an   unarmed   enlisted 
man  uncovers  and  stands  at  attention  upon  the  approach  of  an  officer.     If 
armed,  he  salutes  as  heretofore  prescribed. 

389.  When  an  officer   enters  a   room   where  there  are   soldiers,   the  word 
"Attention  "  is  given  by  some  one  who  perceives  him,  when  all  rise  and  remain 
standing  in  the  position  of  a  soldier  until  the  officer  leaves  the  room.     Soldiers 
at  meals  do  not  rise. 

390.  Soldiers  at  all  times  and  in  all  situations  pay  the  same  compliments  to 
officers  of  the  Army,  Navy,  Marine  Corps,  and  volunteers,  and  to  officers  of  the 
Organized  Militia  in  uniform  as  to  officers  of  their  own  regiment,  corps,  or  arm 
of  service. 

391.  Officers  will  at  all  times  acknowledge  the  courtesies  of  enlisted  men  by 
returning,  in  the  manner  prescribed,  the  salutes  given.     When  several  officers 
in  company  are  saluted,  all  return  it. 

392.  On  all  occasions  outdoors,  and  also  in  public  places,  such  as  stores, 
theaters,  railway  and  steamboat  stations,  arid  the  like,  the  salute  to  any  person 
whatever   by   officers  and   enlisted  men   in   uniform,   with   no   arms   in   hand, 
whether  on  or  off  duty,  shall  be  the  hand  salute,  the  right  hand  being  used,  the 
headdress  not  to  be  removed. 

SALIJTKS    WITH    CANNON. 

393.  Salutes  with  cannon  will  be  tired  under  charge  of  commissioned  officers, 
who  shall  be  present  at  the  firing  and  direct  it. 

Guns  using  metallic-case  ammunition  will  be  used  whenever  practicable;  in 
their  absence  other  breech-loading  guns  should  preferably  be  used.  Muzzle- 
loaders  will  be  used  only  when  breechloaders  are  not  available.  When  using 
muzzle-loading  guns  a  sufficient  number  should  be  employed,  if  practicable,  to 
avoid  the  necessity  of  firing  the  same  gun  a  second  time. 

For  muzzle-loading  guns,  or  breechloaders  using  cartridge  bags,  the  bags  will 
be  made  of  silk,  measuring  in  length  at  least  one  and  one-half  times  their  diam- 
eter, and  care  will  be  taken  that  the  sponges  are  not  worn  and  that  they  thor- 
oughly fill  the  chamber  or  bore  of  the  gun,  and  when  the  same  gun  is  fired 
more  than  once,  that  the  intervals  between  the  discharges  are  sufficient  to  allow 
the  chamber  or  bore  to  be  thoroughly  sponged  and  chamber  of  breechloaders 
examined.  Unless  all  of  these  conditions  be  fulfilled  salutes  will  not  be  fired 
with  these  classes  of  guns. 

The  minimum  number  of  pieces  with  which  salutes  may  be  fired  is  1  for 
rapid-fire  and  field  guns  using  metallic-case  ammunition,  2  for  breechloaders 
using  cartridge  bags,  4  for  siege,  and  6  for  seacoast  guns.  When  practicable, 
rapid-fire  guns  will  be  used  for  saluting  purposes. 

394.  The  rapidity  with  which  pieces  are  discharged  during  a  salute  depends 
upon  their  caliber.     Subject  to   the  restrictions  of  the  preceding  paragraph, 


HONORS,   COURTESIES,   AND   CEREMONIES  81 

guns  of  4-inch  caliber  or  less  should  have  intervals  of  5  seconds  between  dis- 
charges; guns  of  over  4-inch  caliber,  10  seconds. 

When  a  single  field  gun  is  used  to  fire  a  salute  the  interval  between  discharges 
should  be  10  seconds. 

395.  When  muzzle-loading  guns  are  used,  the  pieces  for  a  salute  should,  if 
possible,  be  of  the  same  or  equivalent  caliber.     If  the  number  of  guns  in  the 
saluting  battery  admits  of  it,  the  entire  number  required  and  two  or  three 
over  should  be  loaded  and  made  ready  previous  to  commencing  the  salute; 
the  detachments  are  then  dispensed  with,  and  a  single  cannoneer  at. each  piece 
discharges  it  at  the  proper  time.     When  the  number  of  pieces  is  insufficient  for 
the  entire  salute,  as  many  as  possible  should  be  used  so  as  to  avoid  frequent 
reloadings. 

The  pieces  are  numbered  from  right  to  left — 1,  2,  3,  and  so  on — and  each  dec 
tachment  or  the  cannoneer,  as  the  case  may  be,  is  made  clearly  to  understand 
the  number  of  the  piece. 

At  the  proper  moment  the  officer  in  charge  commands:  "Number  1,  fire!" 
and  observing  the  proper  interval,  "  Number  2,  fire !  "  and  so  on  to  the  left 
piece,  when  he  returns  to  the  first  and  repeats  the  same  commands  until  the 
entire  number  required  for  the  salute  is  discharged.  In  order  to  preserve  regu- 
larity in  the  fires  he  will  not  concern  himself  with  the  running  number,  but 
will  have  a  capable  person  to  keep  count  and  notify  him  when  the  required 
number  of  discharges  is  made.  In  giving  the  command  "  Fire !  "  he  looks  toward 
the  piece  to  be  fired,  and  gives  it  in  such  a  pronounced  manner,  accompanied 
by  a  signal  with  his  sword,  as  to  be  unmistakable.  The  cannoneer  discharging 
a  piece  when  its  number  is  called  casts  his  eye  to  the  officer  and,  observing  the 
signal  as  well  as  the  command,  fires  the  piece  promptly.  Should  a  piece  mis- 
fire, the  officer  immediately  commands  the  next  to  fire  and  allows  the  piece  that 
has  missed  to  remain  undischarged  until  its  proper  turn  comes  again.  Immedi- 
ately after  each  piece  is  discharged  it  is  reloaded  and  made  ready  if  there  is 
probability  of  its  being  fired  again. 

When  troops  are  drawn  up  for  the  reception  of  a  dignitary,  and  it  is  prac- 
ticable to  have  a  battery  of  field  guns  on  the  ground,  a  salute  from  it  should 
form  part  of  the  ceremony;  otherwise  guns  in  position  are  used.  When  field 
guns  are  used,  it  is  most  appropriate  to  fire  the  salute  at  the  place  of  review, 
and  at  the  time  just  previous  to  the  review  when  the  personage  arrives  on 
the  ground. 

396.  Salvos  are  simultaneous  discharges  from  several  cannon;  they  corre- 
spond to  volleys  of  musketry  and  are  fired  by  way  of  salute  only  over  the  graves 
of  officers  at  the  time  of  burial.     The  order  designating  a  funeral  escort  pre- 
scribes whether  the  fire  shall  be  three  volleys  of  musketry  or  three  salvos  of 
artillery. 

397.  Salutes  will  not  be  fired  between  sunset  and  sunrise,  and  not  on  Sunday 
unless  required  by  international  courtesy.     As  a  general  rule,  salutes  will  be 
fired  between  8  a.  m.  and  sunset.     The  national  flag  will  always  be  displayed 
at  the  time  of  firing  a  salute. 

NATIONAL   SALUTES. 

398.  The  national  salute  is  21  guns.     It  is  also  the  salute  to  a  national  flag. 
The  salute  to  the  Union,  commemorative  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence 

and  consisting  of  1  gun  for  each  State,  is  fired  at  noon  on  July  4  at  every  post 
provided  with  suitable  artillery. 

399.  It  is  the  custom  of  foreign  ships  of  war,  on  entering  a  harbor  or  pass- 
ing near  a  fortification,  to  display  at  the  main  the  flag  of  the  country  in  whose 

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82  HONORS,   COURTESIES,   AND   CEREMONIES. 

waters  they  are,  and  to  salute  it.  It  is  the  rule,  however,  in  our  own  and  for- 
eign navies  to  fire  salutes  only  between'  8  a.  m.  and  sunset.  On  the  completion 
of  the  salute  to  the  flag,  a  salute  of  the  same  number  of  guns  will  be  promptly 
returned  by  the  designated  saluting  station.  United  States  vessels  return 
salutes  to  the  flag  in  United  States  waters  only  when  there  is  no  fort  or  bat- 
tery designated  to  do  so.  United  States  vessels  do  not  salute  United  States 
forts  or  posts,  and  the  converse. 

Saluting  stations  for  the  purpose  of  returning  the  salutes  of  foreign  men-of- 
war  in  the  ports  and  territorial  waters  of  the  United  States  will  be  designated 
in  orders  from  time  to  time  by  the  War  Department. 

The  salute  to  the  flag  is  the  only  salute  that  is  returned,  and  this  is  invariably 
done  as  soon  as  possible.  The  time  intervening  should  never  exceed  24  hours. 
The  failure  to  return  such  salutes  is  regarded  as  a  discourtesy  or  lack  of  friend- 
ship justifying  the  other  party  in  asking  an  explanation. 

Notice  of  an  intention  to  salute  the  flag  is  sometimes  given  by  the  vessel 
direct  to  the  fort,  but  as  giving  notice  involves  delay,  vessels  generally  salute 
without  it.  Surveying  vessels,  storeships,  and  transports  do  not  salute.  If 
notice  of  intention  to  salute  the  flag  be  received  by  a  fort  not  the  saluting 
station,  such  fort  immediately  notifies  the  saluting  station  and  informs  the 
vessel  of  the  fact. 

PERSONAL   SALUTES. 

400.  The  President,  both  on  his  arrival  at  and  departure  from  a  military 
post,  or  when  in  its  vicinity,  receives  a  salute  of  21  guns.     No  other .  personal 
salute  is  fired  in  his  presence. 

The  sovereign  or  chief  magistrate  of  a  foreign  country  receives  tho  salute  pre- 
scribed for  the  President ;  and  members  of  a  royal  family  receive  the  salute  due 
their  sovereign.  No  salute  to  a  personage  of  lesser  degree  shall  be  fired  in  their 
official  presence. 

An  ex-President  of  the  United  States  receives  a  snlute  of  21  guns. 
The  Vice  President  receives  a  salute  of  19  guns. 

When  officials  other  than  those  named  visit  military  posts,  they  receive  salutes 
as  follows : 

Guns. 
Ambassadors,  members  of  the  Cabinet,  and  the  president  pro  tempore  of 

the    Senate 10 

The  Chief  Justice,  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  a  com- 
mittee of  Congress  officially  visiting  a  military  post,  governors  within 
their  respective  States  or  Territories,  or  a  governor  general,  and  the  civil 

governor  of  the  Philippine  Islands 17 

The  Assistant  Secretary  of  War  or  the  Assistant  Secretary  of  the  Navy, 
when  officially  visiting  a  military  post;  the  vice  governor  of  the  Philip- 
pine Islands,  and  American  or  foreign  envoys  or  ministers 15 

Ministers  resident  accredited  to  the  United  States 13 

Charges  d'affaires 11 

Consuls  general  accredited  to  the  United  States 11 

The  General 17 

The  Lieutenant  General 15 

Major  general 13 

Brigadier  general 11 

The  term  "  governor  general  "  shall  be  taken  to  mean  an  administrative  officer 
under  whom  officers  with  the  title  of  governor  are  acting. 

401.  As  a  rule,  a  personal  salute  is  to  be  fired  when  the  personage  entitled, 
to  it  enters  a  post, 


HONORS,   COURTESIES,   AND   CEREMONIES.  83 

When  several  persons,  each  of  whom  is  entitled  to  a  salute,  arrive  together 
at  a  post,  the  highest  in  rank  or  position  is  alone  saluted.  If  they  arrive  suc- 
cessively, each  is  saluted  in  turn. 

An  officer  assigned  to  duty  according  to  his  brevet  rank  is  entitled  to  the 
salute  prescribed  for  the  grade  to  which  he  is  assigned. 

A  retired  general  officer  making  an  official  visit  is  saluted  according  to  his 
rank. 

An  officer,  whether  civil,  military,  or  naval,  holding  two  or  more  positions, 
either  of  which  entitles  him  to  a  salute,  receives  only  the  salute  due  to  the 
highest  grade.  In  no  event  is  the  same  person  to  be  saluted  in  more  than 
one  capacity. 

Personal  salutes  at  the  same  place  and  in  compliment  to  the  same  person, 
whether  civil,  diplomatic,  military,  or  naval,  are  never  to  be  fired  oftener  than 
once  a  year,  unless  such  person  shall  have  been  in  the  meantime  advanced  in 
rank. 

402.  Officers  of  the  Navy  are  saluted  according  to  their   relative  rank; 
officers  of  marines  and  of  the  volunteer  forces  or  militia  in  the  service  of  the 
United  States,  and  officers  of  foreign  services,  are  saluted  according  to  rank. 

403.  When  a  civil  functionary  entitled  to  a  salute  arrives  at  a  military  post, 
the  commanding  officer  meets  or  calls  upon  him  as  soon  as  practicable,  and  will 
tender  him  a  review  if  the  garrison  consists  of  not  less  than  four  companies. 
When  a  general  officer  visits  a  post  within  his  command,  the  troops  will  be 
paraded  for  review,  unless  he  directs  otherwise.     When  a  salute  is  to  be  given 
an  officer  junior  to  another  present  at  a  post,  the  senior  will  be  notified  to  that 
effect  by  the  commanding  officer. 

404.  In  addition  to  the  foregoing,  occasions  of  a  public  nature  frequently 
arise  when  salutes  are  both  desirable  and  proper.     Orders  will  be  given  in 
such  cases. 

405.  The  flag  of  a  military  post  will  not  be  dipped  by  way  of  salute  or  com- 
pliment. 

VISITS   AND   COURTESIES. 

406.  Officers  arriving  at  the  headquarters  of  a  military  command,  or  at  a 
military  post,  will  call  upon  the  commander  thereof  as  soon  as  practicable  and 
register  their  names.     If  the  visiting  officer  be  senior  to  the  commander,  the 
former  may  send  a  card,  in  which  case  it  becomes  the  duty  of  the  commander  to 
make  the  first  call. 

407.  The  interchange  of  official  compliments  and  visits  between  foreign  mili- 
tary and  naval  officers  and  the  authorities  of  a  military  post  is  international 
in  character  and  opens  the  way  to  official  and  social  courtesies  among  the 
officers.     In  cases  of  vessels  of  war,  foreign  or  otherwise,  recently  arrived,  it 
is  the  duty  of  the  post  commander  to  send  a  suitable  officer  to  offer  civilities 
and  assistance.     This  is  called  the  "boarding  visit,"  and  it  is  expected  that 
this  civility  will  be  returned.     Within  24  hours  thereafter,  weather  permitting, 
the  officer  in  chief  command  of  the  ship  or  ships  should  visit  the  officer  in  com- 
mand of  the  post  or  station,  should  the  latter  be  his  equal  or  superior  in  grade. 
This  visit  will  be  returned  within  24  hours.     Should  the  naval  officer  in  com- 
mand be  superior  in  grade  to  the  officer  commanding  the  post  or  station  the 
first  visit  will  be  paid  by  the  latter. 

408.  The  interchange  of  visits  between  governors  general,  governors,  and 
other  officers  administering  insular  governments  and  officers  of  the  Army  and 
Navy  is  governed  by  the  following  rules,  which  have  received  the  approval  of 
the  Secretaries  of  War  and  the  Navy : 

All  naval  officers  in  command  shall  make  the  first  visit  upon  the  governor 
general,  whatever  the  latter' s  military  grade.  Officers  of  the  Army  holding 


84  HONORS,   COURTESIES,  AND   CEREMONIES. 

commands  under  a  governor  general  or  acting  as  governors  of  provinces,  de- 
partments, or  cities,  shall  make  the  first  visit  upon  a  naval  commander  in  chief, 
if  the  latter  is  of  equal  or  superior  grade,  as  shall  also  civilian  governors  of 
provinces,  departments,  or  cities. 

If  not  a  commander  in  chief,  the  first  visit  shall  be  made  by  the  senior  naval 
officer  upon  officers  of  the  Army  holding  command  under  a  governor  general,  or 
acting  as  governors  of  provinces,  departments,  or  cities,  if  the  latter  are  equal 
or  superior  in  grade,  and  upon  civilian  governors  of  provinces,  departments, 
or  cities. 

Should  the  governor  general  be  a  civilian,  and  therefore  not  holding  direct 
military  command,  the  naval  commander  in  chief  shall  make  the  first  visit, 
both  upon  the  governor  and  the  army  officer  in  chief  command  of  troops  in  the 
island  or  group  of  islands,  if  he  is  of  equal  or  superior  grade. 

Visits  should  be  exchanged  under  the  above  rules  between  a  naval  com- 
mander in  chief  or  senior  naval  officer:  (1)  With  the  governor;  (2)  the  gov- 
ernor of  a  province,  department,  or  city;  (3)  the  army  officer  in  chief  command 
at  a  place  where  there  is  a  civil  governor. 

Should  the  governor  general,  or  any  other  officer  administering  the  govern- 
ment of  an  island,  find  that  from  indisposition  or  pressure  of  important  business 
he  is  unable  to  pay  or  return  these  visits  in  person,  he  will  depute  his  aid-de- 
camp or  some  other  officer  to  do  so.  In  like  manner,  should  a  naval  commander 
in  chief,  from  indisposition  or  pressing  occupation,  be  precluded  from  paying  or 
returning  these  visits,  he  will  depute  an  officer  not  below  the  rank  of  flag  lieu- 
tenant to  do  so.  In  each  case  the  officer  failing  to  pay  the  required  visit  in 
person  will  report  the  circumstances,  and  assign  the  reasons  which  led  to  the 
omission,  to  the  department  under  which  he  is  acting. 

409.  For  the  purpose  of  developing  efficiency  in  intercommunication  between 
signal  stations  of  the  Army  and  the  Navy,  both  on  ship  and  ashore,  commanding 
officers  of  seacoast  fortifications  will  at  all  times  encourage  the  interchange  of 
messages  and  signals  between  signal  stations  at  their  posts  and  ships  of  the 
Navy  or  naval  stations,  making  use  of  radio  telegraphy  and  visual  signaling. 

Whenever,  upon  entering  a  harbor  of  the  United  States,  vessels  of  the  Navy 
come  within  signal  distance  of  the  outer  group  of  fortifications  and  open  com- 
munication with  them,  suitable  acknowledgment  will  be  made  by  the  Army 
stations.  As  far  as  practicable,  the  name  of  the  fort,  the  name  and  rank  of  the 
commanding  officer,  and  such  other  information  as  may  be  of  interest  will  be 
communicated. 

A  similar  appropriate  exchange  of  signals  will  be  made  when  a  naval  vessel 
leaves  a  harbor,  the  initiative  being  taken  by  the  Navy. 

Commanding  officers  of  forts  provided  with  radio  equipment  will  issue  the 
necessary  orders  requiring  their  stations  to  cooperate  with  and  communicate 
with  all  naval  radio  stations  in  their  vicinity,  both  on  shipboard  and  ashore. 

410.  When  a  military  commander  officially  visits  a  vessel  of  war,  he  will 
give  notice  in  advance  of  his  intention  to  do  so.     He  is  received  at  the  gangway 
by  the  commander  of  the  vessel  and  is  accompanied  there  by  the  same  officer 
when  leaving.     The  officer  who  is  sent  with  the  customary  offer  of  civilities  is 
met  at  the  gangway  of  a  vessel  of  war  by  the  officer  of  the  deck,  and  is  presented 
by  the  latter  to  the  commander  of  the  vessel. 

41 1.  A  vessel  of  war  is  approached  and  boarded  by  commissioned  officers  by 
the  starboard  side  and  gangway.     In  entering  a  boat,  the  junior  goes  first  and 
other  officers  follow  in  order  of  rank;  in  leaving  a  boat,  the  senior  goes  first. 
The  latter  acknowledges  the  salutes  which  are  given  at  the  gangway  of  a  naval 
vessel. 


HONORS,  COURTESIES,  AND  CEREMONIES.  85 

4 12.  Naval  vessels  fire  personal  salutes  to  officers  entitled  to  them  when  the 
boats  containing  them  have  cleared  the  ship.     It  is  an  acknowledgment  of  the 
salute  by  the  officer  saluted  for  his  boat  to  lie  on  her  oars  from  the  first  until 
the  last  gun  and  for  him  to  uncover ;  at  the  conclusion,  to  give  way.     Personal 
salutes  are  not  returned  by  military  posts. 

413.  In  case  of  vessels  of  war  of  foreign  powers  at  peace  with  the  United 
States  lying  in  our  ports  or  harbors  and  celebrating  their  national  festivities, 
the  commander  of  each  fort,  battery,  or  military  post  may  participate  in  the 
celebration  by  firing  salutes,  parading  commands,  etc.     In  such  a  case  the  flag 
of  the  United  States  will  be  hoisted  and  lowered  simultaneously  with  that  of 
the  ship  on  board  of  which  the  celebration  occurs. 

414.  When  boats  are  rowing  in  the  same  direction,  an  inferior  is  not  to  pass 
a  superior  in  grade  unless  he  is  on  urgent  duty,  or  authorized  by  the  superior. 

When  boats  are  pursuing  opposite  directions,  the  rule  of  the  road  to  prevent 
fouling  is  that  both  shall  "  put  their  helms  to  port,"  i.  e.,  to  pass  to  the  right, 
circumstances  permitting. 

When  boats  are  approaching  the  same  landing  or  vessel,  an  inferior  is  always 
to  give  way  to  a  superior  in  rank. 

Boats  about  leaving  a  ship's  side  or  landing  are  to  give  way  in  ample  time  to 
others  approaching. 

It  is  not  proper  to  land  over  another  boat  without  permission,  and  only  when 
il  can  not  be  avoided  is  permission  to  be  asked. 

415.  A  vessel  of  war  on  which  the  President  of  the  United  States  is  travel- 
ing displays  the  President's  flag  at  the  main.     In  case  of  foreign  sovereigns,  ves- 
sels display  the  royal  standard  of  the  sovereign  in  like  manner. 

ESCORTS    OF    HONOR. 

416.  Escorts  of  honor  may  be  composed  of  any  or  of  all  arms,  according  to 
the  circumstances.     They  are  detailed  for  the  purpose  of  receiving  and  escorting 
personages  of  high  rank,  civil  or  military,  when  they  arrive  and  depart.     The 
troops  for   this  purpose  will  be  selected  for  their   soldierly   appearance  and 
superior  discipline,  and  are  formed  and  maneuvered  as  prescribed  in  the  author- 
ized drill  regulations.     The  post  commander  in  each  case  will  detail  an  officer 
to  attend  the  personage  escorted,  and  to  bear  communications  from  him  to  the 
commander  of  the  escort. 

FUNERAL    HONORS. 

417.  On  the  receipt  at  any  post  or  camp  of  official  notice  of  the  death  of  the 
President  of  the  United  States,  the  commanding  officer  will,  on  the  following 
day,  cause  a  gun  to  be  fired  every  half  hour,  beginning  at  sunrise  and  ending 
at  sunset.     When  posts  are  in  sight  or  within  6  miles  of  each  other  the  firing 
will  take  place  only  at  the  post  commanded  by  the  senior  officer. 

418.  The  orders  announcing  the  death  of  a  Secretary  of  War,  Assistant  Sec- 
retary of  War,  or  a  general  officer  on  the  active  or  retired  list,  or  other  person 
entitled  to  a  salute  of  cannon,  will  specify  the  number  of  guns  to  be  fired  at 
half-hour  intervals,  commencing  at  8  o'clock  a.  m.  on  the  day  after  the  receipt 
of  the  order,  and  the  posts  at  which  they  shall  be  fired.     During  the  firing  the 
flag  will  be  displayed  at  halfstaff. 

419.  When  the  funeral  of  an  officer  who  was  entitled  to  a  salute  takes  place 
at  or  near  a  military  post,  minute  guns  will  be  fired  while  the  remains  are  being 
borne  to  the  place  of  interment,  but  the  number  of  guns  will  not  exceed  that  to 
which  the  officer  was  entitled  as  a  salute.     After  the  remains  are  deposited  in 
the  grave  a  salute  corresponding  to  the  rank  of  the  deceased  will  be  fired,  in 
addition  to  three  salvos  of  artillery  or  three  volleys  of  musketry. 


86  HONORS,   COURTESIES,  AND   CEREMONIES. 

420.  If  the  remains  of  a  flag  officer  of  the  Navy  or  a  general  officer  are 
brought  ashore  in  the  vicinity  of  a  military  post,  the  flag  will  be  displayed  at 
ha  If  staff  and  minute  guns  will  be  fired  as  the  procession  moves.     The  number 
of  guns  will  be  that  to  which  the  officer  was  entitled  as  a  salute. 

421.  During  the  funeral  at  or  near  a  military  post  of  a  civil  functionary, 
who  was  entitled  to  a  salute,  the  flag  is  displayed  at  half  staff  and  minute  guns 
are  fired.     The  number  of  guns  will  be  that  to  which  the  functionary  was  en- 
titled as  a  salute. 

422.  On  the  death  of  an  officer  at  a  military  post  the  flag  is  displayed  at 
halfstaff  and  so  remains,  between  reveille  and  retreat,  until  the  last  salvo  or 
volley  is  fired  over  the  grave;  or  if  the  remains  are  not  interred  at  the  post, 
until  they  are  removed  therefrom. 

423.  During  the  funeral  of  an  enlisted  man  at  a  military  post  the  flag  is 
displayed  at  halfstaff.     It  is  hoisted  to  the  top  after  the  final  volley  or  gun  is 
fired,  or  after  the  remains  are  taken  from  the  post.    The  same  honors  are  paid 
on  the  occasion  of  the  funeral  of  a  retired  enlisted  man. 

424.  All  military  posts  in  sight  of  each  other  display  their  flags  at  halfstaff 
upon  the  occasion  of  one  doing  so.    The  same  rule  is  observed  toward  all  vessels 
of  war. 

425.  When  the  flag  is  displayed  at  halfstaff  it  is  lowered  to  that  position 
from  the  top  of  the  staff.    It  is  afterwards  hoisted  to  the  top  before  it  is  finally 
lowered. 

426.  The  funeral  escort  of  the  Secretary  of  War  or  General  of  the  Army 
will  consist  of  a  regiment  of  infantry,  a  squadron  of  cavalry,  and  a  battalion  of 
field  artillery;  of  the  Assistant  Secretary  of  War  or  the  Lieutenant  General,  a 
regiment  of  infantry,  a  squadron  of  cavalry,  and  a  battery  of  field  artillery ;  of 
a  major  general,  a  regiment  of  infantry,  two  troops  of  cavalry,  and  a  battery  of 
field  artillery ;  of  a  brigadier  general,  a  regiment  of  infantry,  a  troop  of  cavalry, 
and  a  platoon  of  field  artillery ;  of  a  colonel,  a  regiment ;  a  lieutenant  colonel  or 
major,  a  battalion  or  squadron;  a  captain,  one  company;  ;i  subaltern,  a  platoon. 
The  funeral  escort  of  a  general  officer,  or  of  any  other  officer  either  on  the 
active  or  retired  list,  when  the  funeral  occurs  at  any  other  place  than  a  military 
post  or  camp,  will  be  ordered  by  the  War  Department,  and  will  be  composed  of 
such  bodies  of  troops,  not  exceeding  the  number  prescribed  in  this  paragraph, 
as  the  interests  of  the  service  will  permit.     But  in  all  cases  where  the  funeral 
ceremonies  take  place  at  or  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  a  military  post,  or 
where  the  remains  are  conveyed  through  a  military  post  en  route  to  the  place 
of  burial,  the  above  regulation  relative  to  escort  will  be  complied  with  so  far  as 
the  strength  of  the  garrison  will  allow.     The  flag  will  be  at  halfstaff  while  the 
remains  are  at  or  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the  post,  and  the  department  or 
post  commander  will  give  the  necessary  orders. 

427.  The  funeral  escort  of  an  officer  will  be  commanded  by  an  officer  of  the 
same  grade ;  if  none  such  be  present,  by  one  of  the  next  lower  grade  available. 
The  ceremony  is  prescribed  in  the  drill  regulations. 

428.  The  funeral  escort  of  a  noncommissioned  staff  officer  will  consist  of  16 
men,  commanded  by  a  sergeant ;  of  a  sergeant,  of  14  men,  commanded  by  a  ser- 
geant ;  of  a  corporal,  of  12  men,  commanded  by  a  corporal ;  of  a  private,  of  8 
men,  commanded  by  a  corporal ;  of  an  enlisted  man  of  field  artillery,  one  section. 

429.  Six  pallbearers  will  be  selected,  as  far  as  practicable,  from  the  grade  of 
the  deceased. 

430.  Officers  and  enlisted  men  attending  military  funerals  wear  uniform  and 
side  arms  and  in  the  funeral  procession  follow  the  mourners  in  order  of  rank, 
seniors  in  front.     The  funeral  of  an  officer  is  attended  by  such  officers  of  the  post 
or  organization  in  the  field  as  other  duties  will  permit.     The  funeral  of  a  non- 


HONORS,  COURTESIES,  AND  CEREMONIES.  87 

commissioned  officer  is  attended  by  the  noncommissioned  officers  and  privates  of 
the  regiment,  or  such  part  of  it  as  may  be  present  and  can  be  spared  from  other 
duties;  that  of  a  private  by  the  noncommissioned  officers  and  privates  of  his 
company. 

431.  The  badge  of  military  mourning  shall  consist  of  a  straight  band  of 
black  crape  or  plain  black  cloth,  5  inches  wide,  worn  around  the  left  arm  above 
the  elbow;  also,  when  the  sword  is  worn,  a  knot  of  black  crape  on  the  hilt; 
but  no  badge  of  military  mourning  shall  be  worn  with  the  uniform  except  at 
funerals  or  for  occasions  prescribed  by  the  War  Department. 

432.  As  family  mourning,  officers  may  wear  the  arm  band  prescribed  in 
paragraph  431. 

433.  The  drums  of  a  funeral  escort  will  be  covered  with  black  crape  or  thin 
black  serge,  furnished  by  the  quartermaster. 

434.  The  colors  of  a  regiment  wTill  not  be  placed  in  mourning  or  draped, 
except  when  ordered  from  the  War  Department.     Two  streamers  of  crape  7  feet 
long  and  about  12  inches  wide  attached  to  the  ferrule  below  the  spearhead  will 
be  used  for  the  purpose. 

CEREMONIES. 

435.  All  ceremonies  will  be  conducted  as  prescribed  in  the  authorized  drill 
regulations. 

436.  There  will  be  daily  one  parade,  morning  or  evening,  as  the  commanding 
officer  may  direct,  which  will  not  be  dispensed  with  except  on  urgent  occasions. 
All  officers  and  men  will  be  present  unless  specially  excused  or  on  duty  incom- 
patible with  such  attendance. 

437.  At  every  military  post  or  static:  -3\r.  "rsr  will  be  hoisted  at  the  sound 
ing  of  the  first  note  of  the  reveille,  or  of  the  first  note  of  the  march,  if  a  march 
be  played  before  the  reveille.     The  flag  will  be  lowered  at  the  sounding  of  the 
last  note  of  the  retreat,  and  while  the  flag  is  being  lowered  the  band  will  play 
"  The  Star  Spangled  Banner,"  or,  if  there  be  no  band  present,  the  field  music  will 
sound  "  to  the  color."     When  "  to  the  color  "  is  sounded  by  the  field  music  while 
the  flag  is  being  lowered  the  same  respect  will  be  observed  as  when  "  The  Star 
Spangled  Banner  "  is  played  by  the  band,  and  in  either  case  officers  and  enlisted 
men  out  of  ranks  will  face  toward  the  flag,  stand  at  attention,  and  render  the 
prescribed  salute  at  the  last  note  of  the  music.     The  national  flag  will  be  dis- 
played at  a  seacoast  or  lake  fort  at  the  beginning  of  and  during  an  action  in 
which  the  fort  may  be  engaged,  whether  by  day  or  by  night. 

438.  Troops  will  be  mustered  for  pay  on  the  last  day  of  each  month  unless 
otherwise  ordered  by  the  War  Department.     When  the  commanding  officer  can 
not  muster  all  the  troops  he  will  designate  other  officers  to  assist. 

439.  Each  stated  muster  will,  when  practicable,  be  preceded  by  a  minute 
and  careful  inspection.     If  the  command  consists  of  more  than  one  company,  the 
inspection  will  be  preceded  by  a  review.     If  the  day  for  muster  falls  on  Sunday, 
such  review  and  inspection  will  be  omitted. 

440.  On  Memorial  Day,  May  30,  at  all  Army  posts  and  stations,  the  national 
flag  will  be  displayed  at  halfstaff  from  sunrise  till  midday,  and  immediately 
before  noon  the  band,  or  field  music,  will  play  some  appropriate  air,  and  the 
national  salute  of  21  guns  will  be  fired  at  12  m.  at  all  posts  and  stations  pro- 
vided with  artillery.     At  the  conclusion  of  this  memorial  tribute,  at  noon,  the 
flag  will  be  hoisted  to  the  top  of  the  staff  and  will  remain  there  until  sunset. 
When  hoisted  to  the  top  of  the  staff,  the  flag  will  be  saluted  by  playing  one  or 
more  appropriate  patriotic  airs.     In  this  way  fitting  testimonial  of  respect  for 
the  heroic  dead  and  honor  to  their  patriotic  devotion  will  be  appropriately 
rendered. 


88  GUARDS ROUTE   MAPS  AND   JOURNALS  OF   MARCH. 

ARTICLE  XLI. 
GUARDS. 

441.  The  authorized  Manual  of  Guard  Duty  is  the  guide  in  all  matters  relat- 
ing to  duties  of  guards  not  contained  in  these  regulations. 

442.  Quartermaster's  supplies  and  ordnance  and  ordnance  stores  required 
for  strictly  post  or  police  purposes,  or  for  use  by  the  post  or  camp  guard,  will  be 
supplied  by  the  quartermaster  and  ordnance  officer,  respectively,  on  request  from 
the  officer  of  the  day,  approved  by  the  commanding  officer,  and  will  be  con- 
tinued on  the  returns  of  the  quartermaster  or  ordnance  officer,  as  the  case  may 
require. 

443.  Articles  so  obtained  will  be  duly  entered  under  the  direction  of  the 
officer  who  receives  them  on  a  list  of  "  articles  in  charge."     They  will  be  carried 
on  the  list  and  verified  daily  under  the  direction  of  the  officer  of  the  day. 
When  no  longer  fit  for  use  they  will  be  submitted,  as  the  case  may  require,  by 
the  quartermaster  or  ordnance  officer  for  inspection  and,  if  condemned,  disposed 
of  as  ordered. 

ARTICLE  XLII. 

ROUTE  MAPS  AND  JOURNALS  OF  MARCH. 

444.  The  commanding  officer  of  every  body  of  troops  ordered  to  march  will 
detail  a  competent  person,  preferably  a  mounted  commissioned  officer,  as  topog- 
rapher, whose  special  duty  will  be  to  prepare  and  preserve  the  field  notes, 
sketches,  and  maps  necessary  for  a  complete  record  of  the  route  traversed  and 
adjacent  points  of  military  interest.     The  topographer  will  be  relieved  of  such 
of  his  routine  duties  as  interfere  with  this  work.     He  will  be  furnished  with 
such  official  maps  and  descriptive  notes  of  the  proposed  route  as  may  be  avail- 
able.    Should  these  be  adequate,  the  field  work  will  be  confined  to  marking 
thereon  the  route  followed  and  adding  such  notes  as  may  be  required  to  com- 
plete the  record.     Where  no  maps  are  available  or  those  furnished  are  inade- 
quate, field  maps  to  standard  scales  will  be  prepared.     When  necessary,  selected 
enlisted  men,  preferably  mounted,  will  be  detailed  to  assist  the  topographer. 
The  work  will  be  done  under  the  supervision  of  the  commanding  officer.     For 
facility  in  reading,  military  maps  are  made  according  to  a  uniform  system  of 
scales  and  contour  intervals,  as  follows : 

1.  One  inch  to  1  mile,  vertical  interval,  60  feet. 

2.  Three  inches  to  1  mile,  vertical  interval,  20  feet. 

3.  Six  inches  to  1  mile,  vertical  interval,  10  feet. 

4.  Twelve  inches  to  1  mile,  vertical  interval,  5  feet. 

In  general  these  scales  and  contour  intervals  are  used  as  follows: 

1.  For  route  maps  of  extended  marches,  or  of  marches  of  large  commands 
using  several  roads. 

2.  For  ordinary  route  sketches  and  extended  positions. 

3.  For  position  and  outpost  sketches. 

4.  For  maps  used  in  the  war  game,  discussion  of  operations  at  maneuvers  and 
in  siege  operations. 

445.  Field  notes  and  maps  of  the  route  traversed  each  day  will  be  com- 
pleted the  same  day.     In  time  of  peace  the  original  field  notes  and  maps  covering 
the  entire  march  will  ultimately  be  transmitted  to  the  department  engineer  of 
the  department  in  which  it  terminates  for  file  and  for  use  in  the  compilation  of 


ETC. MILITARY   EDUCATION.  89 

new  or  the  correction  of  existing  military  maps.     In  campaign  these  records  will 
be  disposed  of  as  prescribed  in  Field  Service  Regulations. 

446.  Journals  of  march  will  be  kept  by  the  adjutant  of  "the  command  or  by 
an  officer  detailed  for  that  purpose.     The  journal  will  contain  an  historical 
record  of  the  march,  facts  as  to  equipment,  clothing,  supply,  shelter,  roads, 
weather,  health  of  troops,  and  incidents  of  any  kind  that  may  have  value. 
Journals  of  march  pertaining  to  provisional  commands  will  be  forwarded  to 
the  headquarters  of  the  department  in  which  the  march  terminates  for  file; 
those  of  permanent  organizations  will  be  retained  at  the  headquarters  of  the 
organizations  to  which  they  pertain.     In  campaign,  journals  of  march  are  incor- 
porated in  or  replaced  by  war  diaries,  as  provided  in  Field  Service  Regulations. 

447.  Commanding  officers  will  see  that  the  organizations  under  their  com- 
mand are  at  all  times  fully  supplied  with  the  engineer  reconnaissance  equipment 
prescribed  in  orders  of  the  War  Department,  that  the  equipment  is  in  good  order 
and  repair,  and  that  selected  officers  and  enlisted  men  are  instructed  in  its  use. 

448.  Notebooks,  blanks,  and  reconnaissance  instruments  are  supplied  by  the 
Engineer  Department  as  a  part  of  the  authorized  equipment  of  companies,  regi- 
ments, and  other  organizations.     When  such  books  or  blanks  can  not  be  obtained, 
substitutes  will  be  prepared  conforming  to  the  standard  forms.     General  instruc- 
tions for  the  use  and  preservation  of  instruments,  the  character  of  the  observa- 
tions to  be  made,  and  the  methods  of  recording  them  will  be  found  in  the 
Engineer  Field  Manual  or  as  notes  printed  in  the  record  books  or  on  the  blanks 
supplied. 

ARTICLE  XLIII. 

MILITARY  EDUCATION. 

449.  The  military  educational  system  of  the  United  States  comprises : 

1.  The  Military  Academy  at  West  Point  for  the  education  of  cadets. 

2.  Post  schools  for  the  instruction  of  enlisted  men. 

3.  At  each  military  post  a  garrison  school  for  the  instruction  of  officers  in 
subjects  pertaining  to  the  performance  of  their  ordinary  duties. 

4.  Service  schools — 

a.  The  Army  War  College,  Washington,  D.  C. 

&.  The  Army  Staff  College,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans. 

c.  The  Coast  Artillery  School,  Fort  Monroe,  Va. 

d.  The  Engineer  School,  Washington  Barracks,  D.  C. 

e.  The  Mounted  Service  School,  Fort  Riley,  Kans. 
/.  The  Army  Medical  School,  Washington,  D.  C. 

g.  The  Army  Signal  School,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans. 

h.  The  Army  School  of  the  Line,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans. 

i.  The  School  for  Bakers  and  Cooks,  Washington  Barracks,  D.  C. 

/.  The  School  for  Bakers  and  Cooks,  Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

fc.  The  Army  Field  Engineer  School,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans. 

I.  The    Army    Field    Service    and    Correspondence    School    for    Medical 

Officers,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans. 

m.  The  School  of  Fire  for  Field  Artillery,  Fort  Sill,  Okla. 
n.  The  School  of  Musketry,  Fort  Sill,  Okla. 
o.  The  Signal  Corps  Aviation  School,  San  Diego,  Cal. 

5.  The  military  department  of  civil  institutions  at  which  officers  of  the  Army 
are  detailed  under  the  provisions  of  law. 

The  detail  of  officers  at  these  institutions  is  announced  and  the  regulations 
governing  the  courses  of  instruction  therein  are  issued  in  orders  from  the  War 
Department. 


90  THE   ORGANIZED  MILITIA. 

ARTICLE  XLIV. 
THE  ORGANIZED  MILITIA. 

450.  The  President's  authority  over  the  Organized  Militia  is  derived  from 
the  Constitution  and  from  the  legislation  of  Congress  in  furtherance  of  its  pro- 
visions, and  he  can  call  forth  the  militia  in  those  cases  which  are  specifically 
provided  for  by  law.    The  Organized  Militia  then  becomes  national  in  character 
and  the  President  its  Commander  in  Chief. 

The  President  is  the  exclusive  judge  of  the  existence  of  the  emergency  justi- 
fying the  ordering  out  of  the  militia,  and  the  measures  necessary  for  giving 
effect  to  the  order  are  executive  acts  which  the  Secretary  of  War  may  perform 
as  the  representative  of  the  President. 

451.  The  militia,  when  called  into  the  actual  service  of  the  United  States, 
is  entitled  to  the  same  pay  and  allowances  as  are  or  may  be  provided  by  law 
for  the  Regular  Army,  and  pay  and  allowances  commence  from  the  day  on  which 
the  militia  appears  at  the  place  of  company  rendezvous,  but  this  provision  can 
not  be  construed  to  authorize  any  species  of  expenditure  previous  to  arriving 
at  such  places  of  rendezvous  which  is  not  provided  by  existing  law  to  be  paid 
after  arrival  at  such  places  of  rendezvous. 

452.  The  home  station  of  a  militia  organization  will  be  known  as  its  com- 
pany rendezvous.    The  places  of  assembly  for  the  Organized  Militia  of  a  State, 
Territory,  or  the  District  of  Columbia  designated  by  the  governor  of  the  State 
or  Territory  or  by  the  commanding  general  of  the  District  of  Columbia  Militia 
will  be  known  as  mobilization  camps.     A  mobilization  camp  need  not  neces- 
sarily be  under  canvas. 

Those  places  which  are  selected  by  the  War  Department,  when  war  is  immi- 
nent or  has  been  declared,  for  the  assembly  of  troops  for  joint  operations  or  for 
embarkation  will  be  known  as  concentration  camps. 

The  officer  of  the  Organized  Militia  of  any  State,  Territory,  or  the  District  of 
Columbia  who  is  authorized  by  existing  law  and  regulations  to  disburse  Federal 
funds  will  be  known  as  the  local  United  States  disbursing  officer. 

453.  Whenever  any  organization  that  is  called  forth  is  below  the  minimum 
prescribed  by  the  President,  it  shall  be  immediately  recruited  to  at  least  that 
standard   before  leaving   its   company    rendezvous.      No   organization   will   be 
accepted  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  which,  in  the  number  of  its 
officers  or  enlisted  men,  is  below  the  minimum  or  above  the  maximum  fixed  by 
law  or  by  the  order  governing  the  call. 

454.  Department  commanders,  under  general  directions  from  the  War  De- 
partment, will  have  charge  of  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  mobilization  of  the 
Organized  Militia  within  their  territorial  departments.     They  will  order  for- 
ward troops  from  mobilization  camps  to  concentration  camps  as  directed  by 
the  War  Department.     From  the  date  on  which  mobilization  of  the  Organized 
Militia  is  ordered  all  officers  of  the  Regular  Army  on  militia  and  college  duty 
in  a  State,  Territory,  or  the  District  of  Columbia  affected  by  the  call  will  be 
under  the  orders  of  the  commander  of  the  territorial  department  in  which  they 
are  serving. 

455.  From  the  day  on  which  any  portion  of  the  Organized  Militia  ordered 
into  the  actual  service  of  the  United  States  appears  at  the  place  of  company 
rendezvous  it  will  be  transported,  subsisted,  and  supplied  under  the  following 
plan: 

1.  (a)  Governors  of  States  and  Territories  and  the  commanding  general  of 
the  District  of  Columbia  Militia  are  required  at  all  times  to  keep  on  hand, 
either  at  the  various  company  armories  or  in  suitable  storehouses,  a  sufficient 


THE   ORGANIZED   MILITIA.  91 

supply  of  arms,  uniforms,  and  equipment  to  completely  equip  for  the  field  the 
minimum  number  of  men  prescribed  by  the  President  for  each  organization,  so 
that  on  being  called  into  the  service  any  organization  will  be  completely  equipped 
from  the  stores  on  hand  in  the  State,  Territory,  or  the  District  of  Columbia  with- 
out calling  on  the  War  Department  for  assistance. 

(&)  Whenever  an  order  or  proclamation  is  issued  calling  the  Organized  Militia 
or  any  part  thereof  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  the  War  Department 
will  inform  each  governor  concerned  or  the  commanding  general  of  the  District 
of  Columbia  Militia  of  the  maximum  strength  to  which  organizations  will  be 
recruited  and  the  Federal  supply  departments  concerned  will  ship  at  once  to 
the  senior  mustering  officers  at  the  proper  State  mobilization  camps,  without 
requisition,  sufficient  arms,  equipment,  and  clothing  to  enable  the  organizations 
so  called  forth  to  be  fully  armed  and  equipped  at  the  war  strength  ordered. 

2.  (a)  The  militia  authorities  of  the  several  States  and  Territories  and  of  the 
District  of  Columbia  will  be  responsible  for  rationing  their  Organized  Militia 
from  the  time  the  organizations  report  at  their  respective  company  rendezvous 
up  to  the  time  they  arrive  at  the  concentration  camp.  For  this  purpose  Federal 
funds  will  be  placed  to  the  credit  of  each  local  United  States  disbursing  officer 
by  the  department  quartermaster  of  the  proper  territorial  department  of  the 
Regular  Army  as  soon  as  the  call  for  the  Organized  Militia  is  made. 

The  Chief  of  the  Division  of  Militia  Affairs  will  at  all  times  keep  the  com- 
mander of  each  territorial  department  of  the  Regular  Army  informed  of  the 
names  and  addresses  of  the  local  United  States  disbursing  officers  of  the  Organ- 
ized Militia  within  his  department  authorized  to  disburse  Federal  funds. 

(&)  An  expenditure  of  75  cents  per  ration  is  authorized  for  each  day  of  actual 
service  previous  to  the  arrival  of  the  Organized  Militia,  or  any  part  thereof,  at 
the  State  mobilization  camps.  The  local  United  States  disbursing  officer  will 
furnish  the  necessary  funds.  Settlement  therefor  will  be  made  on  Form  No.  26, 
Division  of  Militia  Affairs,  accompanied  by  consolidated  ration  returns  approved 
by  the  adjutant  general  of  the  State  or  Territory  or  of  the  District  of  Columbia 
Militia. 

(c)  The  militia  authorities  of  the  several  States  and  Territories  and  of  the 
District  of  Columbia  will  purchase  with  United  States  funds  five  days'  garrison 
rations,  together  with  such  of  the  authorized  allowances  of  soap,  candles, 
matches,  toilet  paper,  and  ice  as  may  be  required  for  the  number  of  troops  to 
be  mobilized,  and  will  be  prepared  to  issue  the  same  to  troops  upon  their  arrival 
at  the  mobilization  camps.  During  the  period  the  camp  is  occupied  by  troops, 
purchases  of  garrison  rations  will  be  made  for.  short  periods,  anticipating  as 
nearly  as  possible  the  needs  of  the  troops  up  to  the  dates  of  their  departure  for 
concentration  camps.  The  purchases  of  these  supplies  will  be  made  in  the  same 
manner  as  similar  purchases  are  made  from  United  States  funds  at  the  annual 
militia  encampments,  and  covered  by  a  voucher  drawn  on  Form  No.  26.  Division 
of  Militia  Affairs,  which  will  show  the  receipt  of  the  supplies  by  some  proper 
accounting  officer,  payment  therefor  being  made  from  the  "Appropriation  for  the 
subsistence  of  the  Army  for  the  fiscal  year  19 — "  by  the  local  United  States 
disbursing  officer.  All  supplies  so  purchased  will  be  taken  up  on  the  return 
of  the  proper  quartermaster  at  the  mobilization  camp,  copies  of  bills  of  sale  or 
shipping  invoices  being  filed  as  authority  for  this  action.  Issues  will  be  made  on 
ration  returns  (Form  No.  223,  Quartermaster  Corps),  submitted  by  regiments  or 
other  independent  organizations  in  the  manner  prescribed  in  the  Manual  for  the 
Subsistence  Department.  When  leaving  the  State  mobilization  camp  for  the 
concentration  camp,  organizations  will  take  with  them  any  rations  they  may 
have  on  hand. 


92  THE   OKGANIZED   MILITIA. 

(d)  The  militia  authorities  of  the  several  States  and  Territories  and  of  the 
District  of  Columbia  will  make  timely  purchases,  with  United  States  funds,  of 
sufficient  travel  rations  to  supply  all  troops  en  route  to  the  concentration  camps. 

(e)  The  authorized  travel  ration  may  be  issued  to  organizations  and  detach- 
ments en  route  from  the  mobilization  camps  to  the  concentration  camp.     The 
purchase  of  this  ration  will  be  covered  by  a  voucher  drawn  on  Form  No.  26, 
Division  of  Militia  Affairs,  which  will  sihow  the  receipt  of  the  supplies  by  some 
proper  accounting  officer,  payment  therefor  being  made  from  the  "Appropria- 
tion for  the  subsistence  of  the  Army  for  the  fiscal  year  19 — "  by  the  local  United 
States  disbursing  officer.     All  supplies  so  purchased  will  be  taken  up  oh  the 
return  of  the  proper  quartermaster  at  the  mobilization  camp,  copies  of  bills  of 
sale  or  shipping  invoices  being  filed  as  authority  for  this  action.     Issues  will  be 
made  on  ration  returns   (Form  No.  223,  Quartermaster  Corps),  submitted  by 
regiments  or  other  independent  organizations  in  the  manner  prescribed  in  the 
Manual  for  the  Subsistence  Department,  United  States  Army.     Sufficient  allow- 
ances will  be  made  in  the  orders  directing  the  issue  of  this  ration  to  provide 
for  delays  incident  to  movements  of  troop  trains. 

(/)  Upon  arrival  at  concentration  camps,  rations  are  issued  by  United  States 
Army  quartermasters  on  presentation  of  ration  returns  ( Form  No.  223,  Quarter- 
master Corps). 

(g)  In  those  cases  where  the  State  mobilization  camp  is  at  a  garrisoned  post 
of  the  Regular  Army  the  responsibility  of  the  militia  authorities  of  the  par- 
ticular State,  Territory,  or  of  the  District  of  Columbia  will  cease  unon  the  ar- 
rival of  their  militia  at  such  mobilization  camps. 

3.  Before  troops  are  sent  to  mobilization  camps  they  should  be  carefully  exam- 
ined  to  detect  the  presence  of  infectious   or   contagions  diseases,   especially 
typhoid  fever,  measles,  and  mumps.     Such  examinations  should  preferably  be 
made  by  a  military  medical  officer,  but  in  the  absence  of  such  an  officer  the 
services  of  the  local  health  authorities  should  be  sought. 

4.  The  militia  authorities  of  the  several  States,  Territories,  and  the  District  of 
Columbia  are  responsible  for  transporting  their  militia  to  mobilization  camps. 
The  same  general  methods  will  be  employed  as  in  transnortiug  organizations  to 
summer  camps  for  instruction. 

The  department  quartermaster  of  the  proper  territorial  department  of  the 
Regular  Army  will  furnish  local  United  States  disbursing  officers  with  whatever 
funds  may  be  necessary.  The  quartermaster  general  of  each  State  or  Territory 
or  of  the  District  of  Columbia  Militia  or  an  officer  designated  by  the  governor 
of  the  State  or  Territory  or  by  the  commanding  general  of  the  District  of  Co- 
lumbia Militia  will  arrange  a  practical  schedule  for  assembling  the  militia,  to- 
gether with  all  the  necessary  impedimenta,  at  the  mobilization  camp.  These 
schedules  will  be  revised  each  year  and  thus  kept  up  to  date. 

5.  Ammunition  will  be  supplied  under  orders  of  the  War  Department  upon 
arrival  at  concentration  camps. 

6.  All  serviceable  military  property  in  the  hands  of  the  Organized  Militia 
which  may  be  needed  for  camps  or  field  service,  including  all  wheel  transporta- 
tion, will  be  brought  to  the  mobilization  camps. 

456.  1.  When  any  portion  of  the  Organized  Militia  is  called  into  the  service 
of  the  United  States  the  proper  militia  authorities  of  the  State,  Territory,  or  the 
District  of  Columbia  will  arrange  for  the  purchase  of  necessary  fuel  and  forage 
in  not  to  exceed  authorized  allowances  and  for  the  shoeing  of  the  authorized 
animals  pertaining  to  the  militia  called  forth.  Any  wheel  transportation  that 
may  be  needed  temporarily  at  company  rendezvous  or  mobilization  camps  which 
can  not  be  supplied  from  the  equipment  of  the  organizations  will  be  hired. 


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Vouchers  for  these  local  purchases  will  be  paid  by  the  local  United  States  dis- 
bursing officer  in  the  manner  prescribed  for  paying  such  vouchers  incident  to 
summer  camps  of  instruction.  The  department  quartermaster  of  the  proper 
territorial  department  of  the  Regular  Army  will  furnish  local  United  States 
disbursing  officers  with  the  necessary  funds. 

As  soon  as  practicable  after  the  establishment  of  a  mobilization  camp  a  quar- 
termaster belonging  to  the  State  or  Territorial  administrative  staff  will  be  mus- 
tered and  appointed  camp  quartermaster.  He  will  perform  his  duties  as  required 
by  regulations  and  orders  governing  quartermasters  of  the  Regular  Army. 

2.  (a)  Mounted  officers,  mounted  organizations,  or  members  of  such  organiza- 
tions owning  suitable  animals  may  take  the  same  with  them  into  the  service  of 
the  United  States  provided  the  owners  in  each  case  have  a  certificate  from  a 
regular  officer  fully  describing  the  animal  and  certifying  to  its  soundness  and 
suitability  for  military  purposes.  The  owner,  if  an  enlisted  man,  must  agree 
to  sell  the  animal  at  the  average  contract  price  for  the  year.  Such  certificates 
will  be  made  in  duplicate,  using  Form  No.  277,  Adjutant  General's  Office,  modi- 
fied so  as  to  meet  requirements.  One  copy  will  be  filed  with  the  senior  inspector- 
instructor  on  duty  in  the  State,  Territory,  or  the  District  of  Columbia  and  one 
given  the  owner.  They  will  be  good  for  one  year.  When  mustered  out  of  the 
service  of  the  United  States  the  owner  may  purchase  the  horse  thus  sold  to  the 
United  States  at  the  price  paid  by  the  Government  for  the  animal.  Horses  taken 
by  mounted  officers  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  will  be  subject  to  all 
provisions  prescribed  in  Army  Regulations  for  mounts  for  officers  of  the  Regular 
Army. 

( & )  Officers  of  the  Regular  Army,  when  inspecting  an  organization  under  sec- 
tion 14  of  the  militia  law,  are  authorized,  when  so  requested,  to  inspect  animals 
pertaining  to  said  organization  and  to  give  certificates  when  the  conditions  found 
warrant  such  action. 

457.  (a)  The  militia  authorities  of  the  several  States  and  Territories  and 
the  commanding  general  of  the  District  of  Columbia  Militia  will  keep  the  proper 
department  commander  advised  of  the  location  of  their  mobilization  camps. 
Department  commanders  will  keep  themselves  informed  of  the  facilities  of  the 
mobilization  camps  within  their  departments  and,  where  deficiencies  in  equip- 
ment of  the  same  exist,  they  will  have  plans  prepared  to  make  good  all  such 
deficiencies  in  the  event  mobilization  is  ordered.  The  execution  of  these  plans 
will  be  accomplished,  where  practicable,  through  the  agency  of  the  State  or 
Territorial  authorities  as  directed  by  the  proper  department  commander.  If  in 
any  case  the  site  selected  is  not  well  adapted  for  the  purpose,  the  department 
commander  will  so  report. 

( J) )  The  mobile  troops  of  the  Organized  Militia  called  into  the  service  of  the 
United  States  will  be  mustered  in  at  these  designated  places  of  mobilization  by 
officers  of  the  Army  detailed  for  this  purpose  by  the  War  Department.  Every 
officer  and  enlisted  man  of  the  militia  who  shall  duly  be  called  forth  shall  be 
mustered  for  service  without  further  medical  examination  previous  to  such 
muster,  except  in  the  cases  of  those  States  and  Territories  or  the  District  of 
Columbia  which  have  not  adopted  the  standard  of  medical  examination  pre- 
scribed for  the  Regular  Army,  in  which  cases  both  officers  and  enlisted  men 
shall  be  examined  as  follows  before  they  are  mustered  into  the  United  States 
service:  They  will  be  stripped  of  all  clothing  and  then  minutely  examined,  in 
the  presence  of  the  mustering  officer,  by  a  medical  officer  (from  the  Regular 
Army  when  practicable)  detailed  for  that  purpose  to  ascertain  whether  they 
have  the  physical  qualifications  necessary  for  the  military  service,  reference 
being  had  to  the  length  and  character  of  the  service  for  which  they  are  called 
out.  In  the  case  of  militia  mustered  in  from  those  States  and  Territories  or  the 


94  THE   ORGANIZED   MILITIA. 

District  of  Columbia  which  have  adopted  the  standard  of  medical  examination 
prescribed  for  the  Regular  Army,  as  soon  as  practicable  after  such  muster  in  a 
physical  examination  shall  be  made  of  all  officers  and  enlisted  men  by  a  medical 
officer  of  the  Army  detailed  for  the  purpose,  who  shall  note  all  cases  of  defect 
and  cause  the  same  to  be  entered  in  the  case  of  each  individual  on  the  report 
of  his  physical  examination,  stating  in  each  case  whether  the  defect  so  noted 
existed  prior  to  the  muster  in  of  the  soldier. 

(c)  Organizations  belonging  to  the  Coast  Artillery  Reserves  may  be  sent 
directly  from  the  company  rendezvous  to  the  coast  defense  command  to  which 
they  may  be  assigned,  and  there  mustered  by  an  officer  of  the  regular  garrison, 
as  the  interests  of  the  United  States  may  require. 

458.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  officer  designated  to  muster  into  the  serv- 
ice of  the  United  States  any  of  the  militia  of  the  several  States  or  Territories 
or  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  to  see  that  the  muster  rolls  contain  all  informa- 
tion that  might  in  any  way  affect  pay,  or  which  it  might  be  necessary  to  con- 
sider in  the  settlement  of  claims  for  pensions.     Blank  forms,  with  models  and 
detailed  instructions,  will  be  forwarded  to  mustering  officers  by  the  War  De- 
partment. 

459.  The  muster  of  the  Organized  Militia  into  the  service  of  the  United 
States  and  its  muster  out  will  be  conducted  strictly  in  accordance  with  detailed 
regulations  therefor  prescribed  by  the  Secretary  of  War. 

460.  As  soon  as  a  regiment  or  other  separate  organization  has  been  mus- 
tered into  the  service  of  the  United  States  the  mustering  officer  or  his  assistant, 
acting  with  a  representative  of  the  governor  of  the  State  or  Territory  or  frhe 
commanding  general  of  the  District  of  Columbia  Militia,  will  inventory  and 
inspect  all  property  belonging  to  the  United  States  taken  by  such  troops  into 
the  Federal  service. 

The  governor,  or  his  representative  at  the  mobilization  camp,  or  the  command- 
ing general  of  the  District  of  Columbia  Militia,  will  invoice  all  such  United 
States  property  to  the  proper  officer  of  the  regiment  or  separate  unit  of  organi- 
zation less  than  a  regiment  as  follows : 

1.  All  clothing,  camp  and  garrison  equipage,  subsistence  stores,  and  quarter- 
master's supplies  to  the  quartermaster. 

2.  All  property  belonging  to  the  medical  department  to  the  senior  medical 
officer. 

3.  All  property  pertaining  to  the  Corps  of  Engineers,  the  Ordnance  Depart- 
ment, and  the  Signal  Corps  to  an  accounting    officer  detailed  by  the  regimental 
or  other  commander  of  a  separate  organization  from  his  staff. 

4.  Property  pertaining  to  each  department  will  be  invoiced  separately.     The 
invoices  and  receipts  will  show  the  condition  of  the  property  as  good,  poor,  or 
unserviceable.     All  property  receipted  for  as  good  will  be  accepted  at  full  value ; 
all  property  receipted  for  as  poor  will  be  accepted  at  half  value;  and  all  prop- 
erty receipted  for  as  unserviceable  will  be  accepted  as  having  no  value.     The 
several  officers  hereinbefore  specified  will  use  the  invoices  received  from  the 
governor  or  his  representative  as  vouchers  for  taking  up  such  property  on  their 
returns  and  they  will  furnish  the  usual  receipts  for  the  property  received. 

5.  No  clothing  will  be  charged  to  enlisted  men  except  that  which  may  subse- 
quently be  supplied  directly  from  time  to  time  by  the  United  States  after  mus- 
ter in. 

6.  Questions  arising  as  to  the  serviceability  of  United  States  property  will  be 
submitted  to  the  senior  mustering  officer,  whose  decisions  will  be  final. 

7.  Any  State  or  Territorial  property  of  a  standard  pattern  and  quality  needed 
for  the  equipment  of  the  troops  should  be  brought  into  the  service  of  the  United 
States  as  herein  provided  for  Unite4  States  property. 


THE   GOVERNMENT   HOSPITAL   FOR   THE   INSANE.  95 

461.  At  the  termination  of  the  period  for  which  the  President  called  the 
militia  forces  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  they  shall  be  mustered  out 
by  an  officer  of  the  United  States  detailed  for  the  purpose  at  such  rendezvous 
favorable  to  all  interests  concerned,  as  may  be  directed  by  the  War  Department. 
A  thorough  physical  examination  of  all  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  militia 
will  be  made  immediately  prior  to  their  discharge  or  their  muster  out.     The 
mustering  officer  will  be  provided  by  the  War  Department  with  blanks  and 
detailed  instructions. 

462.  In  the  event  the  militia  is  called  forth  during  the  winter  and  it  is  im- 
practicable to  order  troops  into  the  mobilization  camps  of  some  of  the  Northern 
States  organizations  may  be  mobilized  in  their  armories,  or  a  mobilization  camp 
for  such  States  may  be  designated  in  a  warm  climate  beyond  their  boundaries, 
the  organizations  being  forwarded  thereto  directly  from  the  State  armories. 
Under  these  exceptional  conditions  the  mobilization  camp  of  a  particular  State 
may  even  be  at  one  of  the  concentration  camps  established  by  the  United  States. 

463.  In  the  event  of  mobilization  of  the  Organized  Militia  or  of  any  part 
thereof,  all  inquiries  or  requests  from  subordinates  prior  to  muster  into  the 
service  of  the  United  States  will  be  addressed  through  proper  channels  to  the 
adjutant  general  of  the  State  or  Territory  or  the  District  of  Columbia  Militia. 

These  adjutants  general  will  address  all  necessary  requisitions  for  property, 
equipment,  and  funds  and  all  inquiries  in  reference  to  the  mobilization  to  the 
department  adjutant  of  the  proper  territorial  department  of  the  Regular  Army. 

ARTICLE  XLV. 
THE  GOVERNMENT  HOSPITAL  FOB  THE  INSANE. 

464.  The  following  classes  of  persons  are  entitled  by  law  to  admission  to 
the  Government  Hospital  for  the  Insane:  (1)  Officers,  contract  surgeons,  and 
enlisted  men  of  the  Army  who  have  become  insane  while  in  the  military  service, 
or  within  three  years  after  their  discharge  therefrom,  from  causes  which  arose 
during  and  were  incident  to  such  service;  (2)  inmates  of  the  Soldiers'  Home 
and  of  the  National  Home  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers;  (3)  civilian  em- 
ployees of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  who  may  become  insane  during  such  employ- 
ment; (4)  general  prisoners. 

465.  The  insane  of  the  military  service,  except  as  otherwise  provided  for  in 
paragraph  469,  will  be  reported,  through  military  channels,  to  The  Adjutant 
General  of  the  Army,  that  the  orders  of  the  Secretary  of  War  for  their  disposi- 
tion may  be  obtained.     The  report  will  be  accompanied  by  a  certificate  of  the 
surgeon  containing  the  diagnosis,   a  detailed  account  of  the  medical  history 
of  the  case,  and  a  statement  as  to  whether  the  disability  was  or  was  not  incurred 
in  line  of  duty;  also  a  statement  as  to  whether  the  patient,  if  discharged  the 
service,  can  be  released  from  military  control  without  danger  to  himself  or 
others. 

466.  In  the  case  of  an  insane  person  ordered  by  the  War  Department  to  be 
sent  to   the  Government  Hospital   for   the   Insane,   all   papers,   including  his 
descriptive  list,  certificates  of  disability,  and  form  of  medical  certificate  required 
by  the  Department  of  the  Interior,  properly  filled  in,  will  be  forwarded  directly 
to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  by  the  post  commander  on  the  date  of  the 
person's  departure  from  the  post.    An  insane  soldier  will  not  be  discharged 
from  the  service  except  by  order  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 

The  blank  forms  for  the  medical  certificate  required  by  the  Department  of 
the  Interior  will  be  furnished  by  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

467.  An  insane  soldier  ordered  by  the  War  Department  to  be  sent  to  the 
Government  Hospital  for  the  Insane  will  be  escorted  by  a  noncommissioned. 


96         THE  GOVERNMENT  HOSPITAL  FOE  THE  INSANE INDIANS. 

officer.  When  a  number  are  sent  at  one  time  or  when  the  patient  or  patients 
require  restraint,  the  department  commander  may  order  such  addition  to  the 
escort  as  may  be  necessary.  The  noncommissioned  officer  will  report  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  by  telegraph,  at  least  24  hours  in  advance,  the 
probable  time  and  place  of  arrival  in  Washington.  After  leaving  the  patient 
at  the  hospital  the  noncommissioned  officer  will  report  to  The  Adjutant  General 
of  the  Army  for  further  instructions. 

468.  On  the  departure  of  the  patient  from  his  station  the  commanding  officer 
will  give  such  orders  to  the  person  in  charge  as  will  provide  for  transporta- 
tion of  the  necessary  attendants  to  the  institution  and  returning  to  their  posts, 
also  subsistence  during  their  absence.     When  payment  of  commutation,  in  lieu 
of  subsistence  in  kind,  is  permissible  under  paragraph  1223,  the  commanding 
officer  may,  in  writing,  order  commutation  for  the  patient  to  be  paid  in  advance 
to,  and  receipted  for  by,  the  noncommissioned  officer  to  whose  charge  the  patient 
is  committed. 

469.  The  insane  of  the  military  service  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  except 
natives,  will  be  sent  by  the  commanding  general,   Philippine  Department,  to 
Letterman  General  Hospital,  Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  for  observation 
and  treatment  in  that  hospital  before  action  is  taken  in  their  cases  in  accord- 
ance with  the  provisions  of  paragraph  465. 

Insane  natives  of  the  Philippine  Islands  and  Porto  Rico  serving  in  the  Army 
of  the  United  States  may,  under  authority  from  the  Secretary  of  War,  be  sent  to 
an  asylum  in  the  Philippine  Islands  or  to  an  asylum  in  Porto  Rico,  respectively. 

470.  To  obtain*  the  release  of  a  patient  when  cured  or  his  delivery  to  the 
care  of  friends,  application  must  be  made  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army, 
accompanied  by  the  recommendation  of  the  superintendent  of  the,  hospital. 

ARTICLE  XLVI. 

INDIANS. 
INDIAN  COUNTRY. 

471.  If  any  commanding  officer  of  a  military  post  has  reason  to  suspect  or  is 
informed  that  any  white  person  or  Indian  is  about  to  introduce  or  has  intro- 
duced any  spirituous  liquor  or  wine  into  the  Indian  country  in  violation  of  law, 
he  may  cause  the  boats,  stores,  packages,  wagons,  sleds,  and  places  of  deposit  of 
such  person  to  be  searched;  and  if  such  liquor  is  found  therein,  the  same,  to- 
gether with  the  boats,  teams,  wagons,  and  sleds  used  in  conveying  the  same, 
and  also  the  goods,  packages,  and  peltries  of  such  person,  shall  be  seized  and 
delivered  to  the  proper  officer,  and  shall  be  proceeded  against  by  libel  in  the 
proper  court.     It  shall,  moreover,  be  the  duty  of  any  person  in  the  service  of 
the  United  States,  or  of  any  Indian,  to  take  and  destroy  any  ardent  spirits  or 
wine  found  in  the  Indian  country,  except  such  as  may  be  introduced  therein  by 
the  War  Department.     In  all  cases  arising  under  sections  2139  and  2140,  Re- 
vised Statutes,  Indians  shall  be  competent  witnesses.     It  shall  be  a  sufficient 
defense  to  any  charge  of  introducing  or  attempting  to  introduce  ardent  spirits, 
ale,  beer,  wine,  or  intoxicating  liquors  into  the  Indian  country  that  the  acts 
charged  were  done  under  authority,  in  writing,  from  the  War  Department  or 
any  officer  duly  authorized  thereunto  by  the  War  Department, 

472.  The  Indian  country  within  the  meaning  of  the  foregoing  paragraph  may 
be  denned,  in  general,  as  the  Indian  reservations,  or  districts  occupied  by  Indian 
tribes  and  to  which  the  Indian  title  has  not  been  extinguished;  or  sections  of 
country  over  which  the  operation  of  the  Indian  trade  and  intercourse  laws  has 
been  retained  by  Indian  treaty  stipulations.     Should  any  case  arise  which,  in 
the  opinion  of  the  department  commander,  does  not  appear  to  be  embraced 


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within  these  definitions,  he  will  report  it  to  the  Secretary  of  War,  in  order  that 
the  question  whether  the  location  is  Indian  country  may  be  authoritatively 
determined. 

473.  When  lands  are  secured  to  the  Indians  by  treaty  against  occupation  by 
the  whites,  the  military  commanders  will  keep  intruders  off  the  same  by  military 
force,  if  necessary,  until  such  time  as  the  Indian  title  is  extinguished  or  the 
lands  are  opened  by  Congress  for  settlement. 

474.  When  questions  arise  as  to  the  ownership  of  animals  in  possession  of 
Indians,  the  commanding  officer  of  the  nearest  military  post  is  authorized  and 
directed  to  act  in  conjunction  with  the  agent  in  charge  of  said  Indians  in  the 
investigation  and  determination  of  ownership. 

475.  The  introduction  into  the  Indian  country  for  the  purpose  of  sale  to,  or 
exchange  with,  Indians  of  any  breech-loading  firearms  and  of  any  special  ammu- 
nition adapted  to  them,  and  the  sale  and  exchange  to  Indians  in  the  Indian 
country  of  any  such  arms  or  ammunition  is  prohibited.     The  introduction  into 
the  country  or  district  occupied  by  any  tribe  of  hostile  Indians,  for  the  purpose 
of  sale  or  exchange  to  them,  of  arms  or  ammunition  of  any  description,  and  the 
sale  or  exchange  thereof  to  or  with  such  Indians  is  prohibited;  and  all  such 
arms  or  ammunition  introduced  by  traders  or  other  persons,  and  which  are 
liable  in  any  manner  to  be  received  by  such  hostile  Indians,  shall  be  deemed 
contraband  of  war,  to  be  seized  by  any  officer  and  confiscated. 

476.  Supplies,  stores,  and  property  of  any  kind  procured  out  of  Army  appro- 
priations will  not  be  transferred,  in  any  way  or  under  any  circumstances,  for 
the  use  of  Indians  except  under  authority  first  obtained  from  the  Secretary  of 
War.     Any  officer  violating  the  terms  of  this  regulation  will  be  charged  with 
the  money  value  of  the  supplies,  stores,  or  property  transferred,  and  in  addition 
be  otherwise  held  accountable  according  to  circumstances. 

477.  Indians  held  as  prisoners  of  war  are  entitled  to  receive  necessary  sub- 
sistence, clothing,  medicines,  and  medical  attendance.     There  is  no  authority  of 
law  permitting  such  supplies  and  attendance  to  be  furnished  to  Indians  under 
the  care  and  management  of  the  Interior  Department.     All  Indian  prisoners 
wiU  be  reported  on  the  post  returns  under  the  following  form : 


Number  of 

Number  of 

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1 

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above  12  years 
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and  under. 

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Remarks. 

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PURCHASES   FROM    INDIANS. 

478.  Purchases  of  cattle,  hay,  grain,  fuel,  or  other  produce  or  merchandise 
which  Indians  may  have  for  sale  and  which  may  be  required  for  the  military 
service  may.  with  the  approval  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  be  made  from  Indians 
in  open  market,  at  fair  and  reasonable  prices,  but  not  exceeding  the  market 
prices  in  the  localities  where  such  purchases  are  made, 

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98  INDIANS EMPLOYMENT   OF    TROOPS. 

INDIAN     SCOUTS. 

479.  Indians  employed  as  scouts  under  the  provisions  of  section  1112,  Re- 
vised Statutes,  and  section  1,  act  of  Congress  approved  February  2,  1901   (31 
Stat.  L.,  748),  will  be  enlisted  for  periods  of  seven  years  and  discharged  when 
the  necessity  for  their  services  shall  cease.     While  in  service  they  will  receive 
the  pay  and  allowances  of  cavalry  soldiers  and  an  additional  allowance  of  40 
cents  per  day,  provided  they  furnish  their  own  horses  and  horse  equipments; 
but  such  additional  allowance  will  cease  if  they  do  not  keep  their  horses  and 
equipments  in  serviceable  condition. 

08 O.  Department  commanders  are  authorized  to  appoint  the  sergeants  and 
corporals  for  the  whole  number  of  enlisted  Indian  scouts  serving  in  their  de- 
partments, but  such  appointments  must  not  exceed  the  proportion  of  1  first 
sergeant,  5  sergeants,  and  4  porporals  for  60  enlisted  Indian  scouts. 

481.  The  number  of  Indian  scouts  allowed  to  military  departments  will  be 
announced  from  time  to  time  in  orders  from  the  War  Department. 

482.  The  enlistment  and  reenlistment  of  Indian  scouts  will  be  made  under 
the  direction  of  department  commanders.     The  appointment  or  mustering  of 
farriers  or  horseshoers  on  the  rolls  of  Indian  scouts  is  illegal. 

483.  In  all  cases  of  enlistment  of  Indians  the  full  Indian  name,  and  also  the 
English  interpretation  of  the  same,  will  be  inserted  in  the  enlistment  papers 
and  in  all  subsequent  returns  and  reports  concerning  them 

ARTICLE  XLVII. 

EMPLOYMENT  OF  TROOPS  IN  THE  ENFORCEMENT  OF  THE  LAWS. 

484.  It  is  unlawful  to  employ  any  part  of  the  Army  of  the  United  States,  as 
a  posse  comitatus  or  otherwise,  for  the  purpose  of  executing  the  laws,  except 
in  such  cases  and  under  such  circumstances  as  such  employment  of  said  force 
may  be  expressly  authorized  by  the  Constitution  or  by  act  of  Congress;  and 
any  person  willfully  violating  this  provision  will  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  mis- 
demeanor, and,  on  conviction  thereof,  will  be  punishable  by  a  fine  not  exceeding 
$10,000  or  imprisonment  not  exceeding  two  years,  or  by  both  such  fine  and 
imprisonment. 

485.  The  provisions  of  the  Constitution  and  of  acts  of  Congress  authorizing 
the  employment  of  the  military  forces  for  the  purpose  of  executing  the  laws, 
are  as  follows: 

ARTICLE  IV  OF  THE  CONSTITUTION. 

SEC.  4.  The  United  States  shall  guarantee  to  every  State  in  this  Union  a  republican 
form  of  government,  and  shall  protect  each  of  them  against  invasion  ;  and  on  application 
of  the  legislature,  or  of  the  executive  (when  the  legislature  can  not  be  convened),  against 
domestic  violence. 

REVISED  STATUTES  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES. 

CIVIL    RIGHTS. 

SEC.  1984.  The  commissioners  authorized  to  be  appointed  by  the  preceding  section 
[section  1983]  are  empowered,  within  their  respective  counties,  to  appoint,  in  writing, 
under  their  hands,  one  or  more  suitable  persons,  from  time  to  time,  who  shall  execute 
all  such  warrants  or  other  process  as  the  commissioners  may  issue  in  the  lawful  per- 
formance of  their  duties,  and  the  persons  so  appointed  shall  have  authority  to  summon 
and  call  to  their  aid  the  bystanders  or  posse  comitatus  of  the  proper  county,  or  such 
portion  of  the  land  or  naval  forces  of  the  United  States,  or  of  the  militia,  as  may  be 
necessary  to  the  performance  of  the  duty  with  which  they  are  charged  ;  and  such  war- 
rants shall  run  and  be  executed,  anywhere  in  toe  State  or  Territory  within  which,  they 
are 


EMPLOYMENT   OF   TROOPS.  99 

SEC.  1989.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  the  President  of  the  United  States,  or  such  person 
as  he  may  empower  for  that  purpose,  to  employ  such  part  of  the  land  or  naval  forces 
of  the  United  States,  or  of  the  militia,  as  may  be  necessary  to  aid  in  the  execution  of 
judicial  process  issued  under  any  of  the  preceding  provisions,  or  as  shall  be  necessary 
to  prevent  the  violation  and  enforce  the  due  execution  of  the  provisions  of  this  title. 

SEC.  1991.  Every  person  in  the  military  or  civil  service  in  the  Territory  of  New  Mexico 
shall  aid  in  the  enforcement  of  the  preceding  section  [abolishing  peonage], 

INDIANS. 

SEC.  2118.  Every  person  who  makes  a  settlement  on  any  lands  belonging,  secured,  or 
granted  by  treaty  with  the  United  States  to  any  Indian  tribe,  or  surveys  or  attempts  to 
survey  such  lands,  or  to  designate  any  of  the  boundaries  by  marking  trees,  or  otherwise, 
is  liable  to  a  penalty  of  one  thousand  dollars.  The  President  may,  moreover,  take  such 
measures  and  employ  such  military  force  as  [he]  may  judge  necessary  to  remove  any  such 
person  from  the  lands. 

SEC.  2147.  The  superintendent  of  Indian  affairs,  and  the  Indian  agents  and  subagents, 
shall  have  authority  to  remove  from  the  Indian  country  all  persons  found  therein  contrary 
to  law  ;  and  the  President  is  authorized  to  direct  the  military  force  to  be  employed  in 
such  removal. 

SEC.  2150.  The  military  forces  of  the  United  States  may  be  employed  in  such  manner 
and  under  such  regulations  as  the  President  may  direct — 

First.  In  the  apprehension  of  every  person  who  may  be  in  the  Indian  country  in  viola- 
tion of  law  ;  and  in  conveying  him  immediately  from  the  Indian  country,  by  the  nearest 
convenient  and  safe  route,  to  the  civil  authority  of  the  Territory  or  judicial  district  in 
which  such  person  shall  be  found,  to  be  proceeded  against  in  due  course  of  law  ; 

Second.  In  the  examination  and  seizure  of  stores,  packages,  and  boats,  authorized  by 
law; 

Third.  In  preventing  the  introduction  of  persons  and  property  into  the  Indian  country 
contrary  to  law  ;  which  persons  and  property  shall  be  proceeded  against  according  to  law  ; 

Fourth.  And  also  in  destroying  and  breaking  up  any  distillery  for  manufacturing  ardent 
spirits  set  up  or  continued  within  the  Indian  country. 

SEC.  2151.  No  person  apprehended  by  military  force  under  the  preceding  section  shall  be 
detained  longer  than  five  days  after  arrest  and  before  removal.  All  officers  and  soldiers 
who  may  have  any  such  person  in  custody  shall  treat  him  with  all  the  humanity  which 
the  circumstances  will  permit. 

SEC.  2152.  The  superintendents,  agents,  and  subagents  shall  endeavor  to  procure  the 
arrest  and  trial  of  all  Indians  accused  of  committing  any  crime,  offense,  or  misdemeanor, 
and  of  all  other  persons  who  may  have  committed  crimes  or  offenses  within  any  State  or 
Territory,  and  have  fled  into  the  Indian  country,  either  by  demanding  the  same  of  the 
chiefs  of  the  proper  tribe,  or  by  such  other  means  as  the  President  may  authorize.  The 
President  may  direct  the  military  force  of  the  United  States  to  be  employed  in  the  appre- 
hension of  such  Indians,  and  also  in  preventing  or  terminating  hostilities  between  any 
of  the  Indian  tribes. 

THE   PUBLIC  LANDS. 

SEC.  2460.  The  President  is  authorized  to  employ  so  much  of  the  land  and  naval  forces 
of  the  United  States  as  may  be  necessary  effectually  to  prevent  the  felling,  cutting  down, 
or  other  destruction  of  the  timber  of  the  United  States  in  Florida,  and  to  prevent  the 
transportation  or  carrying  away  any  such  timber  as  may  be  already  felled  or  cut  down ; 
and  to  take  such  other  and  further  measures  as  may  be  deemed  advisable  for  the  preser- 
vation of  the  timber  of  the  United  States  in  Florida. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  United  States  of 
America  in  Congress  assembled,  That  if  any  person  or  persons  shall,  after  the  passing  of 
this  act,  take  possession  of,  or  make  a  settlement  on  any  lands  ceded  or  secured  to  the 
United  States,  by  any  treaty  made  with  a  foreign  nation,  or  by  a  cession  from  any  State 
to  the  United  States,  which  lands  shall  not  have  been  previously  sold,  ceded,  or  leased 
by  the  United  States,  or  the  claim  to  which  lands,  by  such  person  or  persons,  shall  not 
have  been  previously  recognized  and  confirmed  by  the  United  States  :  or  if  any  person 
or  persons  shall  cause  such  lands  to  be  thus  occupied,  taken  possession  of,  or  settled  : 
or  shall  survey,  or  attempt  to  survey,  or  cause  to  be  surveyed,  any  such  lands;  or  desig- 
nate any  boundaries  thereon,  by  marking  trees,  or  otherwise,  until  thereto  duly  author- 
ized by  law ;  such  offender  or  offenders,  shall  forfeit  all  his  or  their  right,  title,  and 
claim,  if  any  he  hath,  or  they  have,  of  whatsoever  nature  or  kind  the  same  shall  or 
may  be,  to  the  lands  aforesaid,  which  he  or  they  shall  have  taken  possession  of,  or  settled, 
or  caused  to  be  occupied,  taken  possession  of,  or  settled,  or  which  he  or  they  shall  have 
surveyed,  or  attempt  to  survey,  or  cause  to  be  surveyed,  or  the  boundaries  thereof  be 


100  EMPLOYMENT   OF    TROOPS. 

or  they  shall  have  designated,  or  cause  to  be  designated,  by  marking  trees  or  otherwise. 
And  it  shall  moreover  be  lawful  for  the  President  of  the  United  States,  to  direct  the 
marshal,  or  officer  acting  as  marshal,  in  the  manner  hereinafter  directed,  and  also  to 
take  such  other  measures,  and  to  employ  such  military  force  as  he  may  jud?e  necessary 
and  proper,  to  remove  from  lands  ceded,  or  secured  to  the  United  States,  by  treaty,  or 
cession  as  aforesaid,  any  person  or  persons  who  shall  hereafter  take  possession  of  the 
same,  or  make,  or  attempt  to  make  a  settlement  thereon,  until  thereunto  authorized  by 
law.  And  every  right,  title,  or  claim,  forfeited  under  this  act,  shall  be  taken  and  deemed 
to  be  vested  in  the  United  States,  without  any  other  or  further  proceedings  :  Provided, 
That  nothing  herein  contained,  shall  be  construed  to  affect  the  right,  title,  or  claim  of 
any  person  to  lands  in  the  territories  of  Orleans  or  Louisiana,  before  the  boards  of  com- 
missioners established  by  the  act,  entitled  "An  act  for  ascertaining  and  adjusting  the 
titles  and  claims  to  land  within  the  territory  of  Orleans  and  the  district  of  Louisiana," 
shall  have  made  their  reports  and  the  decision  of  Congress  been  had  thereon. 

[Section  1  of  an  act  approved  March  3,  1807,  perpetuated  by  section  5596,  Revised 
Statutes.] 

The  Secretary  of  War,  upon  the  request  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  is  hereafter 
authorized  and  directed  to  make  the  necessary  detail  of  troops  to  prevent  trespassers  or 
intruders  from  entering  the  Sequoia  National  Park,  the  Yosemite  National  Park,  and  the 
General  Grant  National  Park,  respectively,  in  California,  for  the  purpose  of  destroying 
the  game  or  objects  of  curiosity  therein,  or  for  any  other  purpose  prohibited  by  law  or 
regulation  for  the  government  of  said  reservations,  and  to  remove  such  persons  from  said 
parks  if  found  therein.  Act  of  June  6,  1900  (31  Stat.  L.,  618). 

The  President  is  hereby  authorized  to  take  such  measures  as  shall  be  necessary  to 
remove  and  destroy  any  unlawful  inclosure  of  any  of  said  [public]  lands,  and  to  employ 
civil  or  military  force  as  may  be  necessary  for  that  purpose.  Act  of  February  25,  1885 
(23  Stat.  L.,  322) . 

THE    PUBLIC   HEALTH. 

SEC.  4792.  The  quarantines  and  other  restraints  established  by  the  health  laws  of  any 
State,  respecting  any  vessels  arriving  in,  or  bound  to,  any  port  or  district  thereof,  shall 
be  duly  observed  by  the  officers  of  the  customs  revenue  of  the  United  States,  by  the 
masters  and  crews  of  the  several  revenue  cutters,  and  by  the  military  officers  commanding 
in  any  fort  or  station  upon  the  seacoast ;  and  all  such  officers  of  the  United  States  shall 
faithfully  aid  in  the  execution  of  such  quarantines  and  health  laws,  according  to  their 
respective  powers  and  within  their  respective  precincts,  and  as  they  shall  be  directed, 
from  time  to  time,  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury.  *  *  * 

KXTIIADITIOX. 

SEC.  5275.  Whenever  any  person  is  delivered  by  any  foreign  government  to  an  agent 
of  the  United  States,  for  the  purpose  of  being  brought  within  the  United  States  and  tried 
for  any  crime  of  which  he  is  duly  accused,  the  President  shall  have  power  to  take  all 
necessary  measures  for  the  transportation  and  safe-keeping  of  such  accused  person,  and 
for  his  security  against  lawless  violence,  until  the  final  conclusion  of  his  trial  for  the 
crimes  or  offenses  specified  in  the  warrant  of  extradition,  and  until  his  final  discharge 
from  custody  or  imprisonment  for  or  on  account  of  such  crimes  or  offenses,  and  for  a 
reasonable  time  thereafter,  and  may  employ  such  portion  of  the  land  or  naval  forces  of 
the  United  States,  or  of  the  militia  thereof,  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  safe-keeping  and 
protection  of  the  accused. 

OFFENSES  AGAINST  NEUTRALITY. 

SEC.  13.  Whoever,  within  the  territory  or  jurisdiction  of  the  United  States,  begins,  or 
sets  on  foot,  or  provides  or  prepares  the  means  for,  any  military  expedition  or  enterprise, 
to  be  carried  on  from  thence  against  the  territory  or  dominions  of  any  foreign  prince  or 
state,  or  of  any  colony,  district,  or  people,  with  whom  the  United  States  are  at  peace, 
shall  be  fined  not  more  than  three  thousand  dollars,  and  imprisoned  not  more  than  three 
years.  Act  of  March  k,  1909  (35  Stat.  L.,  1090). 

SEC.  14.  *  *  *  In  every  case  in  which  a  vessel  is  fitted  out  and  armed,  or  attempted 
to  be  fitted  out  and  armed,  or  in  which  the  force  of  any  vessel  of  war,  cruiser,  or  other 
armed  vessel  is  increased  or  augmented,  or  in  which  any  military  expedition  or  enterprise 
is  begun  or  set  on  foot,  contrary  to  the  provisions  and  prohibitions  of  this  chapter ;  and 
in  every  case  of  the  capture  of  a  vessel  within  the  jurisdiction  or  protection  of  the  United 
States  as  before  defined ;  and  in  every  case  in  which  any  process  issuing  out  of  any  court 
of  the  United  States  is  disobeyed  or  resisted  by  any  person  having  the  custody  of  any 
vessel  of  war,  cruiser,  or  other  armed  vessel  of  any  foreign  prince  or  state,  or  of  any 
colony,  district,  or  people,  or  of  any  subjects  or  citizens  of  any  foreign  prince  or  stale, 


EMPLOYMENT  OF  TROOPS.  101 

or  of  any  colony,  district,  or  people,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  President,  or  such  other 
person  as  he  shall  have  empowered  for  that  purpose,  to  employ  such  part  of  the  land 
or  naval  forces  of  the  United  States,  or  of  the  militia  thereof,  for  the  purpose  of  taking 
possession  of  and  detaining  any  such  vessel,  with  her  prizes,  if  any,  in  order  to  enforce 
the  execution  of  the  prohibitions  and  penalties  of  this  chapter,  and  the  restoring  of  such 
prizes  in  the  cases  in  which  restoration  shall  be  adjudged  ;  and  also  for  the  purpose  of 
preventing  the  carrying  on  of  any  such  expedition  or  enterprise  from  the  territory  or 
jurisdiction  of  the  United  States  against  the  territory  or  dominion  of  any  foreign  prince 
or  state,  or  of  any  colony,  district,  or  people  with  whom  the  United  States  are  at  peace. 
Act  of  March  Jh  1909  (35  Stat.  L.,  1090,  1091). 

SEC.  15.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  the  President,  or  such  person  as  he  shall  empower  for 
that  purpose,  to  employ  such  part  of  the  land  or  naval  forces  of  the  United  States,  or  of 
the  militia  thereof,  as  shall  be  necessary  to  compel  any  foreign  vessel  to  depart  the 
United  States  in  all  cases  in  which,  by  the  laws  of  nations  or  the  treaties  of  the  United 
States,  she  ought  not  to  remain  within  the  United  States.  Act  of  March  k»  1909  (35 
Stat.  L.,  1091). 

INSURRECTION. 

SEC.  5297.  In  case  of  an  insurrection  in  any  State  against  the  government  thereof,  it 
shall  be  lawful  for  the  President,  on  application  of  the  legislature  of  such  State,  or  of  the 
executive,  when  the  legislature  can  not  be  convened,  to  call  forth  such  number  of  the 
militia  of  any  other  State  or  States,  which  may  be  applied  for,  as  he  deems  sufficient  to 
suppress  such  insurrection  ;  or,  on  like  application,  to  employ,  for  the  same  purposes,  such 
part  of  the  land  or  naval  forces  of  the  United  States  as  he  deems  necessary. 

SEC.  5298.  Whenever,  by  reason  of  unlawful  obstructions,  combinations,  or  assemblages 
of  persons,  or  rebellion  against  the  authority  of  the  Government  of  the  United  States,  it 
shall  become  impracticable,  in  the  judgment  of  the  President,  to  enforce,  by  the  ordinary 
course  of  judicial  proceedings,  the  laws  of  the  United  States  within  any  State  or  Terri- 
tory, it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  President  to  call  forth  the  militia  of  any  or  all  the  States, 
and  to  employ  such  parts  of  the  land  and  naval  forces  of  the  United  States  as  he  may  deem 
necessary  to  enforce  the  faithful  execution  of  the  laws  of  the  United  States,  or  to  sup- 
press such  rebellion,  in  whatever  State  or  Territory  thereof  the  laws  of  the  United  States 
may  be  forcibly  opposed,  or  the  execution  thereof  forcibly  obstructed. 

SEC.  5299.  Whenever  insurrection,  domestic  violence,  unlawful  combinations,  or  con- 
spiracies in  any  State  so  obstructs  or  hinders  the  execution  of  the  laws  thereof,  and  of 
the  United  States,  as  to  deprive  any  portion  or  class  of  the  people  of  such  State  of  any 
of  the  rights,  privileges,  or  immunities,  or  protection,  named  in  the  Constitution  and 
secured  by  the  laws  for  the  protection  of  such  rights,  privileges,  or  immunities,  and  the 
constituted  authorities  of  such  State  are  unable  to  protect,  or,  from  any  cause,  fail  in 
or  refuse  protection  of  the  people  in  such  rights,  such  facts  shall  be  deemed  a  denial  by 
fuch  State  of  the  equal  protection  of  the  laws  to  which  they  are  entitled  under  the  Con- 
stitution of  the  United  States  ;  and  in  all  such  cases,  or  whenever  any  such  insurrection, 
violence,  unlawful  combination,  or  conspiracy,  opposes  or  obstructs  the  laws  of  the  United 
States,  or  the  due  execution  thereof,  or  impedes  or  obstructs  the  due  course  of  justice 
under  the  same,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  President,  and  it  shall  be  his  duty,  to  take 
such  measures,  by  the  employment  of  the  militia  or  the  land  and  naval  forces  of  the 
United  States,  or  of  either,  or  by  other  means,  as  he  may  deem  necessary,  for  the  sup- 
pression of  such  insurrection,  domestic  violence,  or  combinations. 

Among  the  laws  to  be  enforced  under  sections  5298  and  5299  are  the  following: 

(1)  Section  201,  act  of  March  4,  1909  (35  Stat.  L.,  1127),  which  prohibits  the 
obstructing  or  retarding  the  passage  of  the  mail,  and  all  other  laws  relating  to 
the  carrying  of  the  mails. 

(2)  The  following  sections  of  an  act  approved,  July  2, 1890,  entitled : 

AN  ACT  to  protect  trade  and  commerce  against  unlawful  restraints  and  monopolies. 

SEC.  1.  Every  contract,  combination  in  the  form  of  trust  or  otherwise,  or  conspiracy, 
in  restraint  of  trade  or  commerce  among  the  several  States,  or  with  foreign  nations,  is 
hereby  declared  to  be  illegal.  Every  person  who  shall  make  any  such  contract  or  engage 
in  any  such  combination  or  conspiracy,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and,  on 
conviction  thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceeding  five  thousand  dollars,  or  by 
imprisonment  not  exceeding  one  year,  or  by  both  said  punishments,  in  the  discretion  of 
the  court. 

SEC.  3.  Every  contract,  combination  in  form  of  trust  or  otherwise,  or  conspiracy,  in 
restraint  of  trade  or  commerce  in  any  Territory  of  the  United  States  or  of  the  District 
of  Columbia,  or  in  restraint  of  trade  or  commerce  between  any  such  Territory  and 
another,  or  between  any  such  Territory  or  Territories  and  any  State  or  States  or  the 


102  EMPLOYMENT   OF   TROOPS. 

District  of  Columbia,  or  with  foreign  nations,  or  between  the  District  of  Columbia  and 
liny  State  or  States  or  foreign  nations,  is  hereby  declared  illegal.  Every  person  who  shall 
make  any  such  contract  or  engage  in  any  such  combination  or  conspiracy,  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and,  on  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  fine  not  exceed- 
ing five  thousand  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  not  exceeding  one  year,  or  by  both  said 
punishments,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court. 

(3)  The  following  section  of  an  act  approved  July  2.  1864,  entitled : 

AN  ACT  granting  lands  to  aid  in  the  construction  of  a  railroad  and  telegraph  line  from 
Lake  Superior  to  Puget  Sound,  on  the  Pacific  coast,  by  the  northern  route. 

'SEC.  11.  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That  said  Northern  Pacific  Railroad,  or  any  part 
thereof,  shall  be  a  post  route  and  a  military  road,  subject  to  the  use  of  the  United  States, 
for  postal,  military,  naval,  and  all  other  Government  service,  and  also  subject  to  such 
regulations  as  Congress  may  impose  restricting  the  charges  for  such  Government  trans- 
portation. 

(4)  The  following  section  of  an  act  approved  July  1,  1862,  entitled: 

AN  ACT  to  aid  in  the  construction  of  a  railroad  and  telegraph  line  from  the  Missouri 
River  to  the  Pacific  Ocean,  and  to  secure  to  the  Government  the  use  of  the  same  for 
postal,  military,  and  other  purposes. 

[The  Union  and  Central  Pacific  Railway  Companies.] 

SEC.  6.  And  be  it  furl  Jin-  enacted,  That  the  grants  aforesaid  are  made  upon  condition 
that  said  company  shall  pay  said  bonds  at  maturity,  and  shall  keep  said  railroad  and 
telegraph  line  in  repair  and  use,  and  shall  at  all  times  transmit  despatches  over  said  tele- 
graph line,  and  transport  mails,  troops,  and  munitions  of  war.  supplies,  and  public  stores 
upon  said  railroad  for  the  Government,  whenever  required  to  do  so  by  any  department 
thereof,  and  that  the  Government  shall  at  all  times  have  the  preference  in  the  use  of  the 
same  for  all  the  purposes  aforesaid.  *  *  * 

(5)  The  following  sections  of  an  act  approved  July  27,  1866,  entitled: 

AN  ACT  granting  lands  to  aid  in  the  construction  of  a  railroad  and  telegraph  line  from 
the  States  of  Missouri  and  Arkansas  to  the  Pacific  coast. 

SEC.  11.  And  be  it  furthef  enacted.  That  said  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Railroad,  or  any 
part  thereof,  shall  be  a  post  route  and  military  road,  subject  to  the  use  of  tho  United 
States  for  postal,  military,  naval,  and  all  other  Government  service,  and  also  subject  to 
such  regulations  as  Congress  may  impose  restricting  the  charges  for  such  Government 
transportation. 

SEC.  18.  Be  it  further  enacted,  That  the  Southern  Pacific  Railroad,  a  company  incor- 
porated under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  California,  is  hereby  authorized  to  connect  with 
the  said  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Railroad,  formed  under  this  act.  at  such  point,  near  the 
boundary  line  of  the  State  of  California,  as  they  shall  deem  most  suitable  for  a  railroad 
line  to  San  Francisco,  and  shall  have  a  uniform  gauge  and  rate  of  freight  or  fare  with 
said  road  ;  and  in  consideration  thereof,  to  aid  in  its  construction,  shall  have  similar 
grants  of  land,  subject  to  all  the  conditions  and  limitations  herein  provided,  and  shall 
be  required  to  construct  its  road  on  the  like  regulations,  as  to  time  and  manner,  with 
the  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Railroad  herein  provided  for. 

SEC.  5316.  It  shall  be  unlawful  to  take  any  vessel  or  cargo  detained  under  the  pre- 
ceding section  [section  5315]  from  the  custody  of  the  proper  officers  of  the  customs, 
unless  by  process  of  some  court  of  the  United  States  ;  and  in  case  of  any  attempt  other- 
wise to  take  such  vessel  or  cargo  by  any  force,  or  combination,  or  assemblage  of  persons, 
too  great  to  be  overcome  by  the  officers  of  the  customs,  the  President,  or  such  person  as 
he  shall  have  empowered  for  that  purpose,  may  employ  such  part  of  the  Army  or  Navy 
or  militia  of  the  United  States,  or  such  force  of  citizen  volunteers  as  may  be  necessary. 
to  prevent  the  removal  of  such  vessel  or  cargo,  and  to  protect  the  officers  of  the  customs 
in  retaining  the  custody  thereof. 

GUANO    ISLANDS. 

SEC.  5577.  The  President  is  authorized,  at  his  discretion,  to  employ  the  land  and  naval 
forces  of  the  United  States  to  protect  the  rights  of  the  discoverer  [of  a  guano  island]  ov 
of  his  widow,  heir,  executor,  administrator,  or  assigns. 

HAWAII. 

SEC.  67.  That  the  governor  shall  be  responsible  for  the  faithful  execution  of  the  laws 
of  the  United  States  and  of  the  Territory  of  Hawaii  within  the  said  Territory,  and 


EMPLOYMENT   OF   TEOOPS.  103 

Whenever  it  becomes  necessary  he  may  call  upon  the  commanders  of  the  military  and 
naval  forces  of  the  United  States  in  the  Territory  of  Hawaii,  or  summon  the  posse 
comitatus,  or  call  out  the  militia  of  the  Territory  to  prevent  or  suppress  lawless  violence, 
invasion,  insurrection,  or  rebellion  in  said  Territory,  and  he  may,  in  case  of  rebellion  or 
invasion,  or  imminent  danger  thereof,  when  the  public  safety  requires  it,  suspend  th.? 
privilege  of  the  writ  of  habeas  corpus,  or  place  the  Territory,  or  any  part  thereof,  under 
martial  law  until  communication  can  be  had  with  the  President  and  his  decision  thereon 
made  known.  Act  of  April  30,  1900  (31  Stat.  L.,  153). 


SEC.  29.  An  act  entitled  "An  act  to  define  and  punish  crimes  in  the  District  of  Alaska, 
and  to  provide  a  code  of  criminal  procedure  for  the  District,"  approved  March  third, 
eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-nine,  be,  and  is,  amended,  by  adding  to  section  three  hundred 
and  sixty-three  thereof  the  following:  "Provided,  [That]  section  fifteen  of  an  act  entitled 
'An  act  making  appropriations  for  the  support  of  the  Army  for  the  fiscal  year  ending 
June  thirtieth,  eighteen  hundred  and  seventy-nine,  and  for  other  purposes,'  approved  June 
eighteenth,  eighteen  hundred  and  seventy-eight,  shall  not  be  construed  to  apply  to  the 
District  of  Alaska."  Act  of  June  6,  1900  (31  Stat.  L.,  330). 

Section  15  of  the  act  of  June  18,  1878  (20  Stat.  L.,  152),  above  referred  to, 
reads  as  follows: 

"  From  and  after  the  passage  of  this  act  it  shall  not  be  lawful  to  employ  any 
part  of  the  Army  of  the  United  States,  as  a  posse  comitatus,  or  otherwise,  for 
the  purpose  of  executing  the  laws,  except  in  such  cases  and  under  such  cir- 
cumstances as  such  employment  of  said  force  may  l)e  expressly  authorized 
by  the  Constitution  or  by  act  of  Congress;  and  no  money  appropriated  "by  this 
act  shall  be  used  to  pay  any  of  the^expcnses  incurred  in  the  employment  of  any 
troops  in  violation  of  this  section." 

486.  Officers  of  the  Army  will  not  permit  troops  under  their  command  to  be 
used  to  aid  the  civil  authorities  as  a  posse  comitatus,  or  in  execution  of  the 
laws,  except  as  provided  in  the  foregoing  paragraph. 

487.  If  time  will  admit,  applications  for  the  use  of  troops  for  such  purposes 
must  be  forwarded,  with  statements  of  all  material  facts,  for  the  consideration 
and  action  of  the  President;  but  in  case  of  sudden  and  unexpected  invasion, 
insurrection,   or  riot,   endangering  the  public  property  of  the  United   States, 
or  in  case  of  attempted  or  threatened  robbery  or  interruption  of  the  United 
States  mails,  or  other  equivalent  emergency  so  imminent  as  to  render  it  dan- 
gerous to  await  instructions  requested  through  the  speediest  means  of  com- 
munication, an  officer  of  the  Army  may  take  such  action  before  the  receipt  of 
instructions  as  the  circumstances  of  the  case  and  the  law  under  which  he  is 
acting  may  justify,  and  will  promptly  report  his  action  and  the  circumstances 
requiring  it  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  by  telegraph,  if  possible,  for 
the  information  of  the  President. 

488.  In  the  enforcement  of  the  laws  troops  are  employed  as  a  part  of  the 
military  power  of  the  United  States  and  act  under  the  orders  of  the  President 
as  -Commander  in  Chief.     They  can  not  be  directed  to  act  under  the  orders  of 
any  civil  officer.     The  commanding  officers  of  troops  so  employed  are  directly 
responsible  to  their  military  superiors.     Any  unlawful  or  unauthorized  act  on 
their  part  would  not  be  excusable  on  the  ground  of  an  order  or  request  received 
by  them  from  a  marshal  or  any  other  civil  officer. 

489.  Troops  called  into  action  against  a  mob  forcibly  resisting  or  obstruct- 
ing the  execution  of  the  laws  of  the  United  States  or  attempting  to  destroy 
property  belonging  to  or  under  the  protection  of  the  United  States  are  governed 
by  the  general  regulations  of  the  Army  and  apply  military  tactics  in  respect  to 
the  manner  in  which  they  shall  act  to  accomplish  the  desired  end.     It  is  purely 
a  tactical  question  in  what  manner  they  shall  use  the  weapons  with  which  they 
are  armed — whether  by  tire  of  musketry  and  artillery  or  by  the  use  of  the 


104  EMPLOYMENT   OF    TROOPS CEMETERIES. 

bayonet  and  saber,  or  by  both,  and  at  what  stage  of  the  operations  each  or 
either  mode  of  attack  shall  be  employed.  This  tactical  question  will  be  decided 
by  the  immediate  commander  of  the  troops,  according  to  his  judgment  of  the 
situation.  The  fire  of  troops  should  be  withheld  until  timely  warning  has  been 
given  to  the  innocent  who  may  be  mingled  with  the  mob.  Troops  must  never 
fire  into  a  crowd  unless  ordered  by  their  commanding  officer,  except  that  single 
selected  sharpshooters  may  shoot  down  individual  rioters  who  have  fired  upon 
or  thrown  missiles  at  the  troops.  As  a  general  rule  the  bayonet  alone  should 
be  used  against  mixed  crowds  in  the  first  stages  of  a  revolt.  But  as  soon  as 
sufficient  warning  has  been  given  to  enable  the  innocent  to  separate  themselves 
from  the  guilty,  the  action  of  the  troops  should  be  governed  solely  by  the 
tactical  considerations  involved  in  the  duty  they  are  ordered  to  perform.  They 
should  make  their  blows  so  effective  as  to  promptly  suppress  all  resistance  to 
lawful  authority,  and  should  stop  the  destruction  of  life  the  moment  lawless 
resistance  has  ceased.  Punishment  belongs,  not  to  the  troops,  but  to  the  courts 
of  justice. 

ARTICLE  XLVIII. 

CEMETERIES. 
NATIONAL  CEMETERIES. 

490.  National  cemeteries,  and  the  records  pertaining  thereto,  are  under  the 
charge  of  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps.     All  correspondence  between 
his  office  and  the  officers  of  his  department  in  charge  thereof,  and  the  civil 
engineers  and  agents  especially  employed  in  connection  therewith  will  be  direct, 
and  the  monthly  reports  of  superintendents  will  be  forwarded  directly  to  him. 

BATTLE-GROUND    <  i:.M  I TKIUKS. 

491.  Ill  order  to  secure,  as  far  as  possible,  the  decent  interment  of  those  who 
fall  in  battle  and  to  establish  beyond  doubt  their  identity  should  it  become  de- 
sirable subsequently  to  disinter  the  remains  for  removal  to  a  national  or  post 
cemetery,  or  for  shipment  home,  it  is  the  duty  of  commanding  generals  to  set 
apart  a  suitable  spot  near  every  battlefield,  and  to  cause  the  remains  of  the 
killed  to  be  interred  therein  and,  when  practicable,  to  cause  to  be  placed  in  the 
coffin  or  grave  a  glass  bottle,  corked  and  sealed,  containing  a  slip  of  paper  on 
which  shall  be  written  the  name  of  the  decedent,  giving  the  cause  and  date  of 
death  and  burial,  and  in  the  case  of  an  officer  or  enlisted  man,  his  rank,  com- 
pany, regiment,  or  corps,  and  bearing  the  signature  of  the  surgeon  or  officer  in 
charge  of  the  interment.     It  is  the  duty  of  the  commanding  officer  to  cause  to 
be  made  a  sketch  as  accurate  as  the  means  at  hand  will  permit  of  the  burying 
places  of  those  falling  in  battle. 

492.  Where  conditions  make  it  possible,  the  company  commander  will  be 
held  responsible  that  every  grave  of  the  men  of  his  company  who  die  or  are 
killed  on  the  field  is  carefully  marked  with  a  headboard,  or  with  such  other 
marker  as  may  be  authorized  for  use  on  the  field  or  in  the  insular  possessions, 
giving  the  name,    rank,    and   organization   of  the   decedent.     He   will   report, 
through  the  proper  military  channels,  the  date  and  cause  of  death,  which  reports 
will  include  a  sketch  showing  the  location  of  the  grave,  and  how  marked,  in 
such  manner  as  will  enable  the  same  to  be  readily  found  by  a  disinterring 
corps.     When  a  soldier  or  civilian  employee  dies  in  hospital,  the  surgeon  will 
be  held  responsible  for  similar  action  and  report. 


CEMETERIES — ADVERTISING  AND  PRINTING.  105 

POST    CEMETERIES. 

493.  The  commanding  officer  of  every  post  situated  on  public  lands  of  the 
United  States  will  see  that  a  suitable  portion  of  such  laud  is,  when  practicable, 
set.  apart  and  properly  maintained  for  the  burial  of  deceased  officers  and  soldiers 
and  their  families,  and  of  Government  employees. 

494.  Post  cemeteries  will  be  suitably  inclosed  with  a  wall  or  fence  of  the 
best  material  available,  and  will  be  maintained  by  the  labor  of  the  garrison. 
Materials  for  the  construction  and  repair  of  fences  and  headboards  will  be 
furnished  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

495.  At  each  grave  will  be  placed  a  headboard,  plainly  marked  with  a  num- 
ber and  with  the  name,  company,  regiment,  and  date  of  death  of  the  decedent, 
the  number  to  correspond  to  the  number  in  the  record  of  interments.     Head- 
boards will  be  of  well-seasoned  wood,  painted  with  three  coats  *of  white  paint, 
4  feet  long,  10  inches  wide,  If  inches  thick,  and  stand  2  feet  out  of  the  ground ; 
the  inscriptions  in  black  letters  1  inch  long. 

496.  Walks  will  be  4  feet  wide,  neatly  rounded,  and  properly  drained  and 
graveled  when  the  material   is  at   hand.     When  practicable,   good  grass   sod 
should  cover  the  rest  of  the  ground,  including  the  graves,  and  native  trees  and 
shrubs  will  be  preserved  or  planted  for  ornament  and  shade. 

497.  A  record  of  interments  will  be  kept  by  the  quartermaster,  which  will 
be  turned  over  by  him,  when  relieved,  to  his  successor,  or  transmitted  to  the 
Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  if  the  post  be  discontinued. 

498.  A  report  containing  the  names  of  persons  buried  during  the  calendar 
year,  giving  in  each  case  number  and  locality  of  grave,  date  of  death  and  burial, 
and  in  case  of  an  officer  or  enlisted  man,  his  rank,  company,  and  regiment  or 
corps,  will  be  forwarded  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

ARTICLE  XLIX. 

ADVERTISING  AND  PRINTING. 

NEWSPAPER  ADVERTISING. 

No  advertisement,  notice,  or  proposal  for  any  Executive  Department  of  the  Government, 
or  for  any  bureau  thereof,  or  for  any  office  therewith  connected,  shall  be  published  in  any 
newspaper  whatever,  except  in  pursuance  of  a  written  authority  for  such  publication  from 
the  head  of  such  Department ;  and  no  bill  for  any  such  advertising,  or  publication,  shall 
be  paid,  unless  there  be  presented,  with  such  bill,  a  copy  of  such  written  authority. — Sec. 
«W8,  Revised  Statutes. 

499.  No  official  advertisement  will  be  published  in  any  newspaper  except 
under  prior  written  authority,  special  or  general,  from  the  Secretary  of  War. 
Special  authority  authorizes  the  publication  of  a  given  advertisement  a  specified 
number  of  times  in  a  designated  newspaper  or  newspapers.     General  authority 
authorizes  the  publication,  during  a  fiscal  year,  in  designated  newspapers,  of 
such  advertisements  for  proposals  as  may  be  required  by  the  duties  of  officers 
engaged  in  making  frequent  purchases  or  contracts.     All  authorities  to  advertise 
will  be  granted  to  the  office,  not  to  the  officer.     In  making  application  for 
authority  to  advertise,  officers  will  specify  the  newspapers  in  which  it  is  deemed 
advantageous  to  advertise.     Due  economy  both  as  to  the  number  of  newspapers 
and  as  to  the  number  of  insertions  will  be  observed  by  all  officers,  whether  ad- 
vertising under  special  or  general  authority,  no  greater  number  being  used  in 
any  case  than  may  be  necessary  to  give  proper  and  sufficient  public  notice. 

500.  Requests  for  authority  to  advertise  will  be  made  upon  the  prescribed 
blank  forms,  except  that  in  case  of  great  emergency,  the  nature  of  which  will 
be  stated,  authority  to  advertise  may  be  requested  by  telegraph. 


106  ADVERTISING  AND 

501.  When  necessary  to  readvertise,  owing  to  rejection  of  proposals  received 
in  accordance  with  a  special  authority  to  advertise,  the  approval  of  the  Secretary 
of  War  must  be  obtained,  as  in  the  first  instance;  the  approval  of  the  original 
authority  to  advertise  does  not  confer  authority  to  readvertise. 

502.  Ordinarily  advertisements  will  be  given  six  insertions  in  daily,  or  four 
in  weekly,  papers.    When  more  than  10  days  are  to  intervene  between  the  date 
of  the  first  publication  and  the  date  of  opening,  those  in  daily  newspapers  invit- 
ing proposals  will  at  once  be  given  four  consecutive  insertions,  and  immediately 
before  the  date  of  opening  two  consecutive  insertions.     In  case  of  emergency, 
advertisements  may  be  given  one  or  more  insertions,  as  time  and  circumstances 
permit. 

503.  Advertisements  in  newspapers  announcing  sales  of  property  or  inviting 
proposals  for  furnishing  labor  or  supplies  will,  as  a  rule,  allow  30  days  to 
intervene  between  date  of  first  publication  and  date  of  sale  or  opening  of  bids. 
If  necessity  require,  a  shorter  period  may  be  allowed,  but  no  period  of  less  than 
10  days  will  be  designated  except  in  case  of  emergency.     The  officer  who  is 
accountable  for  property  which  is  to  be  advertised  for  sale,  or  who  is  author- 
ized to  invite  proposals  for  furnishing  labor  or  supplies,  is  the  one  upon  whom 
devolves  the  duty  of  determining  whether  an  emergency  exists  warranting  the 
designation  of  a  period  less  than  10  days  for  the  publication  of  the  advertise- 
ment.    No  officer  will  authorize  the  publication  of  an  advertisement  beyond  the 
morning  of  the  day  on  which  the  sale  or  opening  of  bids  is  to  occur,  and  no  pay- 
ments   will    be    made    for    continuing    such    publication    beyond    the    period 
authorized. 

504.  Officers  will  observe  conciseness  in  wording  advertisements,  and  the 
matter,  including  the  heading  and  the  name  and  title  of  the  signing  officer,  must 
be  set  up  close  in  one  paragraph,  without  dash  or  blank  lines,  leading  or  display, 
and  in  type  no  larger  than  that  ordinarily  used  in  advertisements.     At  offices 
and  depots  where  proposals  are  frequently  invited  it  is  not  necessary  to  publish 
in  each  case  the  conditions  usually  imposed  upon  bidders  and  contractors;  a 
statement  that  they  will  be  furnished  on  application  will  suffice.     The  following 
is  a  sample  of  advertisement  set  up  in  accordance  with  these  requirements : 

PROPOSALS  FOI:  FIKK  HOSE.— Office  of 
Building  for  State,  War,  and  Navy  Depart- 
ments, Washington,  D.  C.,  Nov.  5,  1887. — 
Sealed  proposals  for  furnishing,  and  deliv- 
ering unlined  Linen  Hose,  Coupling,  and 
Pipes,  for  west  and  center  wings  of  build- 
ing for  State,  War,  and  Navy  Departments, 
in  this  city,  will  be  received  here  until 
12  m.,  Nov.  7,  1887,  and  then  opened. 
Information  furnished  on  application.  En- 
velopes containing  proposals  should  be  in- 
dorsed "  Proposals  for  Fire  Hose,"  and  ad- 
dressed THOS.  LINCOLN  CASEY,  Col.,  Engrs. 

Advertisements  for  quartermaster's  supplies  will  conform  to  the  requirements 
of  section  3716,  Revised  Statutes. 

505.  Newspapers  officially  designated  for  publishing  War  Department  and 
Army  advertisements  are  required  to  forward  to  the  Assistant  and  Chief  Clerk 
of  the  War  Department  sworn  statements  of  the  commercial  rates  charged  by 
them  to  individuals,  with  their  usual  discounts,  and  of  any  changes  made  in  the 
same,  except  that  in  cases  originating  in  the  jurisdiction  of  a  department  com- 
mander such  sworn  statements  will  be  forwarded  to  the  department  commander 
concerned.     These  statements  will  give  the  size  of  type  used  in  the  advertise- 
ments and  show  whether  the  charges  are  made  by  the  inch,  line,  square,  or  folio, 
the  rate  for  the  first  and  subsequent  insertions,  and  if  by  the  square  or  folio, 
the  number  of  lines  or  words  constituting  a  square  or  folio.     Fractional  parts 
of  an  inch,  square,  or  folio  will  be  paid  for  at  proportionate  rates.    Line  rates 


ADVERTISING  AND  PRINTING.  107 

are  preferred,  as  they  offer  fewer  opportunities  for  mistakes  and  misunderstand- 
ings in  the  settlement  of  bills. 

506.  Vouchers  covering  bills  for  advertising  in  newspapers  must,  prior  to 
payment,  be  submitted  to  the  Assistant  and  Chief  Clerk  of  the  War  Department, 
except  that  in  cases  originating  in  the  jurisdiction  of  a  department  commander 
they  will  be  submitted  to  the  department  commander  for  his  approval  before 
payment.     They  will  be  prepared  upon  the  prescribed  forms  and  forwarded  in 
accordance  with  the  instructions  printed  thereon. 

507.  Accounts  presented  to  officers  for  advertisements  which  they  did  not 
order,  but  which  are  shown  to  have  been  ordered  by  the  Secretary  of  War  to  be 
published  in  the  newspaper  presenting  the  accounts  for  payment,  will  be  pre- 
pared upon  the  official  forms  and  transmitted  to  the  Assistant  and  Chief  Clerk 
of  the  War  Department  in  the  same  manner  as  other  accounts  for  advertising, 
except  that  in  cases  originating  in  the  jurisdiction  of  a  department  commander 
such  accounts  will  be  forwarded  to  the  department  commander  concerned.    The 
following  form  of  certificate  will  be  used  in  such  cases: 

I  certify  that  the  annexed  advertisement  was  cut  from  the  newspaper  named  in  the 
above  account,  and  that  it  was  inserted  in  that  newspaper  for  the  period  stated. 

Claims  of  publishers  of  official  newspapers  for  advertisements  copied  from 
other  papers  without  authority  from  the  Secretary  of  War  will  not  be  paid. 

508.  In  the  event  of  an  officer's  death  or  removal,  the  outstanding  bills  for 
advertisements  pertaining  to  his  office  will  be  prepared,  certified,  and  forwarded 
by  his  successor,  who  is  authorized  to  vary  the  form  to  correspond  to  the  facts. 
Officers  changing  stations  will  leave  with  their   successors  complete  records 
relative  to  unsettled  accounts  for  advertising. 

509.  The  heads  of  bureaus  of  the  War  Department  and  department  com- 
manders will  furnish  officers  charged  with  the  publication  of  advertisements 
the  necessary  blanks  for  compliance  with  these  regulations. 

JOB  PRINTING. 

510.  The  printing  required  at  the  several  department,  brigade,  and  district 
headquarters  will  be  executed  under  contract,  30  days'  notice,  when  practicable, 
being  given  of  the  opening  of  proposals.     Bids  will  be  invited  and  contracts 
made  in  accordance  with  the  form  of  proposal  and  circular  of  instructions  fur- 
nished by  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps.     The  period  of  the  contract 
will  not  extend  beyond  the  end  of  the  fiscal  year  in  which  made,  and  the  con- 
tract will  be  submitted  to  the  department  commander  concerned  for  approval. 

511.  Vouchers  covering  bills  for  printing  for  department,  brigade,  and  dis- 
trict headquarters  and  for  printing  done  in  foreign  countries  near  the  Philip- 
pine Islands  will,  prior  to  payment,  be  submitted  for  approval  to  the  depart- 
ment commander  concerned.     They  will  be  made  out  on  the  prescribed  forms 
and  forwarded  in  accordance  with  instructions  printed  thereon. 

512.  Printed  letter  and  note  heads  for  department,  brigade,  and  district 
headquarters  will  contain  the  designation  of  the  headquarters;  the  office  to 
which  the  correspondence  pertains ;  post-office  address ;  blank  date ;  on  left  mar- 
gin the  words  "  From,"  "  To,"  and  "  Subject "  ;  margin  marks ;  and  in  the  upper 
left  corner  a  brief  request  for  reference  to  the  file  number  in  making  reply. 
Those  for  posts,  regiments,  and  schools  of  instruction  will  contain  the  designa- 
tion of  the  post,  regiment,  or  school;  post-office  address;  blank  date;  on  left  mar- 
gin the  words  "  From,"  "  To,"  and  "  Subject  "  ;  margin  marks ;  and  in  the  upper 
left  corner  a  brief  request  for  reference  to  the  file  number  in  making  reply. 
Names  of  officers  or  other  persons,  telephone  numbers,  or  any  other  printing 


108         PURCHASE   OF   SUPPLIES — ENGAGEMENT   OF   SERVICES. 

except  such  as  described  above,  will  not  be  printed  on  letter  or  note  heads  for 
use  in  any  branch  of  the  military  service  without  prior  authority  therefor  in 
writing  from  the  Secretary  of  War. 

5  13.  Necessary  printing  not  covered  by  contracts  will,  as  far  as  practicable, 
be  secured  after  competition,  or  under  written  proposal  and  acceptance,  awards 
being  made  to  the  lowest  responsible  bidders.  These  agreements  and  all 
vouchers  covering  the  service  will,  prior  to  payment,  be  submitted  to  the  As- 
sistant and  Chief  Clerk  of  the  War  Department,  except  that  in  cases  originating 
in  the  jurisdiction  of  a  department  commander  they  will  be  forwarded  to  the 
department  commander  concerned  for  approval. 

514.  Officers,  as  a  rule,  will  obtain  all  blank  forms,  blank  books,  etc.,  by 
requisition  upon  the  heads  of  the  proper  staff  departments.     Department  com- 
manders will  furnish  to  officers  in  their  jurisdiction,  charged  with  the  securing 
of  job  printing,  the  necessary  blanks  for  compliance  with  these  regulations. 

ARTICLE   L. 

PURCHASE   OF    SUPPLIES    AND    ENGAGEMENT   OF    SERVICES. 
GENERAL  PROVISIONS. 

515.  No  contract  or  purchase  on  behalf  of  the  United  States  will  be  made 
unless  it  is  authorized  by  law,  or  is  made  under  an  appropriation  adequate  to 
its  fulfilment,  except  for  clothing,  subsistence,  forage,  fuel,  quarters,  transpor- 
tation, or  medical  and  hospital  supplies,  which,  however,  will  not  exceed  the 
necessities  of  the  current  year.     No  officer  of  the  United  States  will  accept 
voluntary  service  for  the  Government  or  employ  personal  service  in  excess  of 
that  authorized  by  law,  except  in  case  of  sudden  emergency  involving  loss  of 
human  life  or  the*destruction  of  property. 

516.  The  labor  of  troops  or  Government  employees,  or  Government  means  of 
transportation,  will  not  be  used  to  enable  contractors  to  fulfill  contracts,  except 
in  cases  of  manifest  necessity,  and  then  only  on  the  written  authority  of  the 
proper  commander.     Full  deduction  will  be  made  for  Government  services  when 
rendered. 

517.  Articles  of  foreign  production  or  manufacture  for  the  service  of  the 
United  States  will  not  be  purchased  abroad  for  importation  without  special 
authority  from  the  Secretary  of  War. 

518.  Articles  of  domestic  production  or  manufacture  will  be  preferred  to 
those- of  foreign  origin,  cost  and  quality  being  equal. 

519.  Supplies  and  services  not  personal,  required  for  the  use  of  the  Army, 
will  be  procured  where  they  can  be  purchased  the  cheapest,  quality  and  cost  of 
transportation  and  the  interests  of  the  Government  considered.     Except  as  indi- 
cated in  paragraph  551,  and  in  the  special  regulations  of  the  several  staff  de- 
partments, they  will  be  procured  only  after  public  notice  inviting  proposals  for 
the  same. 

Whoever  works  personally  as  a  servant  of  the  Government  renders  personal 
service  under  the  meaning  of  section  3709  of  the  Revised  Statutes.  Personal 
services  may  be  either  skilled  or  unskilled;  may  be  rendered  pursuant  to  in- 
formal agreement  or  contract,  by  individuals  or  firms,  or  their  agents ;  but  all 
consideration  of  material  is  excluded. 

520.  An  officer  charged  with  the  duty  of  making  a  contract  or  purchase  is 
responsible  under  the  laws  and  regulations  for  his  action.     Permission  or  orders 
to  make  r.  contract  or  purchase  without  inviting  competition  will  not  justify 
the  procedure,  and  will  not  be  given. 


PURCHASE   OF   SUPPLIES,  ETC. PROPOSALS.  109 

521.  Officers  or  agents  in  the  military  service  will  not  purchase  supplies  for 
the  Government  from  any  other  person  in  the  military  service,  nor  contract 
with  any  such  person  to  furnish  supplies  or  service  to  the  Government,  except 
military  publications  and  maps  approved  by  the  War  Department  for  the  official 
use  of  the  Army  and  the  Organized  Militia,  nor  make  any  Government  purchase 
or  contract  in  which  such  person  shall  be  admitted  to  share  or  receive  benefit. 

ADVERTISING  FOR  PROPOSALS. 

522.  Iii  cases  of  large  purchases  a  period  of  30  or  more  days  should  inter- 
vene between  date  of  first  publication  and  of  opening  proposals.     In  small  pur- 
chases from  7  to  30  days  should  intervene,  and  when  the  public  exigency  (con- 
stituting  an   emergency)    does   not   permit   7   days   to    intervene,    the   period 
should  be  for  as  many  days  as  the  circumstances  will  permit.     The  existence 
of  such  emergency  is  to  be  determined  by  the  officer  upon  whom  the  duty  of 
making  the  purchase  devolves.     Advertising  for  proposals  by  newspapers,  in 
according  with  Article  XLIX,  will  be  adopted  when  time  permits,  and  the 
quantity  or  value  of  the  purchase,  or  character  of  the  services,  in  the  opinion 
of  the  purchasing  officer,  will  justify  the  expense.     In  such  cases  paragraph  503 
governs  as  to  the  number  of  days  to  intervene  between  the  first  publication  and 
the  date  of  opening  proposals.     When  notice  of  less  than  30  days  is  given,  adver- 
tising by  circulars  (sent  to  principal  dealers  in  the  localities  where  the  supplies 
or  services  are  desired,  and  posted  in  public  places)  is  permissible.    A  purchas- 
ing officer  may  advertise  by  newspapers  and  circulars  at  the  same  time. 

523.  When    advertisements   or    specifications   thereunder   do   not   announce 
fixed  standards  for  articles  required,  they  should  be  so  worded  as  to  permit  bids 
to  be  considered  item  by  item  and  awards  to  be  made  for  the  most  suitable  arti- 
cles of  each  kind  offered. 

524.  Whenever  it  is  intended  to  require  that  guaranties  or  certified  checks 
shall  accompany  proposals,  that  fact,  the  amount  in  which  the  guarantors  are 
to  justify,  or,  if  certified  checks  are  substituted  for  the  guaranties,  the  amount 
required  and  the  periods  to  be  allowed  after  the  award  for  the  execution  of 
contract  papers  and  bonds  will  be  stated  in  the  advertisement  or  specifications. 

525.  Advertisements   inviting   proposals   will   ordinarily   be   issued   by   the 
officer  who  is  to  make  the  contract  or  purchase;  in  special  cases,  if  competent 
authority  so  direct,  they  may  be  issued  by  any  other  officer. 

526.  A  copy  of  each  advertisement  and  specification  will  be  promptly  for- 
warded by  the  officer  issuing  it  directly  to  the  proper  bureau  of  the  War  Depart- 
ment, together  with  all  information  required  for  a  complete  understanding  of 
the  necessity  for  the  proposed  contract  or  purchase,  and  in  case  of  notice  by 
circular  there  will  be  indorsed  on  it  the  names  of  persons  to  whom  sent,  and  if 
issued  for  a  period  of  less  than  seven  days  the  reason  why  a  longer  period  was 
not  allowed  will  be  stated.     The  forwarding  of  these  notices  at  time  of  issuing 
may  be  dispensed  with  at  the  discretion  of  the  chief  of  bureau  to  which  the 
proposed  contract  or  purchase  pertains. 

PROPOSALS. 

527.  Information  in  regard  to  supplies  or  services  for  which  proposals  have 
been  invited  will  be  furnished,  on  application,  to  all  persons  desiring  it,  but 
no  person  belonging  to,  or  employed  in,  the  military  service  will  render  assist- 
ance in  the  preparation  of  proposals. 

528.  Bidders  for  supplies  will  be  informed  of  the  kind,  quantity,  and  qual- 
ity of  articles  required,  the  place,  time,  and  rate  of  delivery,  and  conditions  of 
payment.    They  will  be  furnished  with  such  specifications  as  have  been  adopted, 


110  PURCHASE   OF   SUPPLIES,  ETC. PROPOSALS. 

and  will  be  permitted  to  examine  tlie  standard  samples  at  the  places  where 
deposited. 

529.  Bidders  for  labor  will  be  informed  of  the  nature  and  extent  of  the 
services  required,  where  they  are  to  be  performed,  and  the  time  allowed  for 
performance.     They  will  be  furnished  with  or  allowed  to  examine  plans  and 
specifications  of  all  works  upon  which  they  desire  to  bid,  and  in  general  will  be 
furnished  with  any  information  needed  to  enable  them  to  act  understandingly. 

530.  No  person  will  be  informed,  directly  or  indirectly,  of  the  name  of  any- 
one intending  to  bid  or  not  to  bid,  or  to  whom  information  in  respect  to  pro- 
posals has  been  given. 

531.  Proposals  should  be  prepared  in  duplicate,  or  in  triplicate  if  required, 
in  strict  accordance  with  the  requirements  of  the  advertisement  or  specifica- 
tions.    They  should  make  specific  reference  to  the  advertisement  and  to  any 
plans  or  specifications  which  may  have  been  furnished.     Each  proposal  should 
give  the  place  of  residence  and  post-office  address  of  the  bidder,  with  county, 
State,  or  Territory,  and  should  be  signed  by  the  bidder  with  his  usual  signature 
in  full. 

532., A  proposal  by  a  person  who  affixes  to  his  signature  the  word  "presi- 
dent," "secretary,"  "agent,"  or  other  designation,  without  disclosing  his  prin- 
cipal, is  the  proposal  of  the  individual.  Proposals  by  a  corporation  should  be 
signed  with  the  name  of  the  corporation,  followed  by  the  signature  of  the 
president,  secretary,  or  other  person  authorized  to  bind  it  in  the  matter,  who 
should  file  evidence  of  his  authority  to  do  so.  Proposals  by  a  firm  should  be 
signed  with  the  firm  name  by  one  of  the  members  of  the  firm.  If  the  signature 
to  a  proposal  is  that  of  an  officer,  attorney,  or  agent  of  the  corporation,  or  of 
an  attorney  or  agent  of  a  firm  or  individual,  and  his  authority  to  act  on  behalf 
of  his  principal  is  not  a  matter  of  general  notoriety  in  the  locality  where  the 
proposals  are  opened,  the  officer  who  opens  such  proposals  should,  before  con- 
sidering the  SMine.  satisfy  himself  that  the  signer  is  vested  with  sufficient 
authority  to  represent  his  principal  in  the  transaction. 

533.  In  proposals  numbers  and  prices  will  be  written  in  words  as  well  as 
expressed  in  figures;  but  when  a  great  variety  of  articles,  such  as  stationery, 
hardware,  etc.,  is  required,  quantities  and  prices  may,  if  the  amounts  involved 
are  inconsiderable  and  the  forms  of  proposals  so   indicate,  be  expressed  in 
figures  only.     It  will   be  sufficient  if  specifications  are  referred   to   and  are 
declared  to  form  part  of  the  proposal. 

534.  Erasures  or  interlineations  should  be  explained  by  the  bidder,  in  the 
proposal,  over  his  signature. 

535.  Guaranties,  signed  by  two  responsible  parties,  or  by  a  qualified  surety 
company,  will  be  required  to  accompany  proposals  whenever,  in  the  opinion  of 
the  officer  authorized  to  make  the  contract,  they  are  necessary  to  protect  the 
public  interest,  and  when  so  required,  no  proposal  unaccompanied  by  a  guar- 
anty, made  in  manner  and  form  as  directed  in  the  advertisement  or  specifica- 
tions, will  be  considered.     At  the  option  of  bidders  certified  checks  for  the 
amount  of  the  guaranty  required  may  be  received  in  place  of  the  written  guar- 
anty.    These  checks  will  be  kept  in  a  secure  place,  and  will  be  returned  to 
bidders  by  the  purchasing  officer  when  no  longer  required  to  protect  the  interests 
of  the  Government. 

536.  The  guaranty  will  be  in  duplicate,  or  in  triplicate  if  required,  and  will 
be  made  out  and  executed  with  the  necessary  justification,  in  accordance  with 
blank  forms  furnished  by  chiefs  of  bureaus.     The  certificate  of  sufficiency  of 
guarantors  will  be  executed  in  the  manner  prescribed  in  paragraph  578. 


PURCHASE  OF  SUPPLIES,  ETC. PROPOSALS AWARD.  Ill 

537.  Proposals,  with  their  guaranties,  will  be  securely   sealed  in  suitable 
envelopes  indorsed  and  addressed  as  required  by  the  advertisement,  and  must  be 
in  the  possession  of  the  officer  addressed  before  the  hour  appointed  for  the 
opening.     No  responsibility  will  attach  to  an  officer  for  the  premature  opening 
of  any  proposal  not  so  indorsed  as  to  clearly  show  its  character. 

538.  When  an  advertisement  calls  for  proposals  to  furnish  labor  or  supplies 
at  more  than  one  place,  a  separate  proposal  will  be  made  for  performance  at 
each  place,  but  all  may  be  submitted  in  the  same  envelope. 

539.  Proposals  received  prior  to  the  time  of  opening  will  be  securely  kept. 
The  officer  whose  duty  it  is  to  open  them  will  decide  when  that  time  has  ar- 
rived.    No  proposal  received  thereafter  will  be  considered,  except  that  when  a 
proposal  arrives  by  mail  after  the  time  fixed  for  the  opening,  but  before  the 
award  is  made,  and  it  is  clearly  shown  that  the  nonarrival  on  time  was  due 
solely  to  delay  in  the  mails  for  which  the  bidder  was  not  responsible,  such  pro- 
posal will  be  received  and  considered. 

540.  Before  the  time  for  opening  any  bidder  may,  without  prejudice,  with- 
draw from  competition  by  giving  written  notice  of  his  decision  to  the  officer 
holding  his  bid,  and  when  his  bid  is  reached  at  the  opening  it  will  be  returned 
to  him  or  his  authorized  agent  unread. 

541.  Proposals  will  be  opened  and  read  aloud  at  the  time  and  place  appointed 
for  the  opening  (bidders  having  the  right  to  be  present),  and  each  proposal  will 
then  and  there  be  numbered  and  entered  on  an  abstract,  the  articles  being  en- 
tered, after  the  reading  of  all  proposals,  and  with  the  least  practicable  delay, 
in  the  order  in  which  they  are  to  appear  on  the  returns.    Articles  to  be  pro- 
cured by  contract  will  be  abstracted  separately  from  those  to  be  procured  on 
written  acceptance.    If  the  number  of  proposals  is  large,  those  relating  to  spe- 
cific articles  or  classes  of  articles  may  be  entered  on  separate  abstracts.     The 
number  of  each  proposal,  with  the  quantities  and  prices  of  articles  offered  and 
dates  of  delivery,  will  appear  in  the  proper  columns,  and  a  copy  of  the  adver- 
tisement or  notice  under  which  the  proposals  are  received,  with  a  copy  of  the 
specifications,  if  any,  will  be  attached  to  the  upper  left-hand  corner  of  the 
abstract.     When  two  or  more  sheets  are  used  for  the  abstract,  they  will  be 
properly  fastened  together  and  paged  on  the  upper  right-hand  corner. 

542.  Proposals  will  be  separately  folded  and  numbered  as  vouchers  to  the 
abstract.     They  will  not  be  fastened  together  nor  to  contracts,  except  to  the 
copy  required  to  be  sent  to  the  Returns  Office  of  the  Department  of  the  Interior. 

543.  When  proposals  are  received  at  a  post,  unless  by  an  officer  authorized 
to  make  the  award,  as  in  cases  involving  small  expenditures,  they  and  the  ab- 
stract will  be  forwarded  to  department  headquarters,  with  the  recommendations 
of  the  receiving  officer  and  the  post  commander  as  to  the  person  to  whom  the 
award  should  be  made.     When  a  purchasing  officer,  acting  under  the  direct 
supervision  of  a  chief  of  bureau,  has  invited  and  received  proposals,  he  will 
make  the  award  and  execute  the  necessary  papers,  unless  otherwise  directed  by 
the  chief  of  bureau. 

AWAKD. 

544.  When  proposals  for  supplies  for  the  general  service  of  a  department 
are  received  at  its  headquarters,  the  chief  officer  of  that  branch  of  the  staff  to 
which  they  pertain  will  submit  them  to  the  department  commander,  and,  under 
his  supervision,  will  make  the  award  and  execute  the  necessary  papers    unless 
under  existing  orders,  the  action  of  higher  authority  is  necessary. 

545.  Except  in  rare  cases,  when  the  United  States  elects  to  exercise  the 
right  to  reject  proposals,  a.wa.rd,s  will  be,  made  to  the  lowest  responsible  bidder,. 


112          PUECHASE    OF   SUPPLIES,  ETC. AWARD AGREEMENT. 

provided  that  his  bid  is  reasonable  and  that  it  is  in  the  interest  of  the  Govern- 
ment to  accept  it. 

546.  Slight  failures  on  the  part  of  a  bidder  to  comply  strictly  with  the 
terms  of  an  advertisement  should  not  necessarily  lead  to  the  rejection  of  his 
bid,  but  the  interests  of  the  Government  will  be  fully  considered  in  making  the 
award. 

547.  When  no  guaranty  is  required,  bidders  must,  if  called  upon  by  the 
awarding  officer,  furnish  satisfactory  evidence,  before  the  award  is  made,  of 
their  ability  to  carry  their  proposals  into  effect. 

548.  The  accepted  quantity  and  price  will  be  noted  on  the  abstract  of  pro- 
posals in  the  column  of  "  Remarks."  opposite  the  name  of  the  bidder.     If  a  bid 
is  rejected  and  one  at  a  higher  price  accepted,  the  reason  for  the  rejection  will 
be  written  in  the  column  of  remarks.     When  contracts  are  made,  the  fact  will 
be  stated  in  the  abstract. 

ABSTRACTS    OF    PROPOSALS. 

549.  Abstracts  and  duplicate  numbers  of  proposals  will  be  forwarded  to  the 
proper  bureaus  of  the  War  Department  when  specially  directed  by  the  heads  of 
such  bureaus  or  required  by  the  regulations  thereof. 

FORMS    OF    AGREEMENT. 

550.  A  purchase  of  supplies  or  engagement  of  services  will  be  made: 

1.  By  contract,   "  reduced  to  writing  and  signed  by  the  contracting  parties 
with  their  names  at  the  end  thereof."     Agreements  of  this  character  only  are 
termed  "contracts"  in  these  regulations.     This  method  will,  subject  to  such  ex- 
ceptions as  may  be  authorized  by  regulations  of  particular  staff  departments,  be 
used  when  delivery  or  performance  does  not  immediately  follow  an  award  or 
bargain. 

2.  By  written  proposal  and  written  acceptance.     This  method  may  be  resorted 
to  when  delivery  or  performance  immediately  follows  award  or  bargain  or  when 
specifically  authorized  by  the  regulations  of  the  staff  department  concerned. 

3.  By  oral  agreement.     This  method  may  be  used  under  circumstances  indi- 
cated in  paragraph  551,  if  delivery  or  performance  immediately  follow  the  agree- 
ment. 

55  1.  An  open-market  purchase  of  supplies  or  engagement  of  services  is  one 
made  without  advertising,  and  is  authorized  in  the  following  cases: 

1.  In  an  emergency,  as  when  the  public  exigencies  require  immediate  delivery 
or  performance  and  there  is  no  time  to  advertise  by  newspapers,  posters,  or 
circulars. 

2.  When  it  is  impracticable  to  secure  competition. 

3.  When  proposals  have  been  invited  and  none  have  been  received. 

4.  When  proposals  are  above  the  market  price  or  otherwise  unreasonable. 

5.  When  exceptional  articles  of  subsistence  stores  are  purchased. 

6.  When  the  aggregate  amount  of  supplies  or  services  to  be  procured  is  less 
than  $500,  as  authorized  by  the  act  of  Congress  approved  June  12.  1906. 

552.  Before  making  a  purchase  in  open  market  the  officer  will  inform  him- 
self concerning  prevailing  prices  by   inquiry  among  principal  dealers   in  his 
locality. 

553.  Open  purchases  for  the  military  service  on  or  near  an  Indian  reserva- 
tion will  be  made  as  far  as  practicable  from  the  Indians,  under  the  conditions 
set  forth  in  paragraph  478,  when  fair  and  reasonable,  rates,  not  exceeding  the 
market  prices  in  the  locality,  can  be  obtained. 


PURCHASE   OF   SUPPLIES,   ETC.— CONTRACTS.  113 

554.  Every  open-market  procurement  of  supplies  or  services  not  personal, 
from  appropriations  other  than  those  for  rivers  and  harbors  and  fortifications 
under  the  Engineer  Department,  exceeding  $100  in  amount  will  be  reported  on 
the  prescribed  blank  form,  in  accordance  with  instructions  thereon,  to  the  proper 
chief  of  bureau,  who  will  submit  such  reports  to  the  Secretary  of  War. 

CONTRACTS. 

555.  Contracts  will  be  made  on  forms  furnished  by  the  chiefs  of  bureaus,  in 
cases  where  such  forms  are  applicable,  and  those  forms  will  be  modified  only 
to  such  extent  as  is  necessary.     When  modifications  are  made  they  must  be 
fully  explained  over  the  signatures  of  the  contracting  parties.     All  conditions 
of  the  contract  will  be  stated  therein  as  fully  and  clearly  as  possible. 

556.  Contracts  will  be  made  in  the  name  of,  and  will  be  signed  by,  the 
oflicer  designated  by  the  chief  of  bureau  to  which  the  contracts  pertain.    They 
will  not  be  made  at  posts  unless  ordered  by  superior  authority,  arid  they  will 
not  be  so  ordered  unless  the  stores  or  services  required,  of  proper  quality  or 
kind,  can  be  procured  as  cheaply  there  as  elsewhere. 

557.  At   territorial   department   headquarters   contracts   may   be   made  by 
the  department  quartermaster  for  purchasing  fuel,  forage,  fresh  meat,  ice,  fresh 
vegetables,   and  other  subsistence  stores  designated  by  proper  authority  and 
for  the  engagement  of  Class  I  nonpersonal  services,  such  as  telephones,  water, 
gas,  electric  current,  shoeing  animals,  rentals,  furnishing  towels,  laundering, 
wagon  transportation,  drayage,  hauling,  ferry  service,  stevedoring,  scavenger 
service,  removing  ashes  and  waste,  disposal  of  garbage  and  sewage,  and  print- 
ing as  per  paragraph  510,  and  also  for  repairs  of  means  of  transportation,  after 
authority  for  the  contracts  has  been  granted  by  the  War  Department,  subject 
to  the  approval  of  the  commanding  general  of  the  territorial  department.     The 
contracts  will  be  submitted  by  the  department  quartermaster  to  the  command- 
ing  general   of   the   department   for   approval,    accompanied   by    the   abstract 
required  by  paragraph  541,  when  bids  have  been  invited,  and  the  commanding 
general  will,  before  approval,   subject  them  to  careful  scrutiny  and  exercise 
the  intervening  authority  conferred  by  paragraph  751.    For  the  Philippine  and 
Hawaiian  Departments  the  same  method  of  approval  is  extended  so  as  to  apply 
to  all  contracts  made  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps  in  the  Philippine  Islands  and 
Hawaii  Territory  for  supplies  and  for  services  other  than  personal,  designated 
by  proper  authority  for  the  Army  in  those  departments.    This  approval  by  com- 
manding generals  of  departments  is  subject  to  the  proviso  that  the  annual  appor- 
tionments   made    to    territorial    departments   for   these    services   will    not   be 
exceeded. 

558.  Purchasing  officers  of  the  several  staff  corps  and  departments,  who  are 
under  the  direct  supervision  of  the   chiefs  of  their  respective  bureaus,  are 
authorized  to  make  contracts  for  the  purchase  of  supplies  and  for  rendering 
services  other  than  personal,  without  the  approval  of  the  chief  of  bureau,  in 
such  specific  cases  as  may  be  designated  by  the  chief  of  bureau. 

559.  When  a  contract  is  entered  into  with  a  partnership,  the  individual 
names  of  the  partners  should  be  given  in  the  body  of  the  instrument,  with  the 
recitation  that  they  are  partners  composing  a  firm,  which  should  be  named. 
The  contract  may  be  signed  in  the  name  of  the  partnership  by  one  of  the  part- 
ners, who  will  append  his  own  signature  ns  one  of  the  firm. 

A  contract  with   a   partnership   doing  business   in   the   Philippine    Islands 

through  a  local  representative  or  agent  may  be  executed  in  the  name  of  the 

firm  by  such  local  representative  or  agent,  in  which  case  the  contracting  officer 

will  file  with  the  contract  a  properly  certified  copy  of  the  power  of  attorney 

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114  PURCHASE    OF   SUPPLIES,   ETC. CONTRACTS. 

showing  the  authority  of  such  representative  or  agent,  or  will  certify  on  the 
contract  that  he  has  satisfied  himself  of  the  signer's  authority  to  bind  the  firm 
and  has  waived  the  requirement  as  to  furnishing  evidence,  of  such  authority. 

560.  A  contract  of  a  corporation  should  have  the  name  of  the  corporation 
written  in  the  body  of  the  instrument,  as  one  of  the  parties  thereto,  and  should 
be  signed  by  the  officer  or  person  who  has  been  authorized  to  contract  in  its 
behalf,  who  should  sign  the  corporate  name  and  his  own.     The  contracting 
officer  will,  in  all  cases,  satisfy  himself  that  the  signer  has  authority  to  bind 
the  corporation,  and  will  either  require  from  him  satisfactory  evidence  thereof, 
and  file  the  same  with  the  contract,  or  will  certify  on  the  contract  that  he  has 
satisfied  himself  of  the  signer's  authority  and  has  waived  this  requirement.     If 
evidence  be  filed  with  the  contract,  it  should  consist  of  extracts  from  the  articles 
of  incorporation,  the  by-laws,  or  the  minutes  of  the  board  of  directors,  duly  cer- 
tified by  the  custodian  of  such  records  under  the  corporate  seal   (if  there  be 
one),   showing  the  signer  to  be  properly  vested  with  authority  to  bind  the 
corporation. 

561.  All  contracts  will  be  executed  in  triplicate.     One  number  is  for  the 
Auditor  for  the  War  Department,  one  for  the  he.id  of  the  bureau  to  which  the 
contract  pertains,  and  one  for  the  contractor.     Two  copies  will  be  made,  one  for 
the  contracting  officer,  and  the  other  for  the  Returns  Office  of  the  Department 
of  the  Interior. 

562.  The  three  numbers  of  the  contract  will  be  forwarded  to  the  head  of 
the  proper  bureau  for  examination  and  for  approval,  if  such  approval  is  required. 
Should  any  illegality  be  discovered,  it  will  be  submitted  to  the  Secretary  of  War. 

563.  The  copy  of  the  contract  for  the  Returns  Office  of  the  Pepsi  rtment  of 
the  Interior  will  be  transmitted  directly  thereto  by  the  officer  who  signs  the 
contract,  as  soon  as  possible  after  the  contract  has  been  made  and  approved, 
and  within  30  days  after  approval,  together  with  one  original  of  all  bids,  offers, 
and  proposals  made  by  persons  to  obtain  the  contract,  and  by  a  copy  of  the 
advertisement;  all  of  which  will  be  fastened  together  with  a  ribbon  and  seal, 
and  numbered  in  regular  order,  with  the  affidavit  of  the  contracting  officer 
appended  in  the  following  form : 

I  do  solemnly  swear  that  the  copy  of  contract  hereto  annexed  is  an  exact  copy  of  a 
contract  made  by  me  personally  with  —  — ;  that  I  made  the  samo  fairly,  with- 

out any  benefit  or  advantage  to  myself,  or  allowing  any  such  benefit  or  advantage  cor- 
ruptly to  the  said  —  —  or  any  other  person  ;  and  that  the  papers  accompanying 
include  all  those  relating  to  the  said  contract,  as  required  by  the  statute  in  such  case 
made  and  provided.  — . 

[SEAL.] 

Subscribed  and  duly  sworn  to  before  me  this  —  day  of ,  19 — . 


When  the  copy  of  contract  for  the  Returns  Office  can  not  be  forwarded  within 
the  period  of  30  days,  as  required  by  the  statute,  the  contracting  officer  should 
transmit  the  same,  with  an  explanation  of  the  causes  of  delay,  directly  to  the 
chief  of  bureau  or  other  officer  who  approved  said  contract.  This  copy  will  then 
be  forwarded  by  such  officer  to  the  Returns  Office,  with  a  notation  of  his  views 
as  to  whether  or  not  the  reasons  set  forth  for  the  delay  by  the  contracting 
officer  are  satisfactory. 

564.  The  number  of  the  contract  for  the  Auditor  for  the  War  Department 
will  be  sent  to  him  by  the  head  of  the  bureau  to  which  the  contract  pertains, 
and  in  case  of  a  purchase  made  by  an  officer  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  after 
public  notice  of  seven  days  or  more,  this  number  must  be  accompanied  by  a 
copy  of  the  advertisement,  a  certificate  of  the  contracting  officer  as  to  the  time 


BONDS   OF  DISBURSING  OFFICERS,  BIDDERS,  ETC.  115 

and  manner  of  its  publication,  and  his  certificate  that  the  award  was  made  to 
the  lowest  responsible  bidder  for  the  best  and  most  suitable  article. 

565.  All  papers  relating  to  or  affecting  the  performance  of  any  contract  will 
finally  be  transmitted  to  the  bureau  of  the  War  Department  to  which  the  con- 
tract pertains,  except  as  provided  in  paragraph  705. 

MARKING    SUPPLIES   BY   CONTRACTORS. 

566.  Contractors  furnishing  supplies  will  mark  and  distinguish  them  with 
their  names  and  with  such  other  designations  as  shall  be  directed  by  the  pur- 
chasing officer. 

ARTICLE  LI. 

BONDS  OF  DISBURSING  OFFICERS,  BIDDERS,  AND  CONTRACTORS. 

567.  Disbursing  officers  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  before  entering  upon 
the  duties  of  their  respective  offices,  will  give  bonds  as  required  by  law.    Chiefs 
of  bureaus  will  see  that  such  bonds  are  examined  as  to  sufficiency  of  sureties  at 
least  once  in  two  years,  and  renewed  once  in  four  years,  or  more  frequently  if 
necessary. 

568.  Sureties  to  bonds  given  by  disbursing  officers  will  be  bound  jointly  and 
severally  for  the  whole  amount  expressed  therein,  and  must  satisfy  the  Secre- 
tary of  War  that  they  are  worth,  jointly,  double  such  amount,  each  surety 
making  affidavit  that  he  is  worth  that  sum  over  and  above  his  debts  and  liabili- 
ties, and  stating  in  the  affidavit  his  place  of  residence. 

569.  Bonds  for  the  faithful  performance  of  contracts  for  supplies  or  service 
will  be  required  when  the  consideration  is  $5,000  or  more  and  the  contract  can 
not  be  fully  performed  within  60  days  from  its  date. 

Bonds  may  be  exacted  or,  in  the  discretion  of  the  chiefs  of  bureaus  concerned, 
waived  in  all  other  cases,  except  that  bonds  required  under  paragraph  572  will 
not  be  waived. 

The  amount  of  penalty  in  a  contractor's  bond  will  be  fixed  b>  the  contracting 
officer,  and  will  not  be  less  than  one-tenth  nor  more  than  the  full  amount  of  the 
consideration  of  the  contract ;  except  that  the  penalty  of  bonds  required  under 
the  provisions  of  paragraph  572  will  not  be  less  than  50  per  cent  of  the  con- 
sideration of  the  contract. 

570.  When  bonds  for  the  faithful  performance  of  contracts  are  exacted  they 
will  be  made  and  executed  with  the  necessary  justification  and  certification 
of  sufficiency  of  sureties,  in  accordance  with  the  instructions  printed  on  the 
blank  forms  of  contractors'  bonds  furnished  by  the  chiefs  of  bureaus.     Such 
bonds  must  be  executed  by  the  contractor  as  principal  and  by  a  surety  company 
or  by  at  least  two  sufficient  and  responsible  persons,  who  must  be  citizens  of 
the  United  States,  as  sureties.    Each  must  affix  his  signature  and  seal,  and 
each  signature  must  be  attested  by  at  least  one  witness.    When  practicable 
there  will  be  a  separate  witness  to  each  signature.     Sureties  to  bonds  executed 
in  any  foreign  country,  or  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  Porto  Rico,  or  Hawaii,  for 
the  performance  of  contracts  entered  into  in  those  places,  need  not  be  citizens 
of  the  United  States. 

571.  Contractors'  bonds  will  be  executed  in  duplicate,  one  to  accompany  the 
number  of  the  contract  which  is  sent  to  the  Auditor  for  the  War  Department, 
and  the  other  forwarded  to  the  head  of  the  bureau  to  which  the  contract 
pertains. 

572.  When  a  contract  is  entered  into  for  the  construction  of  any  public 
building,  or  the  prosecution  and  completion  of  any  public  work,  or  for  repairs 
on  any  public  building  or  public  work,  the  contractor  or  contractors  will  be 


116  BONDS   OP   DISBURSING   OFFICERS,   BIDDERS,   ETC. 

required,  before  entering  upon  performance  of  the  same,  to  include  in  the  bond 
given  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  contract  the  further  obligation  that 
he  or  they  will  promptly  make  payments  to  all  persons  who  supply  him  or 
them  with  labor  or  materials  for  the  prosecution  of  the  work  provided  for  in 
such  contract.  If  no  suit  should  be  brought  by  the  United  States  within  six 
months  from  the  completion  and  final  settlement  of  said  contract,  then  the 
person  or  persons  supplying  the  contractor  or  contractors  with  labor  or  mate- 
rials will  be  furnished  with  a  copy  of  the  contract  and  bond  upon  his  or  their 
application  to  the  War  Department,  accompanied  by  an  affidavit  that  the  labor 
or  materials  have  been  supplied  by  him  or  them  and  have  not  been  paid  for  by 
the  contractor  or  contractors. 

573.  A  company  duly  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  the  United  States,  or 
of  any  State,  and  legally  authorized  to  guarantee  bonds,  may  be  accepted  as 
surety,  subject  to  the  limitations  prescribed  in  paragraphs  575,  576,  and  577. 
Lists  of  such  surety  companies  as  have  conformed  to  the  requirements  of  law 
and  these  regulations  will  be  furnished  by  the  chiefs  of  staff  bureaus  con- 
cerned to  disbursing  and  contracting  officers,  who  will  apply  directly  to  the 
chiefs  of  their  respective  bureaus  for  the  necessary  copies.    A  firm,  as  such, 
will  not  be  accepted  as  surety,  nor  a  partner  for  a  copartner  or  firm  of  which 
he  is  a  member.     Stockholders  who  are  not  officers  of  a  corporation  may  be 
accepted  as  sureties  for  such  corporation. 

574.  When  the  principal  of  the  bond  is  a  corporation,  a  copy  of  the  record 
of  the  selection  of  the  officers  executing  the  bond  in  its  behalf,  and  a  copy  of 
the  by-law  or  other  record  of  the  proceedings  of  the  governing  body  of  the  cor- 
poration, showing  their  authority  to  execute  the  same,  will  be  attached  to  the 
bond;  these  copies  to  be  certified  by  the  custodian  of  such  records,  under  the 
seal  of  the  corporation,  to  be  correct  copies. 

575.  Before  a  corporation  will  be  accepted  as  surety  it  must  obtain  authority 
in  writing  from  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  to  do  business  under  the  act  of 
August  13,  1894,  as  amended  by  the  act  of  March  23,  1910,  and  before  it  will  be 
accepted  as  surety  on  the  bond  of  a  principal  residing  in  a  State  or  Territory 
other  than  the  one  in  which  incorporated  it  must  comply  with  the  require- 
ments of  section  2  of  said  amended  act  as  to  the  appointment,  etc.,  of  an  agent 
on  whom  process  may  be  served.     The  certificate  of  the  Treasury  Department 
will  be  accepted  as  to  the  qualification  of  surety  companies  in  both  respects. 

576.  Where  a  corporation  is  surety  on  a  bond,  there  must  be  attached  to  the 
bond  or  filed  in  the  War  Department  proper  evidence  of  the  authority  of  the 
person  or  persons  executing  the  bond  in  its  behalf.     The  required  evidence  is 
a  copy  of  the  record  of  their  selection  or  appointment  in  the  character  assumed, 
together  with  a  copy  of  the  by-laws  or  other  record  covering  their  authority; 
these  copies  to  be  duly  certified  by  the  custodian  of  such  records,  under  the  cor- 
porate seal,  to  be  correct  copies.    Where  the  authority  is  conferred  by  a  reso- 
lution which  names  the  person  or  persons  vested  therewith,  no  other  evidence 
is  required ;  but  the  copy  of  the  record  of  the  resolution  must  include  a  copy  of 
the  record  of  its  adoption. 

577.  1.  No  surety  company  shall  be  accepted  under  the  provisions  of  the  act 
of  Congress  approved  August  13,  1894,  as  sole  surety  on  any  recognizance, 
stipulation,  bond,  or  undertaking  under  the  War  Department  for  an  amount 
greater  than  10  per  cent  of  its  paid-up  capital  and  surplus. 

2.  No  such  company  shall  be  accepted  as  surety  on  any  recognizance,  stipu- 
lation, bond,  or  undertaking  under  the  War  Department  which  shall  execute  any 
*uch  obligation,  on  behalf  of  any  individual,  firm,  association,  or  corporation,  for 
an  amount  greater  than  10  per  cent  of  its  paid-up  capital  and  surplus,  unless 


BONDS  OF  DISBURSING  OFFICERS,  BIDDERS,  ETC.  117 

such  company  shall  be  secured  as  to  such  excess  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Secre- 
tary of  War,  by  reinsurance,  or  by  deposit  with  such  company  in  pledge  or  con- 
veyance to  it  in  trust,  for  its  security  or  indemnity,  of  property  equal  in  value  to 
such  excess ;  or,  if  such  bond  is  executed  in  behalf  or  on  account  of  a  fiduciary 
holding  property  in  a  trust  capacity,  the  liability  thereon  in  excess  of  10  per- 
cent of  the  paid-up  capital  and  surplus  shall  be  secured  by  such  deposit  or 
other  disposition  of  a  suitable  and  sufficient  portion  of  the  estate  so  held  that  no 
sale,  mortgage,  pledge,  or  other  disposition  can  be  made  thereof  without  such 
company's  approval :  Provided  further,  That  such  portion  of  any  such  bond 
which  shall  have  been  reinsured  by  said  company  in  another  surety,  trust,  or 
guaranty  company  or  companies,  authorized  to  do  business  under  the  act  of 
Congress  of  August  13,  1894,  shall  be  deducted  from  the  penal  sum  of  such  bond 
in  determining  the  limitation  of  risk  prescribed  herein,  if  the  same  is  within  the 
10  per  cent  limit  of  eaid  reinsuring  company  or  companies. 

3.  Two  or  more  companies  may  be  accepted  as  sureties  upon  any  recogni- 
zance, stipulation,  bond,  or  undertaking  under  the  War  Department,  the  penalty 
of  which  does  not  exceed  10  per  cent  of  their  aggregate  paid-up  capital  and 
surplus,  but  in  all  cases  the  sureties  must,  where  the  law  requires  it,  execute 
such  obligation  jointly  and  severally. 

4.  The  amount  of  paid-up  capital  and  surplus  of  such  companies  shall  be 
determined  by  the  quarterly  financial  statements  filed  with  the  Secretary  of 
the  Treasury  pursuant  to  section  4  of  the  act  hereinbefore  referred  to,  after 
copies  of  such  statements  have  been  filed  in  the  War  Department. 

5.  If  the  amount  of  said  capital  and  surplus  shall  at  any  time  during  the 
intervals  between  the  dates  of  the  rendition  of  such  statements,  as  required  by 
law,  become  less  than  the  amount  determined  in  the  statement  last  filed,  then 
every  such  company  shall  file,  within  10  days  after  such  diminution  of  its  capi- 
tal and  surplus,  a  condensed  statement,  sworn  to  by  one  of  its  principal  officers 
at  the  home  office,  showing  the  nature  and  extent  of  such  diminution,  and  the 
amount  of  such  capital  and  surplus  remaining  shall  be  the  basis  for  risks  until 
the  rendition  of  the  next  quarterly  statement. 

6.  Every  such  company  shall  file  in  the  War  Department,  during  the  months 
of  January,  April,  July,  and  October  of  each  year,  a  report  giving  an  itemized 
statement  of  all  recognizances,  stipulations,  bonds,  or  undertakings  which  such 
company  shall  have  executed  during  the  previous  three  months  in  excess  of  10 
per   cent   of    its    paid-up    capital    and    surplus,    showing    the   character    and 
penalty  of  such  obligations,  the  nature  and  amount  of  indemnity,  collateral, 
or  reinsurance  thereon,  and  such  other  information  in  regard  thereto  as  may 
be  required. 

7.  Any  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  order  or  failure  on  the  part  of 
any  company  to   comply   promptly  with   its  requirements  will  be  considered 
ground  for  refusing  thereafter  to  accept  such  company  as  surety  upon  any 
recognizance,  stipulation,  bond,  or  undertaking  under  the  War  Department,  and 
for  recommending  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  that  the  authority  of  such 
company  to  do  business  under  the  act  hereinbefore  referred  to  be  revoked. 

578.  The  sureties,  if  individuals,  must  jointly  justify  in  double  the  amount 
of  the  penalty.  The  affidavit  of  justification  must  be  taken  before  a  person 
authorized  by  the  laws  of  the  United  States,  State,  Territory,  or  District  to 
administer  oaths.  Justification  will  be  followed  by  the  certificate  of  a  judge 
or  clerk  of  a  United  States  court,  a  United  States  district-  attorney,  a  United 
States  commissioner,  or  a  judge  or  clerk  of  a  State  court  of  record,  with  the 
seal  of  said  court  attached,  that  the  sureties  are  known  to  him,  and  that,  to  the 
best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  each  is  worth,  over  and  above  all  debts  and 
liabilities,  the  sum  stated  in  his  affidavit  of  justification.  If  found  necessary, 


118  MONEY  ACCOUNTABILITY DISBURSING   OFFICERS. 

separate  certificates  may  be  furnished  as  to  each  surety.  The  affidavits  of 
justification  of  sureties  to  contractors'  bonds  executed  in  any  foreign  country, 
or  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  Porto  Rico,  or  Hawaii,  may  be  taken  before  a 
notary  or  any  other  officer  having  a  seal  and  who  by  the  laws  of  the  place  is 
authorized  to  administer  such  oaths,  the  official  seal  of  the  notary  or  other 
officer  to  be  affixed.  The  certification  of  sufficiency  of  such  sureties  may  be  made 
by  a  United  States  consul,  if  any,  by  a  notary,  or  by  the  judge  or  clerk  of  any 
court  in  such  place  having  a  seal,  the  official  seal  of  the  officer  or  court  to  be 
affixed.  The  regular  blank  forms  of  bonds  when  used  as  above  will  be  modi- 
fied accordingly  and  the  changes  will  be  fully  explained  over  the  signatures  and 
seals  of  all  parties  to  the  bond. 

579.  A  guarantor,  or  the  guarantors,  to  a  bidder's  guaranty  may  be  accepted 
as  surety,  or  sureties,  to  the  bond  of  the  same  person  as  contractor,  provided 
such  guarantor  or  guarantors  are  able  to  justify  as  required  for  the  bond. 

580.  The  principal  and  surety  must  sign  and  seal  the  bond.     The  corporate 
seal  of  the  corporation  must  be  affixed  to  the  bond  by  some  person  duly  author- 
ized, who  must  also  affix  the  name  of  the  corporation  to  it,  followed  by  his  own 
signature  and  official  designation  written  after  the  word  "  by."    The  names  and 
places  of  business  of  the  principal  and  surety  must  be  written  in  the  body  of 
the  bond. 

581.  In  case  of  financial  embarrassment,  failure,  or  other  disqualifying  cause 
on  the  part  of  the  surety  to  a  bond,  the  Secretary  of  War  will  require  the  bond 
to  be  renewed  to  his  satisfaction,  upon  notification  to  the  principal.     Official 
bonds  may  not  be  renewed  at  the  will  of  the  principal  or  surety,  but  only  by 
direction  of  the  Secretary,  and  the  substitution  of  one  corporate  company  for 
another  as  surety  on  a  bond  will  not  be  permitted  except  by  direction  of  the 
Secretary,  or  after  the  bond  has  run  for  a  period  of  four  years,  when  a  renewal 
thereof  is  required  by  law. 

ARTICLE  LII. 

MONEY  ACCOUNTABILITY. 

PUBLIC  MONEYS. 

582.  The  use  of  moneys  for  purposes  other  than  those  for  which  appropria- 
ated,  liquidation  of  liabilities  of  one  fiscal  year  by  use  of  moneys  appropriated 
for  another,  and  expenditures  in  a  fiscal  year  of  any  sum  in  excess  of  appro- 
priations for  that  year,  or  involving  the  Government  in  any  contract  for  future 
payment  of  money  in  excess  of  appropriations,  except  as  authorized  by  para- 
graph 515,  are  prohibited. 

583.  Chiefs  of  bureaus  will  see  that  funds  in  the  hands  of  a  disbursing  officer 
are  limited  to  his  requirements  for  a  brief  period. 

DISBURSING  OFFICERS. 

584.  When  an  officer  disburses  money  in  different  capacities,  his  deposits  and 
accounts  will  be  kept  distinct,  according  to  the  bureaus  to  which  they  pertain. 

585.  Disbursing  officers  will  not  pay  an  account  until  it  is  due.    In  cases  of 
contracts  for  the  performance  of  service  or  delivery  of  articles,  payment  will 
not  exceed  the  value  of  sevices  rendered  or  articles  actually  delivered. 

586.  Public  money,  subject  to  disbursement,  coming  into  the  hands  of  an 
officer  from  any  source  will  be  promptly  placed  by  him  to  his  credit  with  the 
Treasurer  of  the  United  States,  or  else  transferred  to  a  disbursing  officer  of 


MONEY  ACCOUNTABILITY DISBURSING   OFFICERS.  119 

that  branch  of  the  public  service  to  which  the  money  pertains.  Exceptions  to 
this  rule  are  allowed  in  the  cases  and  to  the  extent  authorized  by  paragraph 
587,  and  in  cases  where  an  officer,  when  stationed  on  the  extreme  frontier  or  at 
a  place  far  remote  from  depositaries,  has  been  specially  authorized  by  the  Sec- 
retary of  War  to  keep  at  his  own  risk  such  money  as  may  be  intrusted  to  him 
for  disbursement.  Money  in  hand,  subject  to  disbursement,  may  be  disbursed 
at  once  without  being  placed  in  depositaries  if  a  payment  is  due. 

587.  Recruiting  officers  and  officers  doing  quartermaster  duty  at  posts  or 
independent  stations  are  authorized  to  keep  on  hand,  at  their  own  risk,  moneys 
pertaining  to  the  appropriation  "  Subsistence  of  the  Army  "  in  such  restricted 
amounts  as  may  be  necessary  for  facilitating  payments  of  small  amounts  to 
public  creditors. 

When  it  becomes  necessary  to  draw  a  check  for  obtaining  subsistence  funds 
to  be  kept  in  personal  possession,  the  officer  will  draw  it  in  his  own  favor  and 
enter  under  the  heading  thereon,  "  Object  for  which  drawn,"  or  "  On  account 
of,"  the  following :  "  To  hold  funds  in  personal  possession  under  A.  R.  587." 
Such  checks  will  not  be  stated  to  be  for  "  payments  under  $20." 

588.  A  disbursing  officer  who  ceases  to  act  as  such  will  inform  the  Secretary 
of  the  Treasury  at  once  what  checks  drawn  against  the  public  funds  to  his 
credit,  if  any,  are  still  outstanding  and  unpaid.     He  will  also  comply  with  the 
requirements  of  paragraphs  630  and  902. 

589.  The  accounts  of  a  bonded  disbursing  officer  must  be  kept  separately 
under  each  bond  except  when  the  second  bond  is  cumulative,  in  which  case  the 
accounts  will  be  stated  under  both  bonds.     When  a  new  bond  is  given  the  officer 
will  close  his  accounts  under  the  former  bond  and  will  deposit  to  the  credit 
of  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States,  or  transfer  to  a  bonded  officer  of  the 
same  department  who  is  authorized  by  law  to  handle  the  same  class  of  funds, 
any  unexpended  balance  before  an  advance  is  made  under  the  new  bond,  in 
order  that  the  liability  of  the  sureties  on  the  respective  bonds  may  be  definitely 
fixed.     In  all  cases  where  a  transfer  is  made  to  a  bonded  officer  there  must  be 
an  actual  transfer  of  funds  and  not  a  mere  paper  transaction.     The  date  of  the 
bond  of  a  disbursing  officer  is  the  date  on  which  it  is  approved  by  the  Secretary 
of  AVar,  and  such  date  is  to  appear  on  all  requisitions  for  funds  issued  under 
such  bond  and  also  on  the  account  current  on  which  such  funds  are  accounted 
for. 

590.  All  amounts  of  money  held  at  the  end  of  each  fiscal  year  by  the  Treas- 
urer, an  assistant  treasurer,  or  a  designated  depositary,  credited  to  a  disburs- 
ing officer  whose  account  has  remained  unchanged,  either  by  deposit  or  payment, 
for  the  space  of  three  years,  shall  be  covered  into  the  Treasury,  to  be  placed  to 
the  credit  of  such  officer,  if  it  be  found  that  he  is  entitled  to  the  credit. 

591.  No  officer  disbursing  money  for  the  military  service,  or  directing  the 
disbursement  thereof,  shall  be  concerned  individually,  directly  .or  indirectly,  in 
the  purchase  or  sale  of  any  article  intended  for,  used  by,  or  pertaining  to  the 
department  of  the  public  service  in  which  he  is  engaged. 

592.  No  officer  or  clerk  of  a  disbursing  officer  shall  be  interested  in  the  pur- 
chase of  any  soldier's  certificate  of  pay  due,  or  any  other  claim  against  the 
United  States. 

593.  If  any  disbursing  officer  shall  bet  at  cards  or  any  game  of  hazard,  his 
commanding  officer  will  suspend  his  functions,  require  him  to  turn  over  all 
public  funds  in  his  keeping,  and  will  immediately  report  the  case  to  the  proper 
bureau  of  the  War  Department.     He  will  also  report  the  case  to  the  depart- 
ment commander,  who  will  at  once  convene  a  court-martial  for  the  trial  of  the 
officer. 


120  MONEY   ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSFERS CHECKS. 

594.  Every  disbursing  officer,  in  opening  his  first  account  and  before  issuing 
any  checks,  will  furnish  the  depositary  on  whom  the  checks  are  to  be  drawn 
with  his  official  signature,  duly  verified  by  some  officer  whose  signature  is  known 
to  the  depositary. 

595.  For  every  Treasury  draft  received  by  a  depositary  to  be  placed  to  the 
official  credit  of  a  disbursing  officer,  and  for  every  deposit  of  funds  made  by  the 
officer  to  his  official  credit,  subject  to  payment  of  his  checks,  a  receipt,  num- 
bered in  serial  order,  and  giving  the  place  and  date  of  issue,  will  be  furnished 
him  by  the  depositary,  setting  forth  the  character  of  the  funds,  i.  e.,  whether 
coin  or  currency.     If  the  credit  is  made  by  a  disbursing  officer's  check  trans- 
ferring funds,  the  essential  items  of  the  check  will  be  enumerated,  and  if  by  a 
Treasury  draft,  the  warrant  number.     The  title  of  the  officer  will  be  expressed, 
and  the  title  of  the  account  will  also  show  for  what  branch  of  the  public  serv- 
ice it  is  kept.     The  receipt,  called  "  a  disbursing  officer's  receipt,"  will  be  re- 
tained by  the  officer  in  whose  favor  it  is  made. 

596.  An  officer  is  not  authorized  to  insure  public  money  or  property,  and  he 
will  not  be  allowed  credit  for  any  expense  paid  for  the  collection  of  money  on 
checks,  except  as  provided  in  paragraph  1100  for  military  attaches  serving 
abroad. 

TRANSFERS. 

597.  Public  funds  will,  as  a  rule,  be  transferred  as  follows:   The  officer 
making  the  transfer  will  draw  his  check  directing  the  depositary  to  place  a 
stated  amount  to  the  official  credit  of  the  officer  named  on  the  check.     The 
check  will  be  sent  to  the  depositary  and  not  to  the  officer  in  whose  favor  it  is 
drawn.     If  it  is  necessary  that  the  officer  to  whom  the  funds  are  transferred 
shall  receive  them  without  delay,  the  transferring  officer  may  draw  his  check 
and  transmit  it  directly  to  the  payee.     In  either  case  an  invoice  will  be  sent 
to  the  receiving  officer,  but  no  receipt  will  be  given  by  him  except  for  cash 
transfers. 

598.  Funds  will  not  be  transferred  from  one  appropriation  for  the  use  of 
another  by  borrowing  or  otherwise,  except  as  authorized  by  law. 

CHECKS. 

599.  A  disbursing  officer  may  draw  his  check  in  favor  of  himself  (1)  to  make 
payments  of  amounts  not  exceeding  $20;   (2)   to  make  payments  at  a  distance 
from  a  depositary;  or  (3)  to  make  payments  of  fixed  salaries  due  at  a  certain 
period.     In  the  first  and  last  named  cases  the  check  will  be  drawn  not  more 
than  two  days  before  the  payments  become  due.    In  all  other  cases  the  checks 
will  be  drawn  only  in  favor  of  the  persons,  firms,  or  corporations,  by  name,  to 
whom  the  payments  are  to  be  made. 

600.  On  the  face  of  each  check  that  he  draws  a  disbursing  officer  will  state 
his  address,  the  object  of  the  expenditure,  the  number  or  other  necessary  de- 
scription of  the  voucher,  and,  in  case  of  payment  to  an  officer,  enlisted  man,  or 
civilian  employee,  the  period  for  which  the  payment  is  made.     Such  statements 
will  be  brief,  but  clear,  as,  for  instance,  "pay,"  "pay  roll,"  or  "payment  of 
troops,"  adding  the  post  or  station;   "purchase  of  subsistence,"  or  of  other 
supplies,  naming  them;  "on  contract  for  construction,"  mentioning  the  fortifi- 
cation or  other  public  work  for  which  the  payment  is  made ;  "  payments  under 
$20."     Payment  is  refused  on  all  checks  where  regulations  are  not  complied 
with,  and  report  of  the  fact  is  made  to  the  Treasury  Department.     In  writing 
checks  on  the  protective  surface-tinted  blanks  furnished  by  the  Treasury  De- 


MONEY   ACCOUNTABILITY CHECKS.  121 

partment  the  ordinary  typewriter  with  plain  type,  or  rubber  stamps,  may  be 
used.  Only  typewriter  record  ribbons,  writing  black  or  blue,  the  ink  of  which 
must  be  heavy  and  of  the  most  permanent  nature,  or  stamp  pads  inked  with  a 
permanent  black  ink,  shall  be  used  for  the  purpose,  so  as  to  secure  clear,  well- 
inked  impressions  which  can  not  be  easily  erased  without  removing  the  pro- 
tective surface-tinting  at  the  same  time.  The  data  on  the  check  stub  or  register 
of  checks  issued  will  be  the  same  as  on  the  check  to  which  it  relates. 

601.  Officers  serving  in  and  disbursing  funds  pertaining  to  more  than  one 
staff  department,  and  officers  assigned  to  duty  in  any  of  the  staff  departments, 
in  issuing  checks,  will  confine  the  designation  of  their  official  capacity  to  their 
rank  and  the  particular  staff  department  on  account  of  which  the  checks  are 
drawn. 

602.  Whenever  an  original  check  of  a  disbursing  officer  is  lost,  stolen,  or 
destroyed,  the  owner  will  file  with  the  disbursing  officer  an  affidavit  explaining 
the  loss  and  an  indemnity  bond  prescribed  by  the  Treasury  Department.    Upon 
these  papers  a   duplicate  check   may  be   issued  after   the   expiration  of   six 
months  and  within  three  years  from  the  date  of  issue  of  the  original,  and  such 
duplicate  check,  with  the  affidavit  and  bond,  will  be  forwarded  to  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  Treasury  for  approval;  provided  that  when  the  amount  does  not 
exceed  $50  the  duplicate  check  may  be  issued  at  any  time  after  the  expiration 
of  30  days  and  within  three  years  from  the  date  of  the  original.     In  case  the 
disbursing  officer  who  issued  the  original  check  is  no  longer  in  the  service,  the 
notice  and  proof  of  loss  and  the  indemnity  bond  will  be  sent  to  the  Secretary 
of  the  Treasury,  and  it  becomes  the  duty  of  the  proper  accounting  officer, 
under  section  3647,  Revised  Statutes,  to  state  an  account  in  favor  of  the  owner 
of  the  lost  check  and  to  charge  the  amount  thereof  to  the  account  of  the  dis- 
bursing officer.     Instructions  for  the  execution  and  use  of  the  affidavit  and 
bond  accompany  the  blank  form  furnished  by  the  Treasury  Department. 

603.  In  case  of  death,  resignation,  or  removal  from  active  service  of  a  dis- 
bursing officer,  checks  previously  drawn  by  him  will  be  paid  from  the  funds 
to  his  credit,  unless  such  checks  were  drawn  more  than  four  months  before 
their  presentation,  or  reasons  exist  for  suspecting  fraud.     A  check  previously 
drawn  by  him  and  not  presented  for  payment  within  four  months  of  its  da  to 
will  not  be  paid  until  its  correctness  shall  have  been  attested  by  the  Comptroller 
of  the  Treasury  or  by  his  chief  clerk. 

604.  A  check  drawn  by  a  disbursing  officer  still  in  active  service,  presented 
before  it  shall  have  been  issued  three  full  fiscal  years,  will  be  paid  in  the  usual 
manner  by  the  office  or  bank  on  which  it  is  drawn,  and  from  funds  to  the  credit 
of  the  drawer. 

605.  Upon  receipt  of  the  statement  of  his  disbursing  account  for  the  month 
of  June  of  each  year,  from  the  office  or  bank  in  which  his  funds  are  kept,  each 
disbursing   officer   will   immediately  make  a   return  to  the   Secretary  of  the 
Treasury,  through  the  chief  of  his  bureau,  of  all  checks  drawn  by  him  which 
have  been  outstanding  and  unpaid  for  three  full  fiscal  years  on  June  30  of  that 
year,  stating  the  number  of  each  check,  its  date  and  amount;  in  whose  favor, 
on  what  office  or  bank,  and  for  what  purpose  drawn ;  the  number  of  the  voucher 
in  payment  of  which  it  was  drawn,  and,  if  known,  the  address  of  the  payee,  and 
he  will  inclose  in  the  return  all  checks  described  therein  that  may  be  in  his 
possession. 

606.  At  the  close  of  each  fiscal  year  all  amounts  remaining  to  the  credit  of 
a  disbursing  officer,  represented  by  checks  or  drafts  drawn  upon  the  Treasurer, 
an  assistant  treasurer,  or  any  designated  depositary,  three  or  more  years  prior 
thereto,  will  be  covered  into  the  Treasury  and  there  stand  to  the  credit  of  the 
payees  in  an  appropriation  account  denominated  "  outstanding  liabilities." 


122  OFFICIAL  CHECK  BOOKS — CEKTIFICATES  OF   DEPOSIT. 

607.  A  check  which  has  been  issued  for  a  period  longer  than  three  full  fiscal 
years  will  be  paid  only  by  the  settlement  of  an  account  in  the  Treasury  De- 
partment.    For  this  purpose  an  officer  who  receives  such  a  check  will  transmit 
it,  through  the  proper  channels,  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury.     If  a  check 
is  lost,  proof  of  ownership  and  loss  and  a  bond  of  indemnity  will  be  furnished. 

OFFICIAL    CHECK   BOOKS. 

608.  Official  check  books  are  issued  by  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States 
directly  to  disbursing  officers  who  have  public  money  on  deposit  with  him. 
Rules  for  issue,  transfer,  etc.,  of  these  check  books  accompany  each  book.     In 
making  payments  only  official  checks  will  be  used. 

609.  Every  disbursing  officer  or  agent  shall  retain  with  his  official  records  the 
stubs  or  register  of  checks  issued  by  him.     Should  a  disbursing  officer  or  agent 
make  an  erasure  or  alteration  on  any  of  his  checks,  however  slight,  he  shall  cer- 
tify to  the  correctness  of  such  erasure  or  alteration  on  the  upper  margin  of  such 
check. 

The  greatest  care  will  be  exercised  in  the  custody  of  blank  checks.  They  will 
be  kept  under  lock  and  key  when  not  in  use.  No  disbursing  officer  will  issue  a 
check  on  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States  until  after  he  shall  have  ascertained 
from  said  Treasurer  his  individual  numerical  symbol,  which  shall  be  printed, 
stamped,  or  written  in  the  lower  right-hand  corner  of  each  check. 

610.  Spoiled  or  canceled  official  checks  shall  be  sent  quarterly  by  each  dis- 
bursing officer  directly  to  the  Auditor  for  the  War  Department.     A  record  of 
the  dates  of  both  cancellation  and  transmission  wHl  be  entered  on  the  stub. 

CERTIFICATES  OF  DEPOSIT. 

611.  Public  moneys  are  transferred  to  the  General  Treasury  by  being  depos- 
ited to  the  "  credit  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States,"  either  at  the  Treas- 
urer's office,  or  at  the  office  of  one  of  the  assistant  treasurers,  or  at  one  of  the 
designated  depositaries.    All  "  miscellaneous  receipts  on  account  of  proceeds  of 
Government   property"    (paragraph  618)    must  be  deposited;   also,   when  re- 
quired by  chiefs  of  bureaus  to  which  the  funds  pertain,  the  public  moneys  in 
the  possession  of  or  to  the  credit  of  disbursing  officers  or  others.     For  each 
deposit  made  a  "  certificate  of  deposit "  in  duplicate  will  be  given,  showing  the 
full  name,  rank,  regiment,  or  corps  of  the  depositor,  and  to  what  appropriation 
or  fund  the  amount  belongs,  the  depositor  giving  the  necessary  information 
when  making  the  deposit. 

6  12.  The  "  originals  "  of  all  certificates  of  deposit  are  required  by  law  to  be 
forwarded  by  the  depositaries  directly  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury;  the 
"  duplicates  "  will  be  filed  by  the  depositing  officers  with  their  retained  papers. 
Immediately  upon  making  a  deposit  to  the  credit  of  the  Treasurer  of  the 
United  States  the  depositing  officer  will  notify  the  proper  chief  of  bureau  of 
the  fact,  stating  the  name  of  the  depositary,  the  amount,  the  appropriation  to 
which  the  money  pertains,  when  known,  and  whether  the  amount  arose  from 
proceeds  of  sales,  or  is  a  repayment  of  an  unexpended  balance,  or  a  refund- 
ment  on  account  of  an  error  in  the  accounts  or  returns.  The  number  of  the 
certificate  of  deposit  will  also  be  stated  if  known,  but  the  report  will  not  be 
delayed  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  such  number.  If  the  deposit  is  on  ac- 
count of  the  indebtedness  of  any  person  other  than  the  depositing  officer,  the 
source  from  which  the  money  was  derived  and  the  object  of  the  payment  will 
be  distinctly  stated  and  reference  made  to  the  vouchers,  if  any,  to  which  the 
deposit  pertains. 


CERTIFICATES  OF  DEPOSIT — PROCEEDS  OF  SALES.       123 

613.  A   disbursing   officer   of   one   staff  department   making   stoppages   on 
account  of  the  funds   or  property   of  another   staff  department  will,   in   the 
absence  of  special  instructions  to  the  contrary,  deposit  the  funds  so  received, 
and  not  leave  them  to  be  transferred  upon  the  settlement  of  his  accounts  at 
the  Treasury. 

614.  Nothing  in  paragraphs  612,  613,  and  615  will  be  construed  to  affect  the 
existing  system  of  depositing  collections  by  quartermasters  of  the  Army.     When- 
ever an  officer   refunds  money  to   the   Government  by  payment  to   an  Army 
quartermaster,  duplicate  descriptive  receipts  will  be  issued  by  the  latter  for 
the  amount  refunded. 

The  quartermaster,  with  the  least  practicable  delay,  will  forward,  without  let- 
ter of  transmittal,  the  original  receipt  directly  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  and  furnish  the  officer  with  the  duplicate. 

615.  When  a  disbursing  officer  of  the  Army  receives  any  moneys  of  the 
United  States  as  the  proceeds  of  sales,  as  miscellaneous  receipts,  or  funds  of 
like  character,  not  available  for  disbursement,  he  will  deposit,  without  delay, 
such  funds  to  his  official  credit  with  an  authorized  depositary  or,  if  more  con- 
venient, to  the  credit  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States,  at  the  nearest 
authorized  depositary.     In  the  former  case,  at  the  close  of  the  month  in  which 
such  funds  are  received  the  total  will  be  made  the  subject  of  one  check  issued 
by  him  in  favor  of  the  depositary,  and  marked  "  for  deposit  to  the  credit  of 
the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States." 

The  disbursing  officer  will  indorse  on  the  back  of  the  check  issued  for  this 
purpose  the  title  of  the  appropriations  and  the  amount  that  pertains  to  each 
into  which  the  several  sums  embraced  in  the  deposit  should  be  covered  into 
the  Treasury. 

The  number,  date,  name,  location  of  the  depositary,  and  amount  of  the 
certificate  of  deposit  will  be  noted  on  the  account  current  upon  which  the 
depositor  desires  to  be  credited  with  the  money  deposited. 

616.  Certificates  of  deposit  must  be  recorded  in  the  proper  bureaus  of  the 
War  Department.     The  "originals,"  upon  their  receipt  at  the  Treasury,  are 
immediately  forwarded  to  the  Secretary  of  War,  who  refers  them  to  the  proper 
bureaus  to  which  the  deposits  pertain  for  verification  and  designation  of  the 
appropriation. 

PROCEEDS  OF  SALES. 

617.  Moneys  received  from  authorized  sales  of  property   (except  property, 
other  than  river  and  harbor,  mentioned  in  paragraphs  679  and  680  and  subsist- 
ence stores)  will  be  deposited  to  the  credit  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States, 
and  respectively  revert  to  the  appropriations  out  of  which  originally  expended. 
Rut  the  moneys  arising  from  the  authorized  dispositions  of  serviceable  ordnance 
and  medical  and  hospital  property  and  the  sales  of  useless  ordnance  material 
are  expended  under  conditions  prescribed  by  law.    Proceeds  of  sales  of  subsist- 
ence stores  are  immediately  available  for  the  purchase  of  fresh  stores. 

618.  The  proceeds  of  sales  of  all  public  property  the  disposition  of  which  is 
not   provided   for  by  paragraph   617,   after  the  expenses   of   sale   have  been 
deducted,  will  be  deposited  to  the  credit  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States 
as  "Miscellaneous  receipts  on  account  of  proceeds  of  Government  property," 
for  which  certificates  of  deposit  will  issue,  showing  the  name,  rank,  regiment, 
or  corps  of  the  depositor,  the  nature  of  the  deposit,  the  kind  of  property,  and 
the  bureau  to  which  it  pertained. 

619.  The  transfer  of  public  property  other  than  subsistence  stores  is  not 
regarded  as  a  sale.      Vouchers  for  property  so  transferred  will  be  sent  through 
the  chief  of  the  bureau  concerned  to  the  proper  accounting  officer  of  the  Treas- 


124  PROCEEDS  OF  SALES APPROPRIATIONS. 

ury  Department  for  settlement,  as  prescribed  in  paragraph  671.     If  credit  is 
received  therefor  the  money  may  be  used  to  replace  the  property  transferred. 

APPROPRIATIONS. 

620.  The  fiscal  year  ends  on  June  30.     The  quarters  of  the  fiscal  year  are  as 
follows :  First  quarter,  July  1  to  September  30 ;  second,  October  1  to  December 
31 ;  third,  January  1  to  March  31 ;  fourth,  April  1  to  June  30. 

621.  Chiefs  of  bureaus,  in  notifying  officers  of  remittances,  will  inform  them 
of  the  amount  remitted  under  each  head  of  appropriation,  giving  the  designation 
by  fiscal  years  when  necessary. 

622.  All  accounts  of  a  disbursing  officer  shall  be  rendered  and  stated  in  one 
consolidated  account  for  each  bureau  under  which  he  is  disbursing,  without 
regard  to  the  number  of  appropriations  or  headings  involved. 

623.  Money  received  and  disbursed  under  the  appropriation  for  contingent 
expenses  of  the  Army  will  be  accounted  for  by  officers  authorized  to  disburse  it, 
on  special  accounts  current,  in  which  funds  belonging  to  other  appropriations 
will  not  be  entered. 

624.  When  an  article  purchased  is  not  named  in  the  appropriation  act,  the 
purpose  for  which  it  is  intended  determines  the  appropriation  from  which  pay- 
ment is  made. 

625.  All  public  funds  on  hand  at  the  close  of  a  fiscal  year,  except  those 
required  to  pay  outstanding  liabilities  incurred  during  such  year  (a  schedule  of 
which  will,  if  possible,  accompany  the  last  account  current  for  the  year),  and 
except  balances  in  cash  in  the  hands  of  disbursing  officers  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  Alaska,  and  in  other  places  outside  of  the  conti- 
nental limits  of  the  United  States,  who  are  located  at  points  remote  from  deposi- 
taries,  and  appropriations  not   limited  to  any  fiscal  year   or  years,   will   be 
deposited  to  the  credit  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  United  States  and  the  disbursing 
officer's  account  closed  by  a  credit  for  such  deposit.     In  case  of  funds  in  cash 
in  the  hands  of  disbursing  officers  of  said  corps  who  come  within  the  foregoing 
exception,  said  officers  will,  at  the  close  of  business  on  the  30th  day  of  June 
each  year,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  possible,  inform  the  department  quarter- 
master of  the  department  in  which  they  are  serving,  or,  if  not  under  the  juris- 
diction of  a  department  quartermaster,  inform  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  directly  of  the  amount  of  cash  in  their  hands  in  excess  of  what  is  needed 
to  pay  outstanding  liabilities,  and  that  they  will  credit  and  charge  themselves 
on  their  accounts  current  for  June  and  July,  respectively,  with  such  amount  as 
transferred  from  the  old  to  the  new  fiscal  year  appropriations.     Upon  receipt 
of  this  information  in  each  case  the  department  quartermaster  will  make  a 
debit  entry  on  his  account  current  for  the  amount  under  the  former  fiscal  year 
and  a  corresponding  credit  entry  under  the  latter  fiscal  year  for  the  purpose  of 
adjusting  the  disbursing  officer's  fiscal  year  appropriation  account,  thus  accom- 
plishing the  same  result  as  if  an  actual  transfer  of  funds  had  taken  place. 
The  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  arrange  to  have  similar  action 
taken  in  each  case  reported  to  him  directly.     Where  an  account  is  closed  in  the 
manner  above  described,  the  balance  in  cash  in  the  officer's  hands  should  be 
counted,  wherever  practicable,  by  three  disinterested  persons  and  their  certifi- 
cates as  to  its  correctness  should  accompany  the  account  current. 

626.  An  account  current,  accompanied  by  abstracts  and  vouchers,  will  be 
forwarded  to  the  chief  of  the  bureau  to  which  it  pertains,  and  a  memorandum 
copy  thereof  retained  by  the  officer.     A  disbursing  officer  who  for  any  reason 
(e.  g.,  separate  bonds,  etc.)  is  required  to  render  separate  accounts  will  keep 
separate  and  distinct  accounts  of  his  funds  in  the  Government  depositaries  and 


APPROPRIATIONS MONEY   VOUCHERS.  125 

will  unmistakably  designate  such  several  depositary  accounts  on  his  vouchers, 
requisitions,  deposits,  and  accounts  current.  The  balances  acknowledged  by  a 
disbursing  officer  and  his  analyses  thereof  must  actually  represent  the  state  of 
his  business  at  the  close  of  the  last  day  for  which  the  account  is  rendered.  He 
will  so  arrange  his  business  that  he  may,  when  called  upon  to  do  so,  close  his 
accounts  and  analyze  his  acknowledged  balances.  All  transactions  coming 
within  the  time  covered  by  the  account  will  be  reported  therein.  No  payments 
or  collections  not  actually  made,  and  not  in  the  hands  of  the  officer  during  the 
period  of  the  account,  will  be  included  therein.  An  officer  disbursing  in  part  by 
cash  and  drawing  official  checks  to  obtain  cash  to  make  payments  will  render 
with  his  account  current  a  subsidiary  cash  account,  the  balance  of  which  will 
agree  or  be  reconciled  with  his  cash  as  shown  by  his  analysis  of  balance  with 
his  account  current. 

627.  Disbursing  officers  who  render  accounts  which  eventually  pass  to  the 
Treasury  Department  for  settlement  are  required  to  prepare  their  accounts, 
with  abstracts  and  vouchers  complete,  and  deposit  them  in  the  post  office,  ad- 
dressed to  the  chief  of  the  bureau  of  the  War  Department  to  which  they  pertain, 
on  or  before  the  10th  day  of  each  month.     Irregularities  in  the  mail  service  or 
want  of  blank  forms  will  not  excuse  a  failure  to  comply  with  this  paragraph. 
When  vouchers  are  not  sent  with  the  account  to  which  they  belong,  but  are  sub- 
sequently rendered,  suitable  explanations  will  be  made. 

628.  Original  vouchers  will,  if  possible,  accompany  the  accounts;  copies  will 
not  be  accepted  unless  duly  certified  and  accompanied  by  satisfactory  evidence 
of  the  loss  or  destruction  of  the  originals,  or  that  their  retention  is  indispensable 
to  the  performance  of  duty  by  an  officer. 

629.  With  the  accounts  will  be  forwarded  all  orders  of  commanding  officers 
and  all  other  papers  upon  which  the  officer  accountable  relies  to  relieve  himself 
from  responsibility. 

630.  When  an  officer  is  relieved  from  duty  in  a  staff  department  at  any 
station  he  will  certify  outstanding  debts,  if  any,  to  his  successor,  and  transmit 
a  list  of  the  same  to  the  head  of  the  proper  bureau.     Unless  otherwise  ordered, 
he  will  turn  over  to  his  successor  the  public  money,  property,  books,  and  papers 
pertaining  to  the  service  from  which  he  is  relieved.     He  will  also  comply  with 
the  requirements  of  paragraphs  588  and  902. 

MONEY   VOUCHERS. 

631.  A  voucher  will  not  be  made  in  duplicate  or  in  triplicate  unless  the 
instructions  on  the  proper  blank  require  it,  in  which  case  the  original  only  will 
be  certified. 

632.  The  correctness  of  the  facts  stated  on  a  voucher  and  the  justness  of 
the  account  must  be  certified  by  an  officer,  except  when  some  other  mode  of 
authenticating  the  same  is  authorized  in  these  regulations. 

633.  Every  voucher  in  support  of  a  payment  for  supplies  or  for  services, 
except  as  provided  in  paragraph  634,  will  be  made  out  in  favor  of  the  creditor, 
giving  his  address,   and  will   show    (if  for  supplies  furnished)    the  date  of 
the  purchase  (or  the  order  number),  the  quantity  and  price  of  each  article, 
and  the  amount,  or   (if  for  services)   the  character  of  the  services,  the  date 
or  dates  on  which  they  were  rendered,  and  the  amount.     When  a  purchase 
is  made  as   a   result  of  a   written   proposal   and  a   written  acceptance,   the 
voucher    (if   there   be   only    one)    will   be    accompanied   by    a    copy    of   the 
public  notice,  the  accepted  bid,  and  a  copy  of  the  letter  accepting  the  bid, 
and  will  contain  a  certificate  showing  that  the  procurement  of  the  articles  or 


126  MONEY  VOUCHEES. 

service  was  made  in  the  manner  indicated  thereon ;  if  two  or  more  vouchers  arc 
made,  the  papers  required  will  be  filed  with  the  first  voucher  paid  and  reference 
thereto  made  on  the  other  vouchers.  A  voucher  for  service  rendered  by  the 
day  or  month  will  show  the  character  of  the  service,  the  inclusive  dates  thereof, 
the  time  for  which  payment  is  made,  the  rate  of  pay,  and  the  amount.  The 
certificate  of  a  creditor  to  a  voucher  for  supplies  furnished  or  for  services 
rendered  will  contain  the  words  "  I  certify  that  the  above  bill  is  correct  and 
just  and  that  payment  therefor  has  not  been  received." 

634.  Vouchers  for  supplies  or  for  services  other  than  by  the  day  or  month 
submitted  in  support  of  payments  for  all  work  carried  on   under  the  War 
Department  or  any  bureau  thereof  may,  if  desired,  be  accompanied  by  the  origi- 
nal bills  submitted  by  the  creditor  and  dated  and  signed  by  him  or  by  his 
authorized  representative,  and  vouchers  with  such  bills  attached  will  be  made 
out  in  favor  of  the  creditor,  giving  his  address,  and  stating  the  account  in  gen- 
eral terms,  with  the  aggregate  amount  only  extended,  and  the  words  "  as  per 
bill  hereto  attached,"  or  words  of  like  import  added,  except  that  such  original 
bills  need  not  be  attached  to  vouchers  in  the  following  cases,  viz :  Where  under 
a   contract  quantities   delivered  or   amounts  due  are  determined  by  a   duly 
authorized  inspector,  and  his  certificate  as  to  the  facts  is  filed  with  the  voucher 
to  which  it  pertains;  where  a  bill  of  lading  or  transportation  request  accom- 
panies a  voucher  for  transportation  services  performed  under  public  tariffs; 
where  a  voucher  is  for  telegraphic  services  at  rates  fixed  by  the  Postmaster 
General ;  when  the  account  is  small  and  the  creditor  does  not  submit  a  bill. 
The  certificate  of  a  creditor  to  a  voucher  for  supplies  furnished  or  services 
rendered  will  contain  the  words  "  I  certify  that  the  foregoing  account  is  correct 
and  just  and  that  payment  therefor  has  not  been  received." 

When  desirable,  the  creditor  may  place  the  foregoing  certificate  upon  the 
original  bill  and,  when  so  placed,  the  certificate  upon  the  voucher  need  not  be 
signed,  provided  that  the  bill  be  attached  to  and  made  a  part  of  the  voucher 
before  the  same  is  signed  by  the  disbursing  officer. 

635.  Money  amounts  will  be  expressed  in  terms  of  dollars  and  cents.    When 
a  fraction  of  a  cent  less  than  one-half  occurs  in  the  footing  of  a  voucher  it  will 
be  disregarded.     If  the  fraction  be  one-half  or  greater  it  will  be  reckoned  as  a 
cent. 

If  the  agreement  calls  for  foreign  currency,  the  account  shall  be  stated  in  that 
currency.  The  total  amount  will  be  reduced  to  its  equivalent  in  United  States 
currency  at  the  current  rate  of  exchange  at  the  date  of  payment.  The  amount 
in  United  States  currency  having  been  determined,  checks  may  be  drawn  there- 
for by  disbursing  officers  to  their  own  orders  in  United  States  currency  and  by 
them  exchanged  at  local  fiscal  agencies  of  the  United  States  where  possible,  or 
at  local  banks,  for  the  necessary  amount  in  the  currency  or  exchange  required 
to  pay  the  creditor  in  the  money  originally  agreed  upon  where  the  creditor  de- 
clines to  accept  check  payable  in  currency  of  the  United  States. 

The  vouchers  for  accounts  will  be  made  to  show  the  debt  as  actually  incurred 
in  the  coin  in  which  payment  is  made  and  the  reduction  from  this  coin  to  United 
States  currency,  the  rate  of  exchange  being  stated  on  the  voucher  and  the 
amounts  stated  on  abstracts  and  account  current  in  United  States  currency. 

636.  A  voucher  for  purchases  and  services  not  personal  will  show  thereon 
the  mode  of  purchase  or  engagement,  using  the  form  of  notations  on  the  stand- 
ard prescribed  forms. 

637.  The  giving  or  taking  of  a  receipt  for  public  money  in  blank  or  in 
advance  of  actual  payment,  or  the  signing  of  a  check  for  public  money  in  blank, 
is  prohibited. 


MONEY  VOUCHEES.  127 

638.  A  voucher  for  funds  disbursed  will  be  made  out  in  full  before  being 
certified  by  a  public  creditor.     If  paid  with  check  no  receipt  will  be  required, 
but  if  paid  with  cash  one  receipt  will  be  obtained. 

639.  An  invoice  of  funds  transferred  will  show  the  place  and  date  of  transfer, 
the  name  and  title  of  the  officer  to  whom  transferred,  the  character  of  funds, 
and  the  amount  transferred  under  each  head  of  appropriation. 

If  the  transfer  is  of  cash,  a  receipt  will  be  obtained  and  filed  with  the  account 
current.  If  the  transfer  is  for  the  correction  of  errors,  whether  arising  upon 
the  settlement  of  accounts  or  otherwise,  the  facts  will  be  noted  in  detail  on  the 
Invoice. 

640.  A  voucher  for  a  payment  made  or  an  invoice  for  money  transferred 
will  have  noted  thereon  the  number,  date,  and  amount  of  checks  given  and  the 
depositary  on  which  drawn.     If  payment  or  transfer  is  made  with  currency, 
wholly  or  in  part,  the  facts  will  be  stated  and  a  receipt  given  for  the  currency. 

641.  Vouchers  must  be  stated  in  the  name  of  the  corporation,  company,  firm, 
or  person  rendering  the  service  or  furnishing  the  articles  for  which  payment 
is  made. 

642.  Payment  with  currency  will  not  be  made  to  the  holder  of  a  power  of 
attorney  or  to  a  holder  of  an  instrument  operating  as  a  transfer  or  an  assign- 
ment. 

If  payment  with  currency  is  made  to  an  incorporated  or  to  an  unincorporated 
company,  the  money  will  be  delivered  to  and  the  voucher  certified  and  receipted 
by  a  duly  authorized  officer  or  agent  of  the  company ;  the  certificate  and  receipt 
to  be  signed  with  the  company  name,  followed  by  the  autograph  signature  of 
the  officer,  with  his  title,  or  of  the  agent,  to  whom  the  money  was  delivered,  and 
the  receipted  voucher  will  be  accompanied  by  evidence  showing  his  authority. 
This  evidence  will  consist  of  extracts  from  the  articles  of  incorporation  or 
association,  the  by-laws,  or  the  minutes  of  the  board  of  directors,  duly  certified 
by  the  custodian  of  such  records  (under  the  company  seal,  if  there  be  one), 
showing  that  the  signer  is  properly  vested  with  authority  to  receive  and 
receipt  for  money  due  to  the  company. 

If  payment  of  currency  is  made  to  an  individual  or  to  a  copartnership  doing 
business  under  a  company  title,  the  certificate  and  receipt  will  be  signed  with 
the  company  name,  followed  by  the  autograph  signature  of  the  individual  pro- 
prietor or  of  one  of  the  members  of  the  firm  with  the  words  "  proprietor  "  or 
"  one  of  the  proprietors  "  affixed  thereto. 

If  payment  with  currency  is  made  to  a  copartnership  doing  business  as  such, 
the  certificate  and  receipt  will  be  signed  with  the  firm's  usual  signature  by 
one  of  the  members  of  the  firm,  who  will  be  required  to  affix  his  own  signature 
as  "  one  of  the  firm." 

If  payment  with  currency  is  made  to  an  individual  creditor,  the  certificate 
and  receipt  will  be  signed  by  him  in  person. 

643.  If  payment  is  made  with  check  to  the  order  of  any  company  (incor- 
porated or  unincorporated),  or  firm  or  individual  by  name,  and  the  fact  that 
the  check  has  been  so  drawn  is  stated  on  the  voucher,  giving  its  number,  date, 
amount,  and  United  States  depositary  on  which  drawn,  the  certificate  to  the 
voucher  may  be  signed  by  an  officer,  attorney,  or  agent  of  the  company,  or  by 
an  attorney  or  agent  of  the  firm  or  individual,  stating  the  capacity  in  which  he 
signs,  without  filing  with  the  voucher  evidence  of  his  authority  to  sign.     The 
disbursing  officer  in  c.'.I  such  cases  will  deliver  thg  check  to  such  person  only  as 
he  is  satisfied  is  authorized  by  the  principal  to  certify  to  the  voucher  and 
receive  the  check. 

644.  Receipts  lor  small  sums  paid  with  currency  to  a  corporation,  such  as  a 
railroad,  telegraph,  turnpike,  traz:.  vr,  express,  steamboat,  hotel,  newspaper,  or 


128  MONEY   VOUCHERS. 

ice  company,  for  an  occasional  service  rendered  may  be  signed  and  the  vouchers 
certified  by  the  local  agent  in  charge  of  the  business  of  the  company  at  the 
place  where  the  service  is  rendered  or  where  it  begins  or  terminates,  and  the 
certificate  of  the  officer  who  made  the  payment  that  the  person  to  whom  pay- 
ment was  thus  made  was  then  the  local  agent  of  the  company  in  charge  of  its 
business  at  the  place  designated  will  be  sufficient  evidence  of  the  agent's 
authority  to  certify  to  the  vouchers  and  to  receipt  for  the  money  paid. 

645.  When  an  account  is  presented  by  an  individual  who  is  not  known  to  the 
disbursing  officer,  the  latter  will  require  him  to  be  identified. 

646.  The  form  of  the  signature  to  the  certificate,  and  to  the  receipt  when 
required,  and  the  name  of  the  person  or  business  firm  as  entered  at  the  head  of 
an  account  must  be  literally  alike. 

647.  When  a  signature  is  not  written  by  the  hand  of  the  party  it  must  be 
witnessed  by  a  disinterested  party,  a  commissioned  officer  when  practicable. 

648.  In  final  statements,  receipts  for  money,  and  papers  of  like  character, 
money  amounts  will,  in  all  cases,  be  written  out  in  full  and  also  expressed  by 
figures  in  parentheses.     This  requirement  does  not  apply  to  pay  rolls  of  military 
organizations,  pay  rolls  of  other  descriptions,  nor  to  lists  of  deposits  on  final 
statements. 

649.  Fees  of  civil  officers  for  administering  oaths  in  matters  of  military 
administration   (where  the  services  of  department  judge  advocates,  or  judge 
advocates  of  courts-martial,  or  trial  officers  of  summary  courts  were  not  ob- 
tainable) will  be  paid  from  the  appropriation  applicable  to  the  subject  matter 
of  the  oaths,  and  in  case  there  be  no  appropriation  applicable  thereto  the  fees 
will  be  paid  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

650.  Disbursing  officers  will  not  issue  vouchers  for  unpaid  accounts  as  due- 
bills  against  the  United  States,  but  a  certified  statement  of  personal  services 
and  of  wages  due  may  be  given  to  a  discharged  employee  who  for  want  of  funds 
was  not  paid  at  time  of  discharge. 

651.  When  applicable,  the  following  rules  for  the  computation  of  time  in 
payment  for  services  will  be  observed : 

1.  For  any  full  calendar  month's  service,  at  a  stipulated  monthly  rate  of  com- 
pensation, payment  will  be  made  at  such  stipulated  rate  without  regard  to  the 
number  of  days  in  that  month. 

2.  When  service  commences  on  an  intermediate  day  of  the  month,  30  days  will 
be  assumed  as  the  length  of  the  month,  whatever  be  the  number  of  days  therein. 

3.  When  the  service  terminates  on  an  intermediate  day  of  the  month,  the 
actual  number  of  days  during  which  service  was  rendered  in  that  calendar 
month  will  be  allowed. 

4.  When  the  service  embraces  two  or  more  months  or  parts  of  months  but 
one  fraction  will  be  made,  thus :  From  September  21  to  November  25,  inclusive, 
will  be  calculated — September  21  to  October  20,  inclusive,  one  month;  from 
October  21  to  November  20,  inclusive,  one  month ;  from  November  21  to  25,  in- 
clusive, five  days,  making  the  time  allowed  two  months  and  five  days. 

5.  When  two  fractions  of  months  occur  and  both  are  less  than  a  whole  month, 
as  from  August  21  to  September  10,  the  time  will  be  determined  thus :  August  21 
to  30,  inclusive  (ignoring  the  31st),  10  days;  from  September  1  to  10,  inclusive, 
10  days ;  making  the  time  allowed  20  days. 

6.  Service  commencing  in  February  will  be  calculated  as  though  the  month 
contained  30  days,  thus:  From  February  21  to  28   (or  29),  inclusive,  10  days. 
When  the  service  commences  on  the  28th  day  of  that  month,  3  days  will  be 
allowed,  and  if  on  the  29th,  2  days. 

7.  If  service  commences  on  the  31st  day  of  any  month,  payment  will  not  be 
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8.  For  commutation  of  subsistence  and  for  services  of  persons  employed  at  a 
per  diem  rate,  payment  will  be  made  for  the  actual  number  of  days. 

9.  When  services  are  rendered  from  one  given  date  to  another,  the  account 
will  state  clearly  whether  both  dates  are  included. 

10.  In  computing  the  wages  of  persons  employed  at  a  per  diem  allowance  the 
day  on  which  service  begins  and  the  day  on  which  it  ends  will  be  allowed  in 
the  computation. 

11.  Unauthorized  absence  on  the  31st  day  of  a  month  results  in  the  loss  of 
one  day's  pay. 

652.  Disbursing  officers,  except  those  serving  in  the  Philippine  Islands,  will 
not  settle  with  heirs,  executors,  or  administrators  except  by  authority  of  the 
proper  bureau  of  the  War  Department,  and  upon  accounts  that  have  been  duly 
audited  and  certified  by  the  proper  accounting  officers  of  the  Treasury. 

In  the  Philippine  Islands  disbursing  officers  may  settle  directly  with  executors 
or  administrators  upon  accounts  accruing  in  those  islands,  which  are  accom- 
panied by  the  duly  attested  copies  of  the  decrees  appointing  said  executors  or 
administrators,  in  conformity  with  the  civil  laws  of  the  archipelago  governing 
such  matters.  The  settlement  thus  made  by  any  disbursing  officer  is,  however, 
subject  to  review  by  the  accounting  officers  of  the  Treasury  when  his  accounts 
shall  come  before  them  for  adjustment. 

PECUNIARY  RESPONSIBILITY  OF  OFFICERS. 

653.  An  officer  will  have  credit  for  an  expenditure  of  money  made  in  obedi- 
ence to  the  order  of  his  commanding  officer.     Every  order  issued  by  any  mili- 
tary authority  which  may  cause  an  expenditure  of  money  in  a  staff  depart- 
ment will  be  given  in  writing.     One  copy  thereof  will  be  forwarded  by  the  officer 
receiving  it  to  the  head  of  his  department,  and  the  other  will  be  filed  by  the  dis- 
bursing officer  with  his  voucher  for  the  disbursement.    If  the  expenditure  be 
disallowed,  it  will  be  charged  to  the  officer  who  ordered  it. 

654.  If  a  payment  made  on  the  certificate  of  an  officer  as  to  the  facts  is 
afterwards  disallowed  for  error  of  fact  in  the  certificate,  it  will  pass  to  the 
credit  of  the  disbursing  officer  and  be  charged  to  the  officer  who  gave  the  cer- 
tificate; but  the  disbursing  officer  can  not  protect  himself  in  an  erroneous  pay- 
ment made  without  due  care  by  charging  lack  of  care  against  the  officer  who 
gave  the  certificate. 

ADMINISTRATIVE  EXAMINATION   OF   MONEY  ACCOUNTS. 

655.  The  chief  of  a  bureau  to  which  accounts  pertain  will  cause  each  account 
current,  with  its  accompanying  papers,  to  be  examined  and  transmitted  to  the 
Treasury   Department,    with   his   decision   indorsed   thereon,    within   60   days 
from  the  date  on  which  such  account  was  received  at  his  office.     He  will  bring 
to  the  notice  of  the  Secretary  of  War  all  matters  of  account  that  require  or 
merit  it.     When  a  suspension  or  disallowance  is  made,  the  bureau  will  notify 
the  officer  that  he  may  have  an  opportunity  to  submit  explanations  or  take 
an  appeal  to  the  Secretary  of  War. 

656.  In  case  of  discovered  error  or  disallowance  in  an  account  upon  its  ex- 
amination by  the  proper  authority,  the  officer  responsible  will,  upon  notifica- 
tion thereof,  unless  able  to  furnish  evidence  to  correct  or  remove  the  same, 
make  the  proper  correction  in  his  next  account  current,  and  refer  therein  to  the 
particular  voucher  in  which  the  error  occurred  or  the  disallowance  was  made, 

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150      PUBLIC   PROPERTY  ACCOUNTABILITY   AND   RESPONSIBILITY. 

ARTICLE  LIII. 

PUBLIC  PROPERTY  ACCOUNTABILITY  AND  RESPONSIBILITY. 
GENERAL  PROVISIONS. 

657.  Accountability  and  responsibility  devolve  upon  any  person  to  whom 
public  property  is  intrusted  and  who  is  required  to  make  returns  therefor. 
Responsibility  without  accountability  devolves  upon  one  to  whom  such  property 
is  intrusted,  but  who  is  not  required  to  make  returns  therefor.     An  accountable 
officer  is  relieved  from  responsibility  for  property  for  which  he  holds  a  proper 
memorandum  receipt.    A  responsible  officer  is  not  relieved  from  responsibility 
for  public  property  for  which  he  has  given  memorandum  receipt  until  he  has 
returned  the  property  to  the  accountable  officer  or  has  secured  memorandum 
receipt  from  a  successor,  or  until  he  has  otherwise  been  relieved  by  the  opera- 
tion of  regulations  or  orders. 

658.  The  officer  in  permanent  or  temporary  command  of  a  post  or  station  is 
responsible  for  the  security  of  all  public  property  of  the  command,  whether  in 
use  or  in  store,  and,  although  for  purposes  of  periodical  accountability  to  the 
War  Department  it  may  all  have  been  officially  receipted  for  by  subordinate 
officers,    the  commanding  officer  is   nevertheless   responsible   and   pecuniarily 
liable  with  them  for  the  strict  observance  of  the  regulations  in  regard  to  its 
preservation,  use,  and  issue.     He  will  take  care  that  all  storehouses  are  prop- 
erly guarded,  that  only  reliable  agents  are  employed,  and  only  trustworthy 
enlisted  men  are  detailed  for  duty  in  them  or  in  connection  with  property. 

659.  If  an  officer  in  charge  of  the  public  property  of  a  command  (not  prop- 
erly pertaining  to  a  company  or  detachment)  is,  by  order,  leave  of  absence,  or 
any  other  cause  separated  from  it,  the  commanding  officer,  or  an  officer  desig- 
nated by  him,  will  receipt  and  account  for  it. 

660.  If  it  becomes  necessary  to  remove  all  officers  from  the  charge  of  public 
property,  the  commanding  officer  will  take  measures  to  secure  it  and  report  the 
circumstances  to  the  proper  authority. 

66  1.  A  company  or  detachment  commander  is  responsible  for  all  public  prop- 
erty pertaining  to  his  company  or  detachment,  and  will  not  transfer  his  account- 
ability therefor  to  a  successor  during  periods  of  absence  of  less  than  a  month 
unless  so  ordered  by  competent  authority;  when  such  absence  exceeds  a  month, 
the  question  of  responsibility  is  settled  by  the  proper  authority. 

662.  The  officer  in  temporary  or  permanent  command  of  a  company  or  de- 
tachment is  responsible  for  all  public  property  used  by  or  in  possession  of  the 
command,  whether  he  receipts  for  it  or  not. 

663.  The  property  responsibility  of  a  company  commander  can  not  be  trans- 
ferred to  enlisted  men.     It  is  his  duty  to  attend  personally  to  its  security,  and 
to  superintend  issues  himself  or  cause  them  to  be  superintended  by  a  commis- 
sioned officer. 

664.  An  officer  will  not  when  it  can  be  avoided  be  detailed  for  duty  which 
will  separate  him  from  public  property  for  which  he  is  accountable. 

665.  A   transfer  of  public  property   involves  a  change  of  possession  and 
accountability.     In  ordinary  cases  of  transfer  the  transferring  officer  will  fur- 
nish the  receiving  officer  with  invoices  in  duplicate,  accurately  enumerating  the 
property,  and  the  latter  will  return  duplicate  receipts.     In  cases  in  which  com- 
plete transfer  of  property  occurs,  instead  of  exchanging  separate  invoices  and 
receipts,  as  above  provided,  the  receiving  officer  may  make  direct  entry  on  the 
final  return  (both  original  and  duplicate)  of  his  predecessor  that  all  the  prop- 


PUBLIC   PROPERTY  ACCOUNTABILITY  AND   RESPONSIBILITY.       131 

erty  thereon  enumerated  as  on  hand  and  transferred  to  successor  was  received 
by  him.  The  transferring  officer  may  make  similar  entry  on  his  final  return, 
stating  that  all  the  property  therein  enumerated  as  on  hand  and  transferred  to 
successor  was  actually  turned  over  by  him. 

666.  When  an  officer  to  whom  stores  have  been  forwarded  believes  them  to 
have  miscarried  he  will  promptly  inform  the  issuing  and  forwarding  officers. 

667.  If  an  officer  to  whom  public  property  has  been  transferred  fails  to 
receipt  for  it  within  a  reasonable  time,  the  invoicing  officer  will  report  the  facts 
to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  former  for  action.     Copies  of  all  papers  relating 
to  the  transaction  will  be  filed  with  his  returns. 

668.  Upon  the  receipt  of  public  property  by  an  officer  he  will  make  careful 
examination  to  ascertain  its  quality  and  condition,  but  will  not  break  original 
packages  until  issues  are  to  be  made,  unless  he  has  reason  to  believe  the  con- 
tents defective.     Should  he  discover  defect  or  shortage,  he  will  apply  for  a  sur- 
vey to  determine  it  and  fix  the  responsibility.     Should  he  consider  the  property 
unfit  for  use,  he  will  submit  inventories  in  duplicate  and  request  the  action  of 
an  inspector.     The  same  rule  will  be  observed  in  regard  to  packages  when  first 
opened  for  issue,  and  for  property  damaged  or  missing  while  in  store. 

669.  When   packages  of  supplies  are  opened  for  the  first  time,   whether 
because  of  apparent  defect  or  for  issue,  the  officer  responsible  or  some  other 
commissioned  officer  will  be  present  and  verify  the  contents  by  actual  weight, 
count,  or  measurement,  as  circumstances  may  require,  and  in  case  of  deficiency 
or  damage  will  make  written  report  of  the  facts  to  the  post  commander.     If 
only  the  officer  responsible  be  present  and  make  the  report,  he  will  secure  the 
sworn  statements  in  writing  of  one  or  more  civilians  or  enlisted  men  regarding 
the  condition  of  the  property  when  examined.    Should  a  survey  be  ordered,  the 
post  commander  will  refer  to  the  surveying  officer  the  report  made  by  the 
examining  officer,  together  with  the  sworn  statements.    At  arsenals  and  depots, 
where  there  are  persons  whose  special  duty  it  is  to  receive  and  issue  public 
stores,  the  reports  herein  required  may  be  made  by  them  instead  of  officers  of 
the  Army. 

670.  The  giving  or  taking  of  receipts  in  blank  for  public  property  is  pro- 
hibited. 

671.  Supplies   procured  by  one  bureau  will  not  be  furnished  to  another 
bureau  except  on  special  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  except  in  the  Philip- 
pine and  Hawaiian  Departments,  where  the  authority  of  the  department  com- 
manders is  sufficient.    When  restored  in  kind,  the  supplies  will  be  delivered  at 
the  post  from  which  they  were  received  or  at  such  other  post  as  department  com- 
manders or  chiefs  of  bureaus  concerned  may  determine.    If  the  transaction  is  be- 
tween two  bureaus  of  the  War  Department  or  between  a  bureau  of  the  War 
Department  and  a  bureau  of  another  executive  department  (except  in  case  of 
subsistence  stores,  payment  for  which  shall  be  made  in  cash  by  the  proper  dis- 
bursing officer  of  the  bureau,  office,  or  department  concerned,  or  by  the  employee 
to  whom  the  sale  is  made,  and  in  the  case  of  ordnance  and  ordnance  stores  when 
transferred  or  sold  to  another  bureau  of  the  War  Department  or  to  another 
executive  department,  payment  for  which  shall  be  made  by  the  proper  disbursing 
officer  of  the  bureau,  office,  or  department  concerned),  the  transferring  officer 
will  prepare  itemized  bills  or  invoices,  in  triplicate,  accurately  enumerating 
the  supplies  transferred,  and  will  present  them  to  the  receiving  officer,  who 
will  acknowledge  receipt  of  the  supplies  thereon,  designate  the  appropriation 
and  allotment  chargeable,  and  return  the  original  and  duplicate  to  the  trans- 
ferring officer.     The  transferring  officer  will  indicate  thereon  the  appropriation 
to  be  credited,  and  will  forward  the  papers  to  the  chief  of  his  bureau  in  Wash- 


132       PUBLIC   PKOPERTY  ACCOUNTABILITY   AND   RESPONSIBILITY. 

ington.  by  whom  tliey  will  be  transmitted,  through  the  chief  of  the  bureau 
chargeable  with  the  bill,  to  the  proper  accounting  officer  of  the  Treasury  De- 
partment for  settlement.  The  different  copies  of  the  bills  will  be  plainly  marked 
"  Original,"  "  Duplicate,"  or  "  Triplicate,"  and  the  statement  "  Settlement  to 
be  made  on  the  original  only  "  will  appear  on  the  original  copy  issued. 

When  the  transaction  is  between  two  bureaus  of  the  War  Department,  the 
prices  to  be  charged  will  be  regulated  by  the  contract  or  invoice  price  of  the 
stores.  When  the  transaction  is  between  a  bureau  of  the  War  Department  and 
a  bureau  of  another  executive  department,  the  price  to  be  charged  will  include 
the  contract  or  invoice  price  and  the  cost  of  transportation,  and  in  case  of  sub- 
sistence stores  for  another  executive  department  of  the  Government  or  em- 
ployee thereof  10  per  cent  additional  to  cover  wastage  in  transit. 

When  the  transaction  covering  the  transfer  or  sale  of  ordnance  and  ordnance 
stores  is  between  two  bureaus  of  the  War  Department,  the  price  to  be  charged 
shall  be  the  cost  price  of  the  stores,  including  the  cost  of  inspection.  When  the 
transaction  is  between  the  Ordnance  Department  and  another  executive  depart- 
ment of  the  Government,  the  price  to  be  charged  shall  include  the  cost  price  of 
the  stores  and  the  costs  of  inspection  and  transportation. 

672.  In  no  case  will  means  of  transportation  or  other  property  of  any  branch 
of  the  military  service  be  taken  as  a  part  of  the  outfit  of  surveying  or  explor- 
ing  expeditions   for   which   Congress   has   made   appropriations,    without   the 
express  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 

673.  When  it  is  impracticable  for  an  officer  to  personally  superintend  his 
issues — as  may  be  the  case  with  one  charged  with  disbursements  or  the  care  of 
depots — he  should  choose  with  great  caution  the  agent  to  whom  he  intrusts  the 
duty. 

674.  The  keys  of  storerooms  or  chests  will  not  be  intrusted  to  enlisted  men 
or  civilians  without  great  vigilance  on  the  part  of  the  accountable  officer  and  a 
resort  to  every  reasonable  precaution,  including  frequent  personal  inspections, 
to  prevent  loss  or  damage. 

675.  An  officer  in  charge  of  public  property  in  use  or  in  store  will  endeavor 
by  timely  repairs  to  keep  it  in  serviceable  condition.     For  this  purpose  the 
necessary   means  will   be   allowed   on   requisition,   and   property   in   store   so 
repaired  will  be  issued. 

676.  All   movable   public    property    will,    if    practicable,    be   conspicuously 
branded  "  U.  S."  before  being  used. 

677.  Public  property  will  not  be  used  nor  will  labor  hired  for  the  Govern- 
ment be  employed  for  any  private  purpose  whatsoever,  except  as  authorized  in 
these  regulations. 

678.  Unserviceable  property  is,  with  reference  to  its  disposition,  divided  into 
classes  as  follows : 

1.  Property  worn  out  by  fair  wear  and  tear  in  the  service  which  has  no 
salable  value. 

2.  Property  worn  out  by  fair  wear  and  tear  in  the  service  which  presumably 
has  some  salable  value. 

3.  Property  which  has  been  rendered  unserviceable  from  causes  other  than 
fair  wear  and  tear  in  the  service. 

Property  of  the  first  class  may  be  submitted  to  a  surveying  officer  and  dis- 
posed of  as  indicated  in  paragraph  717,  or  it  may  be  submitted  to  an  inspector 
without  prior  action  of  a  surveying  officer. 

Property  of  the  second  class  will  be  submitted  to  an  inspector  without  prior 
action  of  a  surveying  officer. 

Property  of  the  third  class  will  be  submitted  to  a  surveying  officer,  except  as 
provided  in  paragraph  1073  in  case  of  public  animals,  and  unless  destroyed 


PROPERTY  DAMAGED,  LOST,  DESTROYED REWARDS.      133 

under  the  provisions  of  paragraph  717  will  subsequently  be  submitted  to  an 
inspector.  The  inventory  and  inspection  reports  will  be  accompanied  by  the 
report  of  the  surveying  officer. 

679.  Empty  barrels,  boxes,  crates,  and  other  packages,  together  with  metal 
turnings,  scrap  metals,  ground  bone,  and  other  waste  products  which  accumu- 
late at  arsenals,  depots,  and  military  posts,  which  are  unsuitable  for  the  public 
service,  will  be  disposed  of  in  the  manner  prescribed  for  property  condemned 
and  ordered  sold  in  paragraph  680.     At  arsenals  and  depots  where  such  accu- 
mulations have  considerable  money  value  proposals  will  be  invited  for  specific 
lots  and  quantities,  or  for  the  accumulations  of  definite  periods,  as  the  head  of 
the  department  to  which  the  property  pertains  may  deem  best  suited  to  the 
public  interest. 

680.  Military  stores  and  public  property  condemned  and  ordered  sold  will 
be  disposed  of  for  cash  at  auction,  or  to  the  highest  bidder  on  sealed  proposals, 
on  due  public  notice,  and  in  such  market  as  the  public  interests  may  require. 
The  officer  making  the  sale  will  suspend  it  when  in  his  opinion  better  prices 
can  be  obtained,  except  in  the  case  of  condemned  animals,  the  disposition  of 
which  is  provided  for  in  paragraph  1073.     The  auctioneer's  certified  detailed 
account  of  the  sale,  and  the  vouchers  for  the  expenses  attending  it,  will  be 
reported  on  the  proper  forms  to  the  chief  of  the  bureau  to  which  the  prop- 
erty pertained. 

681.  Public  property  which  has  been  condemned,  or  the  issue  price  of  which 
has  been  reduced  as  the  result  of  a  survey  or  inspection,  will  not  be  purchased 
by  an  officer  who  was  responsible  therefor  at  the  time  of  condemnation  or 
reduction  of  price,  nor  by  an  officer  who  bore  any  part  in  such  condemnation 
or  reduction. 

PROPERTY  DAMAGED,   LOST,   DESTROYED — REWARDS. 

682.  Causes  of  damage  to,  and  of  loss  and  destruction  of,  military  property 
are  classified  as  follows: 

1.  Unavoidable  causes,  being  those  over  which  the  responsible  officers  have 
no  control,  occurring  (a)  in  the  ordinary  course  of  service,  or  (6)  as  incident 
to  an  active  campaign. 

2.  Avoidable  causes,  being  those  due  to  carelessness,  willfulness,  or  neglect. 

683.  Officers  responsible  for  public  property  will  be  charged  for  any  damage 
to  or  loss  or  destruction  of  the  same,  and  the  money  value  will  be  deducted 
from  their  monthly  pay,  unless  they  show,  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Secretary 
of  War,  by  their  own  affidavits,  or  by  their  certificates,  supported  by  one  or 
more  affidavits,  that  the  damage,  loss,  or  destruction  was  occasioned  by  un- 
avoidable causes  and  without  fault  or  neglect  on  their  part. 

684.  The  proper  officers  to  administer  oaths  in  the  administration  of  the 
affairs  of  the  Army  (except  when  otherwise  specially  provided)  are  department 
judge  advocates,  judge  advocates  of  courts-martial,  the  trial  officers  of  sum- 
mary courts,-  and  in  the  cases  of  investigations,  the  officer  detailed  to  conduct 
the  investigation,  or  the  recorder,  and  if  there  be  none,  the  presiding  officer 
of  any  board  appointed  for  such  purpose.     When  none  of  these  are  within  reach 
and  available,  recourse  must  be  had  to  a  notary  public  or  other  civil  officer 
competent  to  administer  oaths  for  general  purposes. 

685.  If  an  article  of  public  property  be  lost  or  damaged  by  the  neglect  or 
fault  of  any  officer  or  soldier,  he  shall  pay  the  value  thereof,  or  the  cost  of 
repairs,  at  such  rates  as  may  be  determined  by  a  survey  of  the  property. 

686.  The  amount  charged  against  an  enlisted  man  on  the  pay  rolls  on 
account  of  loss  or  damage  of,  or  repairs  to,  Government  property  shall  not  ex- 


134  REWARDS — PROPERTY  ACCOUNTABILITY. 

ceed  the  value  of  the  article  or  cost  of  repairs;  and  such  charge  will  only  be 
made  on  conclusive  proof,  and  never  without  a  survey,  if  the  soldier  demand  it. 
He  will  be  informed  at  the  time  of  signing  the  pay  rolls  that  his  signature  will 
be  regarded  as  an  acknowledgment  of  the  justice  of  the  charge. 

687.  When  a  deserter  carries  away  public  property,  or  when  such  property 
is  lost  through  his  desertion,  its  value  will  be  determined  by  a  survey  and 
charged  against  him  on  the  next  pay  rolls,  as  prescribed  in  paragraph  116. 

688.  If  articles  of  public  property  are  embezzled,  or  lost  or  damaged  through 
neglect,  by  a  civilian  employee,  the  value  or  damage  as  ascertained  (and  by  a 
survey  if  necessary)  shall  be  charged  to  him  and  set  against  any  pay  or  money 
due  him. 

689.  Whenever    information    is    received    that    animals    or    other    property 
belonging  to  the  military  service  of  the  United  States  are  unlawfully  in  the 
possession  of  any  person  not  in  the  military  service,  the  quartermaster  or  other 
proper  officer  will  promptly  cause  proceedings  to  be  instituted  and  diligently 
prosecuted  before  the  civil  authorities  for  the  recovery  of  the  property ;  and,  if 
the  same  has  been  stolen,  for  the  arrest,  trial,  conviction,  and  due  punishment 
of  the  offender  and  his  accomplices. 

690.  Upon  satisfactory  information  that  such  United  States  property,  unlaw- 
fully in  the  possession  of  any  parties,  is  likely  to  be  taken  away,  concealed,  or 
otherwise  disposed  of  before  the  necessary  proceedings  can  be  had  in  the  civil 
tribunals  for  its  recovery,  the  post  or  detachment  commander  will  at  once  cause 
the  same  to  be  seized,  and  will  hold  it  subject  to  any  legal  proceedings  that  may 
be  instituted  by  other  parties.     Persons  caught  in  the  act  of  stealing  public 
property  will  be  summarily  arrested  by  the  troops  and  turned  over  to  the  civil 
authorities  for  trial. 

691.  When  public  property  has  been  lost  or  stolen  and  the  officer  responsible 
therefor  has  failed  to  get  possession  of  it  by  the  ordinary  means,  the  post  com- 
mander may  authorize  the  quartermaster  to  offer  a  reward  for  its  recovery, 
such  reward  not  to  exceed  one-fifth  of  the  value  of  the  property  lost  or  stolen, 
and  in  no  case  shall  it  exceed  $50.     If  the  property  has  been  stolen,  the  reward 
shall  include  payment  for  such  information  as  the  claimant  possesses  in  regard 
to  the  larceny  and  recovery  of  the  property  as  may  lead  to  a  conviction  of  the 
guilty  party. 

692.  The  expenses  necessarily  incurred  by  any  action  under  the  three  preced- 
ing paragraphs,   with  the  exception  of  attorney's  fees,   will   be   paid   by  the 
Quartermaster  Corps,  upon  proper  vouchers  approved  by  the  department  com- 
mander.   Officers  will  promptly  report  their  action  to  department  headquarters. 

PROPERTY   ACCOUNTABILITY. 

693.  All  public  property,  whether  paid  for  or  not,  must  be  accounted  for  on 
the  proper  returns.  All  public  property  unaccounted  for  when  discovered  by 
an  accountable  officer  will  be  taken  up  and  the  usual  returns  rendered  therefor. 
When  discovered  by  officers  not  accountable  for  that  class  of  property,  or  by 
enlisted  men  or  civilian  employees,  they  shall  report  the  same  as  soon  as  prac- 
ticable to  an  officer  so  accountable,  who  will  take  it  up  and  account  for  it.     In 
the  absence  of  such  an  accountable  officer  the  senior  officer,  enlisted  man,  or 
civilian  employee  present  will  take  charge  of  such  property  and  report  it  to  the 
commander  of  the  department  wherein  it  may  be  located  with  a  view  to  its 
proper  disposition. 

694.  An  officer  accountable  for  the  public  property  of  two  or  more  companies 
will  account  for  that  pertaining  to  each,  except  quartermaster  supplies,  on  a 
separate  return. 


PROPERTY  ACCOUNTABILITY — EXAMINATION    OF   RETURNS.       135 

695.  Accountability  for  public  property  will  not  be  transferred  to  enlisted 
men,  except  to  sergeants  of  the  post  noncommissioned  staff  at  ungarrisoned 
posts  and  sergeants  of  the  Signal  Corps  or  enlisted  men  acting  as  such. 

696.  Vouchers  for  issues  or  expenditures  of  property  not  authorized  by  regu- 
lations will  be  accompanied  by  copies  of  the  orders  directing  the  issues  or 
expenditures. 

697.  An  officer  will  have  credit  for  an  expenditure  of  property  made  in  obe- 
dience to  the  order  of  his  commanding  officer.    If  the  expenditure  is  disallowed, 
it  will  be  charged  to  the  officer  who  ordered  it. 

698.  Public  property  expended  in  the  military  service  will  be  accounted  for 
by  the  certificate  of  the  accountable  officer,  and  property  lost  or  destroyed  will 
be  accounted  for  by  the  affidavit  of  the  responsible  officer,  or  by  his  certificate 
supported  by  one  or  more  affidavits.  These  certificates  and  affidavits  will  accom- 
pany the  return  covering  the  period  during  which  the  expenditure  occurred  or 
the  loss  or  destruction  was  discovered ;  but  in  exceptional  cases,  when  it  is 
impracticable  to  submit  such  certificates  and  affidavits  with  the  return,  these 
delayed  vouchers,  together  with  the  reasons  for  not  transmitting  the  same,  will 
be  specified  upon  the  return,  and  they  will  be  forwarded,  as  soon  as  practicable, 
properly  numbered  and  indorsed,  to  the  proper  bureau  of  the  War  Depart- 
ment. 

699.  When  an  enlisted  man  has,  by  a  court-martial,  been  convicted  of  losing 
or  damaging  public  property,  the  officer  accountable  for  the  property  will  send 
with  his  property  return  a  certified  copy  of  so  much  of  the  court-martial  order 
as  refers  to  the  case,  giving  number,  date,  and  place  of  issue  of  the  order,  and 
stating  on  the  face  of  said  copy  the  rolls  on  which  the  charges  are  made. 

700.  Should  an  officer  or  agent  of  the  Government  charged  with  public  prop- 
erty fail  to  render  the  prescribed  returns  thereof  within  a  reasonable  time,  a 
settlement  of  his  accounts  will  be  made  by  the  proper  bureau  of  the  War  De- 
partment, and  the  money  value  of  the  property  with  which  he  is  charged  will 
be  reported  against  him  for  stoppage. 

701.  All  returns  of  stores  or  supplies  will  be  rendered  as  required  by  regula- 
tions or  orders.     Those  of  subsistence  stores  will  be  forwarded  within  10  days 
after  the  expiration  of  the  accounting  periods  and  those  of  other  classes  of  stores 
and  property  within  20  days  to  the  chiefs  of  bureaus  to  which  they  pertain. 
In  cases  in  which  complete  transfer  of  property  from  one  officer  to  another 
occurs  within  an  accounting  period,  a  return  will  be  forwarded  by  the  officer 
making  the  transfer  within  20  days  after  the  date  of  such  transfer;  but  when 
ordnance  property  is  transferred  by  a  commanding  officer  of  an  ordnance  estab- 
lishment, by  a  coast  defense  ordnance  officer,  or  by  a  post  ordnance  officer,  and 
when  submarine  mine  property  is  transferred  by  a  coast  defense  artillery  engi- 
neer, within  an  accounting  period,  the  transfer  of  accountability  will  be  made  on 
the  current  return,  which  will  be  completed  and  rendered  by  the  officer  ac- 
countable at  the  close  of  the  accounting  period. 

ADMINISTRATIVE   EXAMINATION    OF    PROPERTY   RETURNS. 

702.  As  soon  as  possible  after  the  receipt  of  a  return  by  the  proper  chief  of 
bureau,  it  will  be  examined  in  his  office,  and  the  officer  making  the  return  will 
be  notified  of  all  errors  and  irregularities  found  therein  and  granted  three 
months  to  correct  them.     Suspensions  or  disallowances  will  not  be  made  oil 
account  of  slight  informalities  which  do  not  affect  the  validity  of  a  voucher,  but 
the  officer's  attention  may  be  called  to  them.    Whenever  the  errors  have  been 
corrected  or  compensation  has  been  made  for  deficient  articles,  and  the  action  of 
the  bureau  chief  is  sustained  or  modified  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  the  return 


136  LANDS,   BUILDINGS,   AND  IMPROVEMENTS. 

will  be  regarded  as  settled,  and  the  officer  who  rendered  it  will  be  notified 
accordingly. 

703.  If  the  necessary  corrections  in  the  return  be  not  made  within  the  pre- 
scribed time,  the  facts  will  be  reported  to  the  Secretary  of  War.    When  it  shall 
have  been  determined  that  the  money  value  of  the  property  for  which  an  officer 
has  failed  to  account  shall  be  refunded  to  the  United  States,  the  proper  chief  of 
bureau  will  forward  to  the  Auditor  for  the  War  Department  a  certificate  setting 
forth  the  condition  of  the  officer's  property  return,  with  the  statement  that  it 
includes  all  charges  made  up  to  its  date  and  not  previously  certified,  and  that 
he  has  had  a  reasonable  opportunity  to  be  heard  and  has  not  been  relieved  of 
responsibility.     Such  certificate,  when  received,  will  raise  a  charge  on  the  books 
of  the  Treasury  Department  against  the  officer  until  refundment  shall  have  been 
made. 

ARTICLE   LIV. 

LANDS,  BUILDINGS,  AND  IMPROVEMENTS. 

704.  Land  shall  not  be  purchased  for  the  United  States  except  under  an  act 
of  Congress  authorizing  the  purchase,  nor  shall  public  money  be  expended  for 
the  erection  of  armories,  arsenals,  forts,  fortifications,  or  permanent  buildings 
of  any  description  thereon,  until  the  written  opinion  of  the  Attorney  General 
shall  have  been  obtained  announcing  the  validity  of  the  title  thereof  in  the  Gov- 
ernment, nor,  if  the  land  be  within  any  State,  until  jurisdiction  over  it  shall 
have  been  ceded  to  the  United  States  by  the  legislature  of  the  State,  or  such 
cession  of  jurisdiction  shall  have  been  expressly  waived  by  Congress. 

705.  All  papers  relating  to  the  Washington  Aqueduct  and  public  buildings 
and  grounds  in  the  District  of  Columbia  will  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  Chief 
of  Engineers.    All  other  deeds  and  papers  pertaining  to  the  title  or  sale  of,  and 
any  lease,  grant,  license,  or  easement  of,  upon,  or  over  any  military  reservation 
or  other  lands  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  War  Department  will  be  filed  in  the 
office  of  the  Judge  Advocate  General.     When  any  such  papers  come  into  the 
possession  of  any  bureau  they  shall  within  five  days  thereafter  be  transferred 
to  the  office  of  the  Judge  Advocate  General. 

706.  Permanent  military  buildings  will  be  constructed  only  under  special 
authority  granted  by  an  act  of  Congress,  unless  the  work  or  labor  connected 
therewith  is  performed  by  troops,  and  in  such  case  the  authority  of  Congress 
must  first  be  obtained  if  the  estimated  cost  of  the  building  or  structure  exceeds 
$20,000. 

707.  Permanent  barracks,  quarters,  or  other  buildings,  or  piers  or  wharves, 
will  not  be  erected  or  constructed  except  by  the  order  of  the  Secretary  of  War, 
and  in  accordance  with  plans  approved  by  him ;  nor  will  any  material  altera- 
tions be  made  in  public  buildings  unless  like  authority  is  first  obtained ;  nor  will 
any  expenditures  exceeding  $500  be  made  upon  any  building  or  grounds  at  any 
post,  fort,  arsenal,  or  depot  without  the  approval  of  the  Secretary  of  War  and 
upon  detailed  estimates  submitted  to  him. 

708.  A  copy  of  the  plat  of  the  lands  at  each  post,  fort,  arsenal,  and  depot, 
furnished  from  the  proper  bureau,  will  be  carefully  preserved  in  the  office  of 
the  commanding  officer. 

709.  Whenever  a  public  building  at  a  military  post  or  station  in  the  United 
States  is  destroyed  or  seriously  damaged  by  fire,  storm,  or  other  natural,  cause, 
the  post  or  station  commander  will  make  immediate  report  of  that  fact  by 
telegraph  directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  stating  the  numerical 
or  other  designation  of  the  building  involved  and  the  date  and  cause  of  the 
destruction  or  damage,  and  will  make  a  like  report  to  the  department  com- 


LANDS,  BUILDINGS,  AND  IMPROVEMENTS— SURVEYS.  137 

mander  if  the  post  or  station  is  under  his  command.  When  the  destruction 
or  damage  occurs  at  a  general  depot  of  supply,  a  general  hospital,  or  an 
arsenal  or  armory,  or  involves  a  building  owned  or  leased  by  the  Government 
and  used  for  military  purposes,  but  not  located  on  a  military  reservation,  the 
officer  in  charge,  in  addition  to  making  the  telegraph  report  hereinbefore 
prescribed  to  the  head  of  the  staff  bureau  of  the  War  Department  to  which 
tiny  such  building  may  pertain,  will  make  a  like  report  by  telegraph  directly 
to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

In  the  Philippine  and  Hawaiian  Departments  telegraphic  report  of  the  dam- 
age or  destruction  of  such  buildings  will  be  made  to  the  department  com- 
manders, who  will  cable  the  report  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  if  the 
case  is  of  more  than  minor  importance. 

In  addition  to  the  foregoing,  the  estimated  damage  and  the  cost  of  repairs 
or  reconstruction  will  be  reported  upon  by  a  board  of  officers,  to  be  appointed 
for  the  purpose  by  the  post  commander  when  the  building  is  located  at  a  mili- 
tary post,  and  to  be  appointed  in  orders  from  the  office  of  The  Adjutant 
General  of  the  Army  in  all  other  cases,  except  in  the  Philippine  and  Hawaiian 
Departments,  where  the  board  will  be  appointed  by  the  department  commanders. 
In  the  event  that  the  destruction  or  damage  is  not  due  to  natural  causes,  the 
board  will  make  a  thorough  investigation  with  a  view  to  fixing  the  respon- 
sibility for  such  destruction  or  damage,  and  will  make  "such  recommendation 
with  respect  thereto  as  the  case  may  demand.  The  report  of  the  board  will  be 
forwarded  through  military  channels  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

The  action  contemplated  by  this  paragraph  will  apply,  as  far  as  practicable, 
in  the  case  of  loss  or  destruction  of  or  damage  to  an  Army  transport,  Army 
mine  planter,  cable  ship,  or  other  vessel  owned  or  operated  by  the  War 
Department. 

ARTICLE  LV. 

SURVEYS  OF  PROPERTY. 

710.  Public  property  which  has  been  damaged,  except  by  fair  wear  and  tear, 
or  is  unsuitable  for  the  service,  before  being  submitted  to  an  inspector  for  con- 
demnation, will  be  surveyed  by  a  disinterested1  officer,  preferably  the  summary 
court  officer. 

711.  The  surveying  officer  will  be  designated  by  the  commanding  officer  of 
the  regiment,  separate  battalion,  post,  or  station.     Such  officer  may,  however, 
be  appointed  by  the  commanding  officer  of  a  department,  field  army,  division, 
brigade,  or  district.    If  none  but  the  commanding  officer  and  interested  officers 
be  present  for  duty,  then  the  commanding  officer  will  survey  the  property. 
When  only  the  responsible  or  interested  officer  is  present,  he  will  not  appoint 
himself  surveying  officer,  but  will  furnish  the  next  higher  administrative  com- 
mander his  certificate  of  facts  and  circumstances,  supported  by  the  sworn  testi- 
mony of  witnesses,  or  by  the  affidavits  of  enlisted  men  or  others  who  are  cog- 
nizant thereof.     Should  the  case  thus  presented  not  be  considered  satisfactory, 
or  in  a  case  in  which  only  interested  officers  with  opposing  interests  are  present 
for  duty  at  the  post  or  station,  the  next  higher  administrative  commander  may 
make  the  necessary  investigation.    In  cases  where  the  property  in  question  has 
been  previously  acted  upon,  the  officer  making  the  investigation  will  be  so  in- 
formed and  the  previous  reports  will  be  considered. 

712.  The  surveying  officer  must  fully  investigate  matters  submitted  to  him. 
He  will  call  for  all  evidence  attainable,  and  will  not  limit  his  inquiries  to 
proofs  or  statements  presented  by  parties  in  interest.    He  will  rigidly  scrutinize 


138  SURVEYS   OF   PROPERTY. 

the  evidence,  especially  in  cases  of  alleged  theft  or  embezzlement,  and  will  not 
recommend  the  relief  of  officers  or  soldiers  from  responsibility  unless  fully  sat- 
isfied that  those  charged  with  the  care  of  property  have  performed  their  whole 
duty  iii  regard  to  it.  He  should  hear  in  person  or  by  deposition  all  persons  con- 
cerned in  the  subject  matter  before  him.  In  no  case,  however,  will  his  report 
take  the  place  of  the  evidence  required  in  paragraph  683. 

713.  The  person  responsible  for  public  property  to  be  surveyed  will,  in  all 
cases,  furnish  the  original  certificates  and  affidavits  upon  which  he  relies  to 
be  relieved  from  responsibility,  together  with  the  duly  attested  copies  of  such 
certificates  and  affidavits  that  are  to  accompany  the  report  of  survey.     When- 
ever loss  or  destruction  of,  or  damage  to,  public  property,  requiring  the  action 
of  a  surveying  officer,  occurs,  such  action  will  be  requested  by  the  responsible 
officer  as  soon  as  practicable  and  in  every  case  within  30  days  after  discovery 
of  the  loss,  destruction,  or  damage,  unless  exceptional  circumstances,  which 
will  be  explained1  by  the  officer's  certificates,  prevent  such  action  within  that 
period. 

714.  Any  officer  of  the  Army  detailed  to  conduct  an  investigation,  and  the 
recorder,  and,   if  there  be  none,   the  presiding  officer  of  any  military   board 
appointed  for   such  purpose,   shall  have  authority   to   administer   an  oath   to 
any  witness  attending  to  testify  or  depose  in  the  course  of  such  investigation. 

715.  The  surveying  officer  can  not  condemn  public  property.     His  action  is 
purely  advisory.     He  will  ascertain  and  report  facts,  submitting  opinions  and 
making   recommendations   upon   questions  of   responsibility   which   may    arise 
through  accident,  mistake,  or  neglect.     For  example,  he  investigates  and  deter- 
mines questions  involving  the   character,   amount,   and   cause   of  damage  or 
deficiency  which  public  property  may  have  sustained  in  transit,  store,  or  use, 
and  which  is  not  the  result  of  ordinary  wear  and  tear  of  the  service,  and  reports 
the  investigation  made,  his  opinions  thereon,  and  fixes  resjxmsibility  for  such 
damage  or  deficiency  upon  the  proper  party.     He  makes  inventories  of  property 
ordered  to  be  abandoned  when  the  articles  have  not  been  enumerated  in  the 
orders  for  abandonment.     He  recommends  the  prices  at  which  damaged  clothing 
may  be  issued  and  the  proportion  in  which  supplies  shall  be  issued  in  con- 
sequence of  damage  or  deterioration  that   renders  them,   at  the  usual   rate, 
unequal  to  the  regulation  allowance,  fixing  in  each  instance  responsibility  for 
actual  condition.     He  verifies  the  discrepancy  between  invoices  and  the  actual 
quantity  or  description  of  property  transferred  from  one  officer  to  another, 
fixes  definitely  amounts  received  for  which  the  receiving  officer  must  receipt, 
and  ascertains,  as  far  as  possible,  where  and  how  the  discrepancy  has  occurred. 

716.  The  report  will  be  prepared  in  triplicate  and  will  then  be  submitted  to 
the  convening  authority  for  approval  or  disapproval.     Separate  reports  will  be 
made  for  each  staff  department  concerned. 

7 17.. On  the  approved  recommendation  of  a  surveying  officer  the  following 
classes  of  property  may  be  destroyed:  (1)  Clothing  infected  with  contagious 
disease;  (2)  stores  that  have  become  so  deteriorated  as  to  endanger  health  or 
injure  other  stores,  and  (3)  unserviceable  property  of  no  salable  value  sub- 
mitted to  a  surveying  officer  under  the  provisions  of  paragraph  678.  The 
decision  of  the  commanding  officer  will  be  final  as  to  whether  such  property 
has  salable  value. 

This  paragraph  will,  in  its  application  to  ordnance  stores  under  (3),  be 
limited  to  utterly  worthless  articles  constituting  the  soldier's  personal  equip- 
ments (not  arms),  horse  equipments,  and  target  materials  and  supplies,  the 
cost  price  of  which  does  not  exceed  $100  for  mounted  organizations  and  $50 
for  all  other  cases.  In  each  case  the  report  will  give  the  dates  of  receipt  of 
the  stores  surveyed. 


SURVEYS  OF  PROPERTY.  139 

Before  ordering  the  destruction  of  property  or  stores  under  the  provisions  of 
this  paragraph  the  commanding  officer  will  personally  inspect  the  same  and 
will  be  held  responsible  that  the  conditions  justify  the  action.  In  case  the 
invoice  value  of  the  stores  involved  exceeds  $500,  the  approval  of  the  next  higher 
administrative  commander  will  be  obtained  before  destruction  of  the  property, 
as  provided  in  paragraph  719.  A  certificate  of  the  witnessing  officer  that  the 
property  has  been  destroyed  as  authorized  will  be  appended  to  the  report. 

718.  When  the  value  of  the  property  submitted  for  survey  or  the  loss  or 
damage  to  be  inquired  into  does  not  exceed  $500  the  report  will  be  considered 
complete,  for  submission  as  a  property  voucher,  upon  the  approval  of  the  appoint- 
ing authority,  if  the  interested  officer  does  not  request  the  action  of  the  next 
higher  administrative  commander.     One  copy  will  then  be  forwarded  to  the 
commanding  officer  of  the  post,  if  a  general  officer,  otherwise  to  department 
headquarters,  and  the  others  delivered  to  the  officer  accountable. 

719.  Should  the  appointing  authority  be  the  responsible  or  interested  officer, 
or  should  the  report  be  disapproved  by  the  appointing  authority,  or  should  the 
report  hold  the  accountable  officer  responsible,  or  should  the  value  of  the  prop- 
erty submitted  for  survey  or  the  loss  or  damage  to  be  inquired  into  exceed  $500, 
or  should  the  officer  pecuniarily  interested  request  it,  the  report  in  triplicate 
will  be  forwarded  to  the  next  higher  administrative  commander  for  review,  and 
with  his  action  is  complete.     But  all  reports  of  surveys  of  property,  whatever 
their  nature  or  the  amounts  involved,  are  subject  on  call  to  such  review  of  the 
next  higher  administrative  commander  as  the  merits  of  the  case  or  the  interests 
of  the  Government  may  require.     When  a  next  higher  administrative  commander 
acts  on  a  report  of  survey  as  herein  contemplated  he  will  cause  such  action  to 
be  noted  on  all  three  copies  of  the  report.     One  copy  will  then  be  filed  at  depart- 
ment headquarters  and  the  others  sent  to  the  accountable  officer,  except  when 
the  latter  is  held  responsible,  when  one  copy  only  will  be  sent  to  him  and  the 
remaining  copy  forwarded  directly  to  the  chief  of  bureau  to  which  the  property 
pertains. 

720.  The  reports  of  a  survey  which  recommend  the  relief  of  officers  and 
enlisted  men  from  responsibility  should  not  be  approved  unless  full  and  careful 
investigation  and  convincing  proof  to  sustain  the  findings  appear. 

721.  When  the  approved  report  of  a  surveying  officer  holds  a  common  car- 
rier, or  a  person  not  in  the  military  service  of  the  United  States,  responsible 
for  the  loss  of  or  damage  to  public  property  or  stores,  steps  will  at  once  be 
taken  to  make  collection  from  the  party  so  held  responsible.     Public  property 
that  has  been  in  transit  will  be  carefully  checked  upon  arrival  at  its  destination 
by  the  receiving  quartermaster  with  the  bill  of  lading  or  manifest  in  order  to 
ascertain  whether  the  carrier  has  fully  carried  out  all  obligations  imposed 
upon  him.     Should  any  discrepancy,  loss,  or  damage  be  found,  the  receiving 
quartermaster  will  at  once  make  application  for  a  surveying  officer  by  whom 
the  facts  will  be  fully  investigated    (unless  the  carrier  voluntarily  assumes 
liability  for  the  loss)  and  the  money  value  of  the  damage  or  deficiency  will  be 
charged  to  the  party  responsible  therefor,  whether  it  be  the  invoicing  officer 
or  the  carrier.    The  property  will  be  delivered  by  the  receiving  quartermaster 
to  the  officer  to  whom  it  is  invoiced  or  to  other  proper  consignee  with  a  state- 
ment of  the  deficiency  or  damage  and  that  action  by  a  surveying  officer  has 
been  requested.    Upon  approval,  the  authority  that  approves  the  reports  of  the 
surveying  officer  will  transmit  1  copy  to  the  receiving  quartermaster,  1  copy  to 
the  officer  to  whom  the  property  is  invoiced,  and  1  copy  to  department  head- 
quarters. 

In  case  the  report  of  the  surveying  officer  finds  the  invoicing  officer  re- 
sponsible, 1  copy  of  the  report  will  be  sent  to  the  invoicing  officer  instead  of 


140  SURVEYS  OF  PROPERTY. 

to  the  receiving  quartermaster.  In  case  the  responsibility  is  fixed  upon  the 
carrier  the  receiving  quartermaster  will  note  on  the  bill  of  lading  the  deduc- 
tions which  shall  be  made  for  such  loss  or  damage  by  the  quartermaster  who 
pays  the  account,  and  will  attach  to  the  bill  of  lading  2  copies  of  the  approved 
report  of  the  surveying  officer.  The  quartermaster  who  pays  the  account  will 
make  the  deduction  and  refund  the  amount  stopped  to  the  proper  department 
in  the  following  manner,  for  example:  If  from  an  account  of  $100  for  trans- 
portation services  there  is  a  deduction  of  $25  for  ordnance  stores  lost,  the 
quartermaster  will  take  credit  under  the  head  "  Transportation  of  the  Army  " 
for  $75  paid  to  the  carrier,  and  also  for  $25  deposited  to  the  credit  of  the  Treas- 
urer of  the  United  States  on  account  of  "  Replacing  ordnance  and  ordnance 
•  stores ;  "  but  if  the  deduction  is  on  account  of  forage  lost  by  the  carrier,  he  will 
take  credit  on  his  account  current,  under  transportation,  for  $25  as  carried  to 
"  Regular  supplies,"  under  which  head  he  will  charge  himself  wTith  that  amount. 
If,  in  any  instance,  collection  can  not  be  made,  that  fact,  together  with  reasons 
therefor,  will  be  reported  to  the  proper  chief  of  bureau. 

Should  the  officer  to  whom  the  property  is  invoiced  on  receipt  of  the  same 
discover  loss,  damage,  or  discrepancy  not  noted  by  the  receiving  quartermaster, 
he  will  at  once  make  application  for  a  surveying  officer,  notifying  the  receiving 
quartermaster  of  the  action. 

In  the  case  of  shipments  to  the  Philippine  Islands  via  commercial  lines,  the 
receiving  quartermaster  is  authorised  to  accomplish  bills  of  lading  on  the  receipt 
of  stores,  noting  thereon  the  value  of  the  stores  lost  or  damaged,  as  shown  by 
the  invoices,  plus  the  cost  of  transportation,  settlement  to  be  made  with  the 
carriers  with  proper  deduction  to  cover  the  value  of  the  stores  and  the  cost  of 
transportation,  final  settlement  to  await  the  action  of  a  surveying  officer,  to  be 
called  for  immediately  by  the  receiving  officer. 

722.  Properly  approved  reports  of  surveys  of  property  may  be  submitted  as 
vouchers  to  property  returns.    They  are  not  to  be  considered  as  conclusive  until 
accepted  by  the  Secretary  of  War.     Until  then  they  are  to  be  regarded  simply  as 
the  opinions  and  recommendations  of  disinterested  officers,  to  aid  in  the  settle- 
ment of  questions  of  accountability  between  the  Government  and  the  individuals 
concerned.     If,  on  examination  in  the  proper  bureau,  they  exhibit  serious  errors, 
or  defects  either  of  investigation  or  of  finding,  they  will  not  be  accepted  as  suffi- 
cient vouchers,  and  the  officer  submitting  them  will  be  duly  notified,  that  he 
may  have  opportunity  to  make  explanations  or  appeal  to  the  Secretary  of  War. 

723.  At  posts  or  stations  not  under  the  control  of  department  commanders 
commanding  officers  will  be  governed  by  these  regulations  in  appointing  sur- 
veying officers  and  acting  upon  their  reports,  but  in  cases  referred  to  in  para- 
graph 719  will  forward  the  papers  to  the  chiefs  of  bureaus  to  which  the  prop- 
erty pertains. 

724.  Whenever  a  report  of  a   survey  recommends  a   stoppage  against  an 
enlisted  man  and  the  recommendation  is  approved,  the  appointing  authority  will 
cause  a  copy  of  the  report  to  be  furnished  to  the  company  commander,  who  will 
charge  the  amount  on  the  next  pay  rolls  of  the  company. 

725.  If  an  inspection  of  property  follows  the  report  of  a  survey  thereon,  one 
copy  of  the  proceedings  will  accompany  the  inventory  and  inspection  report 
which  is  transmitted  for  approval,  and  will  afterwards  be  returned  to  be  used 
as  a  voucher  to  the  officer's  returns,  and  another,  with  the  inventory  and  inspec- 
tion report,  will  be  filed  by  the  officer  with  his  retained  papers. 

726.  Compensation  may  be  made  under  the  provisions  of  the  act  of  Congress 
approved  March  3,  1885,  for  private  property  of  officers  or  enlisted  men  lost  or 
destroyed  in  the  military  service  under  any  of  the  following  circumstances: 


SURVEYS   OF   PROPERTY CIVILIAN   EMPLOYEES.  141 

1.  Without  fault  or  negligence  on  the  part  of  the  claimant,  and  on  account  of 
some  exigency  or  necessity  of  the  military  service. 

2.  Where  the  private  property  so  lost  or  destroyed  was  shipped  on  board  an 
unseaworthy  vessel  by  order  of  an  officer  authorized  to  give  such  order  or 
direct  such  shipment. 

3.  Where  it  appears  that  the  loss  or  destruction  of  the  private  property  of 
the  claimant  was  in  consequence  of  his  having  given  his  attention  to  the  saving 
of  the  property  belonging  to  the  United  States  which  was  in  danger  at  the  same 
time  and  under  similar  circumstances. 

Compensation  will  not  be  made  for  losses  sustained  in  time  of  war  or  hostili- 
ties with  Indians,  and  claim  for  compensation  must  be  presented  within  two 
years  from  the  occurrence  of  the  loss  or  destruction.  Each  claim  for  compensa- 
tion will  be  forwarded,  through  military  channels,  to  the  Auditor  for  the  War 
Department  and  will,  if  possible,  be  accompanied  by  the  proceedings  of  a  board 
of  officers  showing  fully  the  circumstances  of  the  loss.  All  personal  property 
for  the  loss  or  destruction  of  which  payment  is  claimed  must  be  enumerated  and 
described  hi  the  proceedings  of  the  board  of  officers,  but  the  board  will  recom- 
mend payment  for  only  such  articles  as  in  the  opinion  of  the  board  were  rea- 
sonable, useful,  necessary,  and  proper  for  the  claimant  to  have  in  the  public 
service  in  the  line  of  duty. 

ARTICLE  LVI. 

CIVILIAN  EMPLOYEES. 
GENEBAL  PROVISIONS. 

727.  In  the  staff  corps  and  departments  the  employment  of  civilians  will  be 
regulated  by  the  respective  chiefs  of  bureaus  under  the  direction  of  the  Secre- 
tary of  War.    Those  whose  services  are  engaged  with  the  intention  or  proba- 
bility of  retaining  them  in  the  service  are  considered  permanent  employees. 
Their  appointment,  dismissal,  promotion,  or  reduction  will  be  made,  under  the 
supervision  of  the  respective  chiefs  of  bureaus,  by  the  officers  employing  them, 
except  as  controlled  by  statute  or  the  civil-service  rules;  but  in  selections  for 
such  employment  preference  will  be  given,  as  far  as  practicable,  to  applicants 
who  have  served  meritoriously  as  enlisted  men  in  the  Army,  and  the  appoint- 
ments and  promotions  of  all  permanent  employees,  except  laborers,  teamsters, 
and  others  of  similar  or  kindred  occupations,  will  be  submitted  for  the  approval 
or  confirmation  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 

728.  The  clerks  and  messengers  authorized  by  the  act  of  Congress  of  August 
6,  1894,  will  be  employed  and  apportioned  to  the  several  headquarters  and 
stations  by  the   Secretary  of  War,  and  will  not  be  transferred  without  his 
authority.     All    messenger    service    at   the   several    department   headquarters, 
except  for  staff  officers  not  assigned  to  the  headquarters  staff,  and,  as  far  as 
practicable,  all  clerical  services  thereat,  will  be  performed  by  this  class  of 
employees. 

729.  Department   commanders  will   confine   expenditures  for   civilian   em- 
ployees within  the  allotments  for  the  purpose  made  under  the  direction  of  the 
Secretary  of  War. 

730.  Civil   engineers,   clerks,   inspectors,   storekeepers,   packers,   watchmen, 
messengers,  teamsters,  mechanics,  and  laborers  will,  as  a  rule,  be  engaged  by 
the  month,  day,  or  piece,  and  paid  at  the  end  of  each  calendar  month.     They 


142  CIVILIAN   EMPLOYEES TRAVELING   EXPENSES. 

will  be  designated  upon  the  rolls  in  the  capacity  in  which  employed  and  at  the 
rates  established.  When  discharged  and  not  paid,  certified  statements  will  be 
given  them. 

731.  Eight  hours  shall  constitute  a  day's  work  for  all  mechanics,  laborers, 
and  workmen  employed  by  the  several  staff  departments.     The  service  of  me- 
chanics and  laborers  employed  by  contractors  in  the  execution  of  public  works, 
including  the  construction  of  barracks,  quarters,  or  other  buildings  on  military 
reservations,  is  also  limited  and  restricted  to  eight  hours  in  each  calendar  day, 
and  no  officer  or  contractor  shall  require  or  permit  any  such  laborer  or  mechanic 
to  work  more  than  eight  hours  in  any  calendar  day  except  in  cases  of  extraor- 
dinary emergency.     There  are  excepted  from  the  operation  of  this  rule:    (1) 
The  officers  and  crews  of  vessels;   (2)  teamsters,  packers,  and  other  employees 
belonging  to  wagon  and  pack  trains  when  engaged  in  field  service  or  in  the  pros- 
ecution of  military  operations;   (3)  persons  employed  as  cooksand  cooks' helpers, 
overseers  of  labor  of  prisoners,  and  others  who,  owing  to  the  nature  of  their 
employment  being  peculiar,  may  be  decided  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  upon  the 
facts  being  reported  to  him,  to  be  neither  laborers  nor  mechanics  within  the 
meaning  of  the  eight-hour  law.     All  exceptions  on  the  ground  of  extraordinary 
emergency  will  be  promptly  reported  to  the  Secretary  of  War. 

All  contracts  for  the  execution  of  public  works,  including  the  erection  of  build- 
ings for  the  use  of  the  military  establishment,  will  contain  a  stipulation  restrict- 
ing the  service  of  mechanics  and  laborers  to  eight  hours  per  day.  and  officers 
charged  with  the  supervision  and  execution  of  such  contracts  will  report  all 
violations  of  such  stipulation  to  the  head  of  the  bureau  charged  with  the  prose- 
cution of  the  work. 

TRAVELING  EXPENSES. 

732.  For  authorized  journeys  of  civilian  employees  of  any  branch  of  the 
military  service  transportation  requests  will  be  obtained  when  practicable,  but 
will  be  obtained  in  every  case  for  travel  over  bond-aided  railroads. 

733.  Reimbursement  of  actual   expenses  when  traveling   under  competent 
orders  will  be  allowed,  under  the  following  heads,  to  civilians  in  the  employ  of 
any  branch  of  the  military  service,  excepting  the  expert  accountant  of  the  In- 
spector General's  Department  and  those  mentioned  in  paragraph  734,  viz : 

1.  Cost  of  transportation  over  the  shortest  usually  traveled  route,  when  it  was 
impracticable  to  furnish  transportation  in  kind  on  transportation  requests. 

2.  Cost  of  transfers  to  and  from  railroad  stations,  not  to  exceed  50  cents  for 
each  transfer. 

3.  Cost  of  one  lower  berth  in  a  sleeping  car,  seat  in  a  parlor  car,  or  custom- 
ary stateroom  accommodations  on  boats  and  steamers  when  extra  charge  is 
made  therefor. 

4.  Cost  of  meals,  including  tips,  not  to  exceed  $4.50  a  day  while  en  route  when 
meals  are  not  included  in  the  transportation  fare  paid,  and  not  to  exceed  $4.50 
a  day  for  meals,  tips,  and  lodgings  during  necessary  delay  en  route,  and  when 
meals  are  included  in  the  transportation  fare  paid,  tips  for  meals  not  to  exceed 
15  cents  each. 

5.  Cost  of  meals,  and  lodgings  including  baths,  tips,  and  laundry  work,  not  to 
exceed  $4.50  a  day  while  on  duty  at  places  designated  in  the  orders  for  the  per- 
formance of  temporary  duty,  but  reimbursement  of  such  expenses  will  be  lim- 
ited to  $1  a  day  after  the  first  30  days  at  any  one  place,  and  in  time  of  actual 
war  no  such  reimbursement  of  expenses  will  be  made  to  the  civilian  employees 
specified  who  accompany  troops  in  the  field,  but  in  lieu  thereof  the  allowance 


CIVILIAN   EMPLOYEES TRAVELING  EXPENSES.  143 

of  tents  prescribed  by  the  War  Department  and  a  ration  will  be  furnished  such 
employees. 

734.  Mechanics,   laborers,   teamsters,   and  employees  of  similar  character, 
traveling  under  competent  orders,  will  be  entitled  to  such  actual  and  necessary 
expenses  of  travel  and  subsistence  as  may  be  authorized  by  the  chief  of  bureau 
which  pays  the  accounts.     Those  entitled  to  rations  under  paragraph  1203  will 
not  be  allowed  commutation  therefor,  and  if  it  be  impracticable  for  them  to 
carry  food,  a  ration  and  savings  account  will  not  be  opened  for  them  for  the 
period  during  which  they  are  traveling. 

Commanding  officers  of  troops  in  the  field  may  order  civilian  employees  to 
nearest  Army  hospital  for  treatment  when  adequate  medical  service  is  not  avail- 
able at  their  stations.  On  recovery  such  employees  should  be  returned  to  their 
stations  for  duty  by  the  proper  commanding  officer.  In  all  cases  where  practi- 
cable, orders  should  be  issued  based  on  a  medical  certificate. 

735.  None  but  the  authorized  items  of  traveling  expenses  of  civilians  will  be 
allowed.     A  true  memorandum  of  the  actual  expenses  paid  from  day  to  day  will 
be  kept  and  the  expenses  will  be  fully  itemized  upon  the  voucher,  which  will  be 
properly  sworn  to  by  the  person  rendering  it.     Receipts  for  lodging  (European 
plan)  or  for  board  and  lodging  (American  plan)  must  be  furnished  when  practi- 
cable to  obtain  them,  showing  the  dates  for  which  the  charge  is  made  and  the 
first  and  last  meal  or  lodging.     Charge  for  lodging  pertains  to  the  day  in  which 
the  night  for  which  the  lodging  was  procured  began.     Receipts  will  not  be 
required  for  meals  except  where  included  with  lodging  on  the  American  plan, 
nor  for  railroad  or  steamboat  fares,  hack  fares,  baggage  transfers,  car  fare,  tips, 
or  fees,   or  similar  expenses.     For  all  other  expenses  receipts  will  be  taken 
unless  it  is  impracticable  to  obtain  them,  when  the  reason  for  not  obtaining 
receipts  must  be  explained  on  the  voucher.     The  usual  Pullman  berth  check  or 
seat  check  will  be  a  sufficient  receipt  for  sleeping-car  or  parlor-car  accommo- 
dations. 

736.  The  allowances  hereinbefore  provided  for  the  subsistence  of  civilian 
employees  cease  upon  the  arrival  of  the  employees  at  the  destination  mentioned 
in  their  orders  for  travel ;  they  must  then  subsist  on  their  rations,  if  entitled  to 
them,  or  provide  for  their  subsistence  out  of  their  regular  pay. 

737.  Pay  clerks,  Quartermaster  Corps,  and  the  expert  accountant,  Inspector 
General's  Department,  will  be  entitled  to  mileage  at  the  same  rates  and  under 
the  same  conditions  as  is  provided  by  law  for  officers  of  the  Army. 

738.  Actual  traveling  expenses,  as  contemplated  in  the  preceding  paragraphs, 
are  paid  by  the  following  departments,  viz : 

ORDNANCE  DEPARTMENT. — To  employees  at  arsenals  and  armories  (cost  of 
transportation  included)  from  appropriations  for  the  service  of  the  Ordnance 
Department. 

ENGINEER  DEPARTMENT. — To  employees  on  public  works  and  fortifications  (cost 
of  transportation  included)  from  appropriations  made  specifically  for  the  work. 

QUARTERMASTER  CORPS. — To  civilians  summoned  as  witnesses  before,  and 
authorized  civilian  reporters  of,  military  courts;  to  employees  of  the  Quarter- 
master Corps,  and  to  other  employees  of  the  Army  not  above  provided  for. 

739.  When  officers  of  the  staff  departments  change  station  the  transfer  of 
clerks  or  other  employees  to  the  new  stations  at  the  expense  of  the  United 
States  is  prohibited,  except  in  cases  of  urgent  necessity,  for  which  the  sanction 
of  the  Secretary  of  War  will  be  first  obtained. 


144  STAFF   ADMINISTRATION. 

ARTICLE  LVII. 

STAFF  ADMINISTRATION. 

740.  The  supply,  payment,  and  recruitment  of  the  Army,  and  the  direction 
of  the  expenditures  of  the  appropriations  for  its  support,  are  by  law  intrusted 
to  the  Secretary  of  War.    He  exercises  control  through  the  Chief  of  Staff  and 
the  bureaus  of  the  War  Department.    He  determines  where  and  how  particular 
supplies  shall  be  purchased,  delivered,  inspected,  stored,  and  distributed. 

741.  The  exercise  by  the  President  of  his  power  to  call  the  Organized  Militia 
into  the  service  of  the  United  States,  or  to  raise  volunteers,  authorizes  the  chiefs 
of  the  supply  departments  of  the  Army  to  equip  and  supply  said  forces  in  the 
manner  authorized  by  the  Army  and  Field  Service  Regulations,  limited  only  by 
available  appropriations. 

742.  When  a  chief  of  bureau  of  the  War  Department  desires  to  change  the 
station  of  an  officer  or  enlisted  man  of  his  department,  or  to  send  him  on  duty 
peculiar   thereto    (except   as   hereinafter  authorized),   he   will   apply  to   The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  for  the  necessary  orders,  setting  forth  the  rea- 
sons for  the  change  or  the  purpose  of  the  journeys.     Journeys,  not  involving 
change  of  station,  to  be  performed  by  officers  of  the  Corps  of  Engineers  on  duty 
peculiar  to  fortification  work  or  to  river  and  harbor  or  other  civil  work,  may 
be  ordered  by  the  Chief  of  Engineers  when  such  officers  are  subject  to  his  imme- 
diate orders,  and  similarly  may  be  approved  by  him  under  paragraph  73.    Dis- 
trict engineer  officers  may  issue  orders  to  their  military  assistants  for  journeys 
to  be  performed  by  them  on  duty  peculiar  to  fortification  work  or  to  river  and 
harbor  or  other  civil  work  within  the  geographical  limits  of  their  respective 
districts  and  may  approve  such  travel  under  paragraph  73. 

743.  The  assignment  to   stations  of  officers  or  enlisted  men  of  the  staff 
departments  or  of  post  noncommissioned  staff  officers,  except  as  provided  in 
the  Field  Service  Regulations,  will  be  made  by  the  War  Department  or  by  com- 
manders of  territorial  departments  under  the  special  authority  of  the  War 
Department.     The  commander  of  a  department  who,  in  consequence  of  the 
movement  of  troops  or  other  necessity  of  service,  removes  an  officer  from  the 
station  to  which  he  has  been  assigned  by  the  War  Department  will  promptly 
report  the  case  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

744.  When  business  upon  which  a  board  of  officers  is  to  be  assembled  is 
solely  within  the  sphere  of  duty  of  a  particular  staff  department,  and  the  mem- 
bers thereof  are  to  be  selected  from  the  same,  the  chief  of  such  department  will 
call  the  board  if  it  is  to  meet  at  a  post  or  station  under  his  immediate  control 
and  is  to  be  composed  only  of  officers  serving,  thereat;  otherwise  the  order 
appointing  it  will  be  issued  by  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 

745.  Copies  of  all  important  communications  from  a  bureau  of  the  War 
Department  to  a  disbursing  officer  on  the  staff  of  a  department  commander, 
which  concern  service  in  such  department,  will  be  sent  direct  to  the  department 
commander. 

746.  Staff  officers  assigned  to  the  command  of  an  officer  are  under  his  super- 
vision and  control  in  all  matters  pertaining  to  or  affecting  the  command  and  in 
all  other  matters  which  are  not  specially  excepted  from  such  control  by  the 
regulations  or  orders  of  the  War  Department. 

747.  Commanders  of  departments,  in  order  to  avoid  unnecessary  clerical 
labor  and  accumulation  of  papers,  will  call  upon  officers  under  their  orders 
for  only  such  abstracts  or  reports,  in  addition  to  those  required  by  regula- 
tions, as  may  be  needed  for  proper  administration,  but  will  not  require  regular 


STAFF  ADMINISTRATION GENERAL  STAFF  CORPS.      145 

reports  and   returns  at  stated  times  without   the  authority  of  the  War  De- 
partment. 

748.  Commanding  officers   will   cause   returns,    requisitions,   and  estimates 
pertaining  to  their  respective  commands  to  be  promptly  made  and  forwarded. 

749.  Officers  doing  duty  as  staff  officers  of  military  posts  and  commands 
will  submit  their  estimates  and  requisitions  for  supplies,  property,  and  money 
to  their  immediate  commanding  officers  for  revision  and  approval,  who  will 
carefully  examine  estimates  and  requisitions  and  satisfy  themselves  that  money 
or  articles  asked  for  are  in  amount,  quantity,  and  kind  actually  required  for 
the  public  service  during  the  period  covered. 

750.  The  chief  of  each  branch  of  the  staff  of  any  command  will  carefully 
revise  the  estimates  and  requisitions  for  money  and  supplies  for  the  command 
in  so  far  as  his  particular  branch  is  concerned.     He  will  ascertain  and  recom- 
mend  the   cheapest  markets  and   most   economical   routes  of   transportation. 
Such  officers  will  receive  from  their  commanders  timely  instructions  as  to  all 
contemplated  movements  of  troops  and  as  to  any  probable  increase  or  diminu- 
tion of  the  garrison  at  any  particular  post,  that  a  proper  and  economical  dis- 
tribution of  supplies  may  be  made. 

751.  It  is  the  duty  of  commanding  officers  to  enforce  rigid  economy  in  public 
expenditures  and  to  correct  all  irregularity  and  extravagance  which  they  may 
discover;   to  see  that  disbursements  are  economically  made  and  that  public 
property  is  protected;   to  scrutinize  carefully  all  contracts  and  vouchers  for 
disbursements;  and  to  guard  the  public  interests  in  every  particular. 

ARTICLE  LVIII.1 

GENERAL  STAFF  CORPS. 

752.  The  General  Staff  Corps,  created  in  conformity  to  the  act  of  Congress 
approved  February  14,  1903,  is  composed  of  officers  of  the  grades  and  number 
specified  in  said  act,  detailed  for  service  in  said  corps  for  a  period  of  four  years 
unless  sooner  relieved,  under  rules  of  selection  prescribed  by  the  President. 
Upon  being  relieved  from  duty  in  the  General  Staff  Corps  officers  return  to  the 
branch  of  the  Army  in  which  they  hold  permanent  commissions,  and  except  in 
case  of  emergency  or  in  time  of  war  are  not  eligible  to  further  detail  therein 
until  they  have  served  for  two  years  with  the  branch  of  the  Army  in  which 
commissioned.     This  ineligibility  does  not  apply  to  any  officer  who  has  been 
relieved  prior  to  the  expiration  of  four  years'  duty  with  the  corps;  but  such 
officer  will  become  ineligible  as  soon  as  he  shall  have  completed  a  total  of  four 
years  of  said  duty.     While  serving  in  the  General  Staff  Corps  officers  may  be 
temporarily  assigned  to  duty  with  any  branch  of  the  Army. 

753.  The  law  establishes  the  General  Staff  Corps  as  a  separate  and  distinct 
staff  organization,  the  chief  of  which  has  supervision,  under  superior  authority, 
over  all  branches  of  the  military  service,  line  and  staff,  except  such  as  are 
exempted  therefrom  by  law  or  regulations,  with  a  view  to  their  coordination 
and  harmonious  cooperation  in  the  execution  of  authorized  military  policies. 

754.  The  General  Staff  Corps,  under  the  direction  of  the  Chief  of  Staff,  is 
charged  with  the  duty  of  investigating  and  reporting  upon  all  questions  affect- 
ing the  efficiency  of  the  Army  and  its  state  of  preparation  for  military  opera- 
tions, and  to  this  end  considers  and  reports  upon  all  questions  relating  to 

1  This  article  is  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the  order  of  the  Secretary  of  War  of  April 
14,  1906. 

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146  GENERAL  STAFF  CORPS WAR  DEPARTMENT  GENERAL  STAFF. 

organization,  distribution,  equipment,  armament,  and  training  of  the  military 
forces  (regulars,  volunteers,  and  militia),  proposed  legislative  enactments 
and  general  and  special  regulations  affecting  the  Army,  transportation,  com- 
munications, quarters,  and  supplies;  prepares  projects  for  maneuvers;  revises 
estimates  for  appropriations  for  the  support  of  the  Army  and  advises  as  to 
disbursement  of  such  appropriations;  exercises  supervision  over  inspections, 
military  education  and  instruction,  examinations  for  the  appointment  and 
promotion  of  officers,  efficiency  records,  details  and  assignments,  and  all  orders 
and  instructions  originating  in  the  course  of  administration  in  any  branch  of 
the  service  which  have  relation  to  the  efficiency  of  the  military  forces;  pre- 
pares important  orders  and  correspondence  embodying  the  orders  and  instruc- 
tions of  the  President  and  Secretary  of  War  to  the  Army ;  reviews  the  reports 
of  examining  and  retiring  boards,  and  acts  upon  such  other  matters  as  the 
Secretary  of  War  may  determine. 

755.  The  General  Staff  Corps,  under  like  direction,  is  further  charged  with 
the  duty  of  preparing  plans  for  the  national  defense  and  for  the  mobilization  of 
the  military  forces   (including  the  assignment  to  armies,  corps,  divisions,  and 
other  headquarters  of  the  necessary  quota   of  general   staff  and  other  staff 
officers),  and  incident  thereto  with  the  study  of  possible  theaters  of  war  and  of 
strategic  questions  in  general ;  with  the  collection  of  military  information  of 
foreign  countries  and  of  our  own;  the  preparation  of  plans  of  campaign,  of 
reports  of  campaigns,  battles,  engagements,  and  expeditions,  and  of  technical 
histories  of  military  operations  of  the  United  States. 

756.  To  officers  of  the  General  Staff  Corps  are  committed  the  further  duties 
of  rendering  professional  aid  and  assistance  to  the  Secretary  of  War  and  to  gen- 
oral  officers  and  other  superior  commanders  and  of  acting  as  their  agents  in 
informing,  and  coordinating  the  action  of,  all  the  different  officers  who  are 
subject  under  the  provisions  of  law  to  the  supervision  of  the  Chief  of  Staff. 
They  perform  such  other  military  duties  not  otherwise  assigned  by  law  as  may 
from  time  to  time  be  prescribed  by  the  President.     Under  the  authority  here 
conferred  officers  of  the  General  Staff  Corps  are  intrusted  with  the  executive 
duties  hereinafter  indicated. 

757.  Officers  of  the  General  Staff  Corps  assigned  to  duty  with  commanders 
of  armies,  divisions,  separate  brigades,  and  territorial  departments  are  collec- 
tively denominated  the  General  Staff  serving  with  troops.     They  serve  under 
the  immediate  orders  of  such  commanders ;  those  not  so  assigned  perform  duty 
under  the  immediate  direction  of  the  Chief  of  Staff  and  constitute  the  War 
Department  General  Staff. 

758.  The  assignment  of  duties  to  the  General  Staff  Corps  does  not  involve 
in  any  degree  the  impairment  of  the  initiative  and  responsibility  which  special 
staff  corps  and  departments  have  in  the  transaction  of  current  business. 

WAR  DEPARTMENT  GENERAL  STAFF. 

759.  To  facilitate  the  performance  of  its  duties,  the  War  Department  General 
Staff' will  be  arranged  in  sections,  each  under  the  direction  of  an  officer  of  the 
General  Staff  Corps  to  be  designated  by  the  Chief  of  Staff.     Such  committees 
will  be  designated  in  the  sections  from  time  to  time  as  may  be  necessary  to 
facilitate  the  transaction  of  business  in  hand. 

760.  The  War  Department  General  Staff  in  its  several  sections  and  commit- 
tees stands  in  an  advisory  relation  to  the  Chief  of  Staff  in  the  performance  of 
the  duties  herein  devolved  upon  him.    The  distribution  of  duties  to  the  several 
sections  and  committees  is  regulated  by  the  Chief  of  Staff. 


CHIEF    OF   STAFF.  147 

CHIEF  OF  STAFF. 

761.  Under  the  act  of  February  14,  1903,  the  command  of  the  Army  of  the 
United  States  rests  with  the  constitutional  Commander  in  Chief,  the  President. 
The  President  will  place  parts  of  the  Army,  and  separate  armies  whenever  con- 
stituted, under  commanders  subordinate  to  his  general  command ;  and,  in  case 
of  exigency  seeming  to  him  to  require  it,  he  may  place  the  whole  Army  under 
a  single  commander  subordinate  to  him ;  but  in  time  of  peace  and  under  ordinary 
conditions  the  administration  and  control  of  the  Army  are  effected  without  any 
second  in  command. 

The  President's  command  is  exercised  through  the  Secretary  of  War  and  the 
Chief  of  Staff.  The  Secretary  of  War  is  charged  with  carrying  out  the  policies 
of  the  President  in  military  affairs.  He  directly  represents  the  President  and 
is  bound  always  to  act  in  conformity  to  the  President's  instructions.  Under  the 
law  and  the  decisions  of  the  Supreme  Court  his  acts  are  the  President's  acts 
and  his  directions  and  orders  are  the  President's  directions  and  orders. 

The  Chief  of  Staff  reports  to  the  Secretary  of  War,  acts  as  his  military 
adviser,  receives  from  him  the  directions  and  orders  given  in  behalf  of  the 
President,  and  gives  effect  thereto  in  the  manner  hereinafter  provided.  For 
purposes  of  administration  the  office  of  the  Chief  of  Staff  will  constitute  a 
supervising  military  bureau  of  the  War  Department. 

Exceptions  to  this  ordinary  course  of  administration  may,  however,  be  made 
at  any  time  if  the  President  sees  fit  to  call  upon  the  Chief  of  Staff  to  give 
information  or  advice,  or  receive  instructions,  directly. 

Wherever  in  these  regulations  action  by  the  President  is  referred  to,  the 
action  of  the  President  through  the  Secretary  of  War  is  included ;  and  wherever 
the  action  of  the  Secretary  of  War  is  referred  to,  the  Secretary  of  War  is 
deemed  to  act  as  the  representative  of  the  President  and  under  his  direction. 

The  Chief  of  Staff  is  detailed  by  the  President  from  officers  of  the  Army  at 
large  not  below  the  grade  of  brigadier  general.  The  successful  performance  of 
the  duties  of  the  position  requires  what  the  title  denotes — a  relation  of  absolute 
confidence  and  personal  accord  and  sympathy  between  the  Chief  of  Staff  and 
the  President,  and  necessarily  also  between  the  Chief  of  Staff  and  the  Secre- 
tary of  War.  For  this  reason,  without  any  reflection  whatever  upon  the  officer 
detailed,  the  detail  will  in  every  case  cease,  unless  sooner  terminated,  on  the 
day  following  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  office  of  the  President  by  whom  the 
detail  is  made;  and  if  at  any  time  the  Chief  of  Staff  considers  that  he  can  no 
longer  sustain  toward  the  President  and  the  Secretary  of  War  the  relations 
above  described,  it  will  be  his  duty  to  apply  to  be  relieved. 

The  provisions  of  paragraph  752  regarding  the  redetail  of  an  officer  who  has 
not  completed  a  total  of  four  years'  service  apply  to  the  Chief  of  Staff. 

762.  The  Chief  of  Staff  is  charged  as  limited  and  provided  by  law  with  the 
duty  of  supervising,  under  the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  all  troops  of 
the  line,  the  Adjutant  General's,  Inspector  General's,  Judge  Advocate  General's, 
Medical,  and  Ordnance  Departments,  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  the  Corps  of* 
Engineers,  and  the  Signal  Corps.     He  performs  such  other  military  duties  not 
otherwise  assigned  by  law  as  may  be  assigned  to  him  by  the  President. 

763.  The  supervisory  power  vested  by  statute  in  the  Chief  of  Staff  covers 
primarily  duties  pertaining  to  the  command,  discipline,  training,  and  recruit- 
ment of  the  Army,  military  operations,  distribution  of  troops,  inspections,  arma- 
ment, fortifications,  military  education  and  instruction,  and  kindred  matters, 
but-  includes  also,  in  an  advisory  capacity,  such  duties  connected  with  fiscal  ad- 
ministration and  supply  as  are  committed  to  him  by  the  Secretary  of  War. 


148  CHIEF    OF   STAFF GENERAL   STAFF   WITH    TROOPS. 

In  respect  to  all  duties  within  the  scope  of  his  supervisory  power,  and  more 
particularly  those  duties  enumerated  in  this  and  the  following  paragraph,  he 
makes  and  causes  to  be  made  inspections  to  determine  defects  which  may  exist 
in  any  matter  affecting  the  efficiency  of  the  Army  and  its  state  of  preparation 
for  war.  He  keeps  the  Secretary  of  War  constantly  informed  of  defects  dis- 
covered, and  under  his  direction  issues  the  necessary  instructions  for  their 
correction. 

764.  Supervisory  power  is  conferred  upon  the  Chief  of  Staff  over  all  matters 
arising  in  the  execution  of  acts  of  Congress  and  executive  regulations  made  in 
pursuance    thereof    relating    to    the    militia.     This    supervision    is    especially 
directed  to  matters  of  organization,  armament,  equipment,  discipline,  training, 
and  inspections.     Proposed  legal  enactments  and  regulations  affecting  the  mili- 
tia and  estimates  for  appropriations  for  its  support  are  considered  by  him,  and 
his  recommendations  submitted  to  the  Secretary  of  War. 

765.  The  Chief  of  Staff  is  charged  with  the  duty  of  informing  the  Secretary 
of  War  as  to  the  qualifications  of  officers  as  determined  by  their  records,  with 
a  view  to  proper  selection  for  special  details,  assignments,  and  promotions,  in- 
cluding detail  to  and  relief  from  the  General  Staff  Corps;  also  of  presenting 
recommendations  for  the  recognition  of  special  or  distinguished  services. 

766.  All  orders  and  instructions  emanating  from  the  War  Department,  and 
all  regulations  affecting  the  Army  or  the  status  of  officers  or  enlisted  men 
therein,  are  issued  by  the  Secretary  of  War  through  the  Chief  of  Staff,  and 
are  communicated  to  troops  and  individuals  in  the  military  service  through  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

767.  The  assignment  of  officers  of  the  General  Staff  Corps  to  stations  and 
duties  is  made  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  Chief  of  Staff. 

768.  In  case  of  absence  or  disability  of  the  Chief  of  Staff  the  senior  officer 
of  the  General  Staff  present  for  duty  in  Washington  shall  act  as  such  chief 
unless  otherwise  specially  directed  by  the  Secretary  of  War. 

769.  In  the  performance  of  the  duties  hereinbefore  enumerated  and  in  repre- 
sentation of  superior  authority,  the  Chief  of  Staff  calls  for  information,  makes 
investigations,  issues  instructions,  and  exercises  all  other  functions  necessary 
to  secure  proper  harmony  and  efficiency  of  action  upon  the  part  of  those  placed 
under  his  supervision. 

THE  GENERAL  STAFF  SERVING  WITH  TROOPS. 

770.  Tho  general  staff  of  a  command  consists  of  general  staff  officers  of  such 
number  and  grades  as  may  be  assigned  to  it  on  the  recommendation  of  the 
Chief  of  Staff. 

771.  The  senior  general  staff  officer  on  duty  with  a  command  shall,  unless 
otherwise  directed  by  the  War  Department,  be  the  chief  of  staff  of  the  com- 
mand.    Ordinarily  he  will  be  so  assigned  by  the  War  Department. 

772.  The  duties  of  the  chief  of  staff  of  a  command  are  as  prescribed  for 
officers  of  the  General  Staff  Corps  in  paragraphs  754  to  757,  and  in  addition  he 
will,  under  direction  of  the  commander  of  the  troops,  perform  all  duties  analo- 
gous to  those  devolved  by  paragraphs  762  to  769  upon  the  Chief  of  Staff  of 
the  Army.    The  other  general  staff  officers  serving  with  troops  are  employed 
under  the  direction  of  the  commanders  thereof  upon  the  duties  prescribed  for 
officers  of  the  General  Staff  Corps,  and  they  shall  perform  such  other  duties 
within  the  scope  of  general  staff  employment  as  may  be  directed  by  such  com- 
manders.    General  staff  officers  will  not  be  assigned  to  other  than  general  staff 
duties  except  by  special  authority  of  the  War  Department. 


ADJUTANT  GENERAL'S  DEPARTMENT.  149 

773.  The  two  general  officers  authorized  for  the  General   Staff  Corps  are 
detailed  by  the  President  from  officers  of  the  Army  at  large  not  below  the  grade 
of  brigadier  general.    All  vacancies  that  may  occur  in  the  General  Staff  Corps 
In  grades  below  that  of  brigadier  general  will  be  filled  on  the  recommendation 
of  a  board  of  five  general  officers  of  the  line,  not  more  than  two  of  whom  shall 
be  members  of  the  General  Staff  Corps,  convened  by  the  War  Department  at 
such  times  as  may  be  necessary.     The  board  will  be  sworn  to  recommend  offi- 
cers solely  on  their  professional  efficiency,  and  on  their  probable  aptitude  and 
fitness  for  general  staff  service,  and  will  select  such  number  of  officers  of  the 
proper  grades  to  fill  existing  or  expected  vacancies,  as  the  War  Department 
may  direct. 

ARTICLE  LIX. 
ADJUTANT  GENERAL'S  DEPARTMENT. 

774.  The   Adjutant    General's   Department   is   the   department   of   records, 
orders,  and  correspondence  of  the  Army  and  the  militia. 

The  Adjutant  General  is  charged,  under  the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of 
War,  and  subject  to  the  supervision  of  the  Chief  of  Staff  in  all  matters  per- 
taining to  the  command,  discipline,  or  administration  of  the  existing  military 
establishment,  with  the  duty  of  recording,  authenticating,  and  communicating 
to  troops  and  individuals  in  the  military  service  all  orders,  instructions,  and 
regulations  issued  by  the  Secretary  of  War  through  the  Chief  of  Staff;  of  pre- 
paring and  distributing  commissions;  of  compiling  and  issuing  the  Army  Reg- 
ister and  the  Army  List  and  Directory ;  of  consolidating  the  general  returns  of 
the  Army ;  of  arranging  and  preserving  the  reports  of  officers  detailed  to  visit 
encampments  of  militia ;  of  preparing  the  annual  returns  of  the  militia  required 
by  law  to  be  submitted  to  Congress;  of  managing  the  recruiting  service,  and 
of  recording1  and  issuing  orders  from  the  War  Department  remitting  or  miti- 
gating sentences  of  general  prisoners  who  have  been  discharged  from  the  mili- 
tary service. 

The  Adjutant  General  is  vested  by  law  with  the  charge,  under  the  Secretary 
of  War,  "  of  the  military  and  hospital  records  of  the  volunteer  armies  and  the 
pension  and  other  business  of  the  War  Department  connected  therewith  " ;  and 
of  the  publication  and  distribution  of  the  Official  Records  of  the  War  of  the 
Rebellion.  He  also  has  charge  of  the  historical  records  and  business  of  the 
permanent  military  establishment,  including  all  pension,  pay,  bounty,  and  other 
business  pertaining  to  or  based  upon  the  military  or  medical  histories  of  former 
officers  or  enlisted  men. 

The  archives  of  The  Adjutant  General's  Office  include:  All  military  records 
of  the  Revolutionary  War ;  the  records  of  all  organizations,  officers,  and  enlisted 
men  that  have  been  in  the  military  service  of  the  United  States  since  the  Revo- 
lutionary War ;  the  records  of  the  movements  and  operations  of  troops ;  tile 
medical  and  hospital  records  of  the  Army ;  all  reports  of  physical  examination 
of  recruits  and  all  identification  cards ;  the  records  of  the  Provost  Marshal  Gen- 
eral's Bureau ;  the  records  of  the  Bureau  of  Refugees,  Freedmen,  and  Aban- 
doned Lands ;  the  Confederate  records,  including  those  pertaining  to  the  legis- 
lative, executive,  and  judicial  branches  of  the  Confederate  government. 

Upon  the  muster  out  or  discharge  of  volunteers  or  militia  from  the  service  of 
the  United  States  all  the  records  that  pertain  to  them,  and  that  have  not  already 
been  filed  in  The  Adjutant  General's  Office,  will  be  transferred  to  and  filed  in 
that  office. 

The  Adjutant  General  takes  such  steps  as  are  necessary  to  complete  or  correct 
the  records  in  his  custody,  and  answers  all  calls  or  inquiries  that  are  answer- 
able from  those  records  and  that  do  not  require  administrative  action  by  other 
bureaus  of  the  War  Department. 


150  MILITARY   CORRESPONDENCE. 

ARTICLE   LX. 
MILITARY  CORRESPONDENCE.  - 

775.  An  official  letter  should  refer  to  one  subject  only.     Letters  of  trans- 
mittal  will  be  used  only  when  necessary,  and  when  used  must  refer  only  to  the 
matter  transmitted;  none  are  required  with  rolls,  returns,  estimates,  requisi- 
tions, or  periodical  reports.    Telegrams  will  be  followed  by  official  copies  sent 
by  first  mail  in  cases  of  financial  transactions  of  more  than  trifling  importance 
and  in  cases  in  which  chiefs  of  bureaus  of  the  War  Department  may  deem  it 
necessary  themselves  to  send,  or  to  require  officers  serving  under  their  immediate 
control  to  send  to  them,  such  copies. 

776.  Letters  will  be  written,  folded,  numbered,  briefed,  marked,  and  signed; 
indorsements  will  be  written,  numbered,  and  signed;   and  inclosnres  will  be 
numbered   and  marked   as  prescribed   in   orders   from   the   War   Department. 
Models  illustrating  the  system  are  furnished  from  The  Adjutant  General's  Office. 

777.  The  post-office  address  of  an  officer's  station  will  be  given  in  his  official 
letters.     Indefinite  expressions  of  locality,  which  do  not  indicate  where  the 
letter  was  written,  will  not  be  used. 

778.  In  order  to  reduce  the  possibility  of  confidential  communications  falling 
into  the  hands  of  persons  other  than  those  for  whom  they  are  intended,  the 
sender  will  inclose  them  in  an  inner  and  an  outer  cover;  the  inner  cover  to  be 
a  sealed  envelope  or  wrapper  addressed  in  the  usual  way,  but  marked  plainly 
"  Confidential "  in  such  manner  that  the  notation  may  be  most  readily  seen 
when  the  outer  cover  is  removed.     The  package  thus  prepared  will  then  be 
inclosed  in  another  sealed  envelope  or  wrapper  addressed  in  the  ordinary  man- 
ner with  no  notation  to  indicate  the  confidential  nature  of  the  contents. 

The  foregoing  applies  not  only  to  confidential  communications  entrusted  to 
the  mails  or  to  telegraph  companies,  but  also  to  such  communications  entrusfed 
to  messengers  passing  between  different  offices  of  the  same  headquarters,  in- 
cluding the  bureaus  and  offices  of  the  War  Department. 

Government  telegraph  operators  will  be  held  responsible  that  all  telegrams 
are  carefully  guarded.  No  received  telegram  will  ever  leave  an  office  except  in 
a  sealed  envelope,  properly  addressed.  All  files  will  be  carefully  guarded  and 
access  thereto  will  be  denied  to  all  parties  except  those  authorized  by  law  to  see 
the  same. 

779.  Official  communications  will  be  signed  or  authenticated  with  the  pen 
and  not  by  facsimiles,  and  if  written  by  order,  it  will  be  stated  by  whose  order. 
Signatures  will  be  plainly  and  legibly  written.     By  virtue  of  the  commission 
and  assignment  to  duty,  the  adjutant  general  or  adjutant  of  any  command 
transacts  the  business  or  correspondence  of  that  command  over  his  own  signa- 
ture; but  when  orders  or  instructions  of  any  kind  are  given,  the  authority  by 
which  he  gives  the  order  must  be  stated.     In  the  absence  of  a  commanding 
general,  his  chief  of  staff,  or,  if  there  be  none,  his  adjutant  general,  in  signing 
the  communications  to  be  forwarded  to  higher  authority,  will  add  to  his  signa- 
ture the  words,  "  In  the  absence  of  the  —     —  commander." 

780.  An  officer  will  not  be  designated  in  orders  nor  addressed  in  official 
communications  by  any  other  title  than  that  of  his  actual  rank. 

781.  Private  correspondence  from  persons  in  the  military  service  which  they 
may  desire  to  have  forwarded  through  the  dispatch  agents  of  the  United  States 
will  be  addressed,  under  cover,  to  the  War  Department. 

782.  Except  as  otherwise  specially  authorized  or  required  by  Army  Regula- 
tions, all  official  communications  from  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  Army 


MILITARY   CORRESPONDENCE.  151 

outside  of  the  War  Department  intended  for  the  Secretary  of  War  or  for  any 
bureau  or  office  of  the  War  Department  will  be  in  writing  and  addressed  to 
The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  who  will  submit  all  business,  coming  to 
him  from  the  Army,  which  requires  action  in  the  War  Department  or  by  the 
President  and  which  does  not  come  within  the  jurisdiction  of  chiefs  of  bureaus, 
to  the  Chief  of  Staff,  to  be  acted  upon  by  him  in  conformity  to  the  rules  duly 
prescribed  for  that  purpose  by  the  President  or  the  Secretary  of  War. 

Correspondence  of  the  War  Department  with  the  Army  will  be  through  or  by 
The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

783.  Communications,  whether  from  a  subordinate  to  a  superior,  or  vice 
versa,  will  pass  through  intermediate  commanders.  This  rule  will  not  be  inter- 
preted as  including  matters  in  relation  to  which  intermediate  commanders  can 
have  no  knowledge,  and  over  which  they  are  not  expected  to  exercise  control. 
Chiefs  of  War  Department  bureaus  are  intermediate  commanders  between 
higher  authority  and  the  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  their  respective  corps  or 
departments,  who  are  serving  under  the  exclusive  control  of  themselves  and 
their  subordinates.  Verbal  communications  will  be  governed  by  the  same  rules 
as  to  channels  as  written  communications.  When  necessity  requires  commu- 
nications to  be  sent  through  other  than  the  prescribed  channel,  the  necessity 
therefor  will  be  stated. 

Communications  from   superiors  to   subordinates  will  be  answered   through 
the  same  channel  as  received. 

784.  Correspondence  between  an  officer  of  a  staff  corps  or  department  and 
the  chief  of  the  War  Department  bureau  in  which  he  is  serving,  which  doc 
not  involve  questions  of  administrative  responsibility  within  the  supervision 
commanding  officers  outside  that  staff  corps  or  department  nor  relate  to  incu- 
vidual  interests  or  status  of  a  military  nature  requiring  the  action  of  author- 
ity outside  that  staff  corps  or  department,  and  which  is  concerned  exclusively 
with  the  business  of  that  staff  corps  or  department,  will  pass  directly.     All 
business  emanating  from  the  bureaus  of  the  War  Department  requiring  the 
action  of  higher  authority  will  be  submitted  to  the  Chief  of  Staff  for  his  con- 
sideration, either  orally  in  person,  or  in  writing  through  The  Adjutant  General 
of  the  Army.    In  all  cases  the  action  of  higher  authority  thereon  will  be  com- 
municated in  writing  by  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  to  those  concerned. 
Matters,   however,   of  a   purely  civil  nature  will  be   submitted  by   chiefs  of 
bureaus  directly  to  the  Secretary  of  War  unless  otherwise  required  by  their 
subject  matter. 

785.  Except  as  provided  in  paragraph  783,  all  communications,  reports,  and 
estimates  from  officers  serving  at  a  military  post,  and  communications  of  every 
nature  addressed  to  them  relating  to  affairs  of  the  post,  will  pass  through  the 
post  commander. 

786.  Officers  who  forward  communications  will  indorse  thereon  their  ap- 
proval or  disapproval,  with  remarks.     No  communication  will  be  forwarded  to 
the  War  Department  by  a  department  commander  or  other  superior  officer  for 
the  action  of  the  Secretary  of  War  without  some  recommendation  or  expression 
of  opinion. 

787.  A  commander  or  chief  of  bureau  may  communicate  with  those  under 
his  command  or  direction  through  a  staff  or  other  suitable  officer.     With  all 
others  he  will  himself  make  the  communication. 

788.  Unless  otherwise  expressly  authorized  by  statute,  an  application  for  the 
official  opinion  of  the  Judge  Advocate  General  or  of  an  officer  of  any  Executive 
Department  of  the  Government  other  than  the  War  Department  will  be  ad- 
dressed to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army.     Abstract  questions  will  not  be 
presented. 


152  MILITARY   CORRESPONDENCE ORDERS. 

789.  Unimportant  and  trivial  communications  need  not  be  forwarded  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  simply  because  addressed  to  him.     Department, 
brigade,  and  district  commanders  should  decide  whether  a  communication  is  of 
sufficient  importance  to  be  forwarded. 

790.  In  official  correspondence  between  officers  or  between  officers  and  offi- 
cials of  other  branches  of  the  public  service,  and  especially  in  matters  involving 
questions  of  jurisdiction,  conflict  of  authority,  or  dispute,  officers  of  the  Army 
are  reminded  that  their  correspondence  should  be  courteous  in  tone  and  free 
from  any  expression  partaking  of  a  personal  nature  or  calculated  to  give  offense. 
Whenever  questions  of  such  character  shall  arise  between  officers  and  officials 
of  other  branches  of  the  public  service,  and  it  is  found  that  they  can  not  be 
reconciled  by  an  interchange  of  courteous  correspondence,  the  officer  of  the 
Army,  as  the  representative  of  the  interests  of  the  War  Department  in  the  mat- 
ter involved,  will  make  a  full  presentation  of  the  case  to  the  Secretary  of  War 
through  the  proper  military  channels,  in  order  that  the  same  may  be  properly 
considered. 

ARTICLE   LXI. 

ORDERS. 

791.  The  routine  orders  of  commanders  of  armies,  divisions,  brigades,  regi- 
ments, battalions  not  organized  into  regiments,  posts,   departments,   and  dis- 
tricts are  denominated  "general  (general  court-martial  or  special)  orders"  of 
such  army,  division,  etc.,  according  to  character,  and  are  numbered  in  separate 
series,  each  beginning  with  the  calendar  year  or  at  the  time  of  the  establish- 
ment of  the  headquarters.     Orders  issued  by  commanders  of  battalions  forming 
parts  of  regiments,  companies,  or  small  detachments  are  simply  denominated 
"orders,"  and  are  numbered  in  a  single  series,  beginning  with  the  year.     Cir- 
culars issued  from  any  headquarters  are  numbered  in  a  separate  series. 

The  orders  of  commanders  of  armies,  divisions,  brigades,  regiments,  separate 
battalions,  and  companies  in  the  field,  relating  entirely  to  tactical  or  strategical 
operations  incident  to  a  state  of  war,  are  denominated  "field  orders"  and  are 
numbered  in  series. 

792.  General  orders  publish  matters  of  importance  to  the  whole  command 
which  are  of  permanent  interest  or  are  to  be  constantly  observed,   such  as 
hours  for  roll  calls  and  duties,  police  regulations  and  prohibitions,  laws  and 
regulations  for  the  Army,  and  eulogies  or  censures. 

793.  Special  orders  are  such  as  concern  individuals  or  relate  to  matters  that 
need  not  be  made  known  to  the  whole  command. 

794.  General  orders  and  all  important  special  orders  must  be  read  and  ap- 
proved, before  issue,  by  the  officer  whose  orders  they  are. 

795.  An  order  will  state  the  source  from  which  it  emanates,  its  number,  date, 
place  of  issue,  and  the  authority  under  which  issued.     It  may  be  put  in  the 
form  of  a  letter  addressed  to  the  individual  concerned   through  the  proper 
channel. 

796.  Orders  for  any  body  of  troops  will  ordinarily  be  addressed  to  its  com- 
manding officer,  the  address  naming  the  office  and  not  the  individual.     They 
will  be  executed  by  the  commander  present,  who  will  publish  them  and  dis- 
tribute  copies   when   necessary. 

797.  Orders  eulogizing  the  conduct  of  living  officers  will  not  be  issued  except 
in  cases  of  gallantry  in  action  or  performance  of  especially  hazardous  service. 

798.  In  the  field,  verbal  and  important  written  orders  are  carried  by  officers. 
Dispatches  for  distant  corps  should  be  intrusted  only  to  officers  to  whom  their 
contents  may  be  confided. 


ORDERS.  153 

799.  Mounted  enlisted  men  will  be  employed  to  carry  important  dispatches 
only  in  special  and  urgent  cases.    The  precise  hours  of  departure  and  the  rates 
at  which  they  are  to  be  conveyed  will  be  written  clearly  on  the  covers  of  all 
dispatches  transmitted  by  mounted  orderlies. 

800.  Orders  to  an  officer  involving  travel  on  duty,  as  for  the  inspection  or 
payment  of  troops,  etc.,  will  designate  the  troops  and  posts  to  be  visited  and  the 
order  in  which  he  will  visit  them. 

801.  Orders  and  instructions  will  be  transmitted  through  intermediate  com- 
manders, in  order  of  rank,  except  when  they  are  of  such  character  that  the 
commanders  have  no  power  to  modify  or  suspend  them.  In  such  cases  the 
orders  or  instructions  will  be  sent  directly  to  the  officer  by  whom  they  are  to  be 
executed,  copies  being  furnished  to  the  intermediate  commanders. 

802.  Printed  orders  are  generally  distributed  directly  to  posts  by  the  head- 
quarters from  which  issued.    Files  of  such  orders  will  be  kept  by  each  regiment 
and  company  and  at  each  military  post,  and  will  be  turned  over  by  a  com- 
mander, when  relieved,  to  his  successor.    If  general  orders  in  regular  succession 
are  not  received  within  a  reasonable  time,  commanding  officers  will  report  miss- 
ing numbers  to  the  proper  headquarters. 

803.  General  orders  of  the  War  Department  issued  from  the  Office  of  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  will  be  distributed  by  The  Adjutant  General's 
Department.     The  distribution  will  be  made,  first,  by  The  Adjutant  General  of 
the  Army  directly,  and,  second,  under  the  immediate  direction  of  The  Adjutant 
General  of  the  Army,  by  the  department  adjutants  of  the  several  territorial 
departments,  each  department  adjutant  to  make  the  distribution  within  his 
own  department. 

1.    BY   THE    ADJUTANT    GENERAL    OF   THE   ARMY. 

(a)  To  the  department  adjutants  of  the  several  territorial  departments,  such 
number  of  copies  as  will  enable  them  to  make  the  distribution  hereinafter  pre- 
scribed. (&)  To  the  Chief  of  Staff  and  to  the  chiefs  of  bureaus  and  offices 
of  the  War  Department,  for  use  in  the  official  files  and  for  the  personal  files 
of  such  officers  as  are  on  duty  in  Washington  in  the  War  Department  General 
Staff,  the  bureaus  and  offices  of  the  department,  and  the  Army  War  College. 
(c)  To  each  military  attache,  one  copy  for  his  personal  file. 

2.    BY    THE    DEPARTMENT    ADJUTANTS    OF    THE    SEVERAL    TERRITORIAL    DEPARTMENTS. 

(a)  To  the  several  offices  at  department,  brigade,  and  district  headquarters 
for  the  official  files  thereat.  (&)  To  each  regimental,  coast  defense,  and  post 
headquarters  for  the  official  files  thereat;  to  each  troop,  battery,  or  company 
organization  for  its  official  file;  and  to  each  officer,  whatever  his  duty  or  sta- 
tion, who  is  under  assignment  to  or  is  serving  within  the  geographical  limits 
of  any  territorial  department  and  who  is  not  supplied  directly  by  The  Adjutant 
General  of  the  Army  as  hereinbefore  provided,  including  every  officer  absent 
sick,  on  leave  of  absence,  or  otherwise  temporarily  absent,  for  his  personal  file, 
(c)  To  each  civil  educational  institution  to  which  an  officer  of  the  Army  is 
detailed,  two  copies,  one  of  which  is  for  the  file  of  the  institution  and  the  other 
for  the  personal  file  of  the  officer,  both  copies  to  be  sent  directly  to  the  officer, 
who  will  deliver  one  of  them  to  the  head  of  the  institution,  (d)  To  the  follow- 
ing institutions,  depots,  stations,  and  other  establishments  that  may  be  located 
within  the  geographical  limits  of  any  territorial  department,  for  official  and  per- 
sonal files,  to  wit,  the  United  States  Military  Academy,  the  service  schools 
(except  the  Army  War  College),  the  United  States  Military  Prison  or  any 


154 

branch  thereof,  general  recruit  depots,  general  recruiting  stations,  general 
hospitals,  arsenals,  armories,  general  depots  of  supply,  and  Signal  Corps  stations. 
(e)  To  the  Army  transports,  mine  planters,  and  cable  ships  serving  within  the 
geographical  limits  of  any  territorial  department,  or  having  home  ports  therein. 

In  making  the  distribution  hereinbefore  provided  for  the  following  rules 
will  govern:  An  official  file  or  a  personal  file  consists  of  one  copy  of  each 
general  order  of  the  series.  Only  one  personal  file  will  be  allowed  in  any 
individual  case  and  the  number  of  official  files  will  be  as  follows:  (1)  To 
department  and  military  district  headquarters,  such  number  as  may  be  neces- 
sary. (2)  To  a  coast  defense  or  a  regimental  headquarters,  five;  to  a  post, 
one  for  the  post,  one  each  for  the  adjutant,  quartermaster,  surgeon,  and 
ordnance  officer,  and  one  for  the  post  artillery  engineer  at  each  coast  artillery 
post  that  is  not  coast  defense  command  headquarters.  (3)  To  each  troop, 
battery,  or  company  organization,  one.  (4)  To  an  Army  transport,  mine  planter, 
or  cable  ship,  one. 

The  requisite  number  of  copies  of  orders  to  supply  all  authorized  official  and 
personal  files  at  a  post  will  be  sent  to  the  post  commander,  who  will  distribute 
them  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  paragraph. 

When  a  regiment  is  serving  in  the  field  it  will  be  furnished  with  three  copies 
of  each  general  order,  in  addition  to  the  number  for  the  official  and  personal 
files  hereinbefore  authorized. 

In  all  cases  in  which  the  number  of  orders  to  be  supplied  for  official  files  is 
not  definitely  fixed  by  this  paragraph,  the  number  of  such  files  to  be  maintained 
and  supplied  will  be  determined  by  special  instructions  from  The  Adjutant 
General's  Office. 

Chiefs  of  bureaus  and  offices  of  the  War  Department  will  not  supply  copies 
of  War  Department  orders  for  the  official  or  personal  files  of  any  of  their 
subordinates,  except  such  as  are  on  duty  in  their  respective  bureaus  and  offices 
in  Washington. 

The  official  files  of  general  orders  will  not  be  removed  from  the  stations  or 
organizations  to  which  they  belong. 

Individual  officers  serving,  or  under  assignment  to  duty,  within  the  geo- 
graphical limits  of  any  territorial  department,  but  not  reporting  to  the  head- 
quarters thereof,  will  make  application  to  the  department  adjutant  of  such  de- 
partment for  their  supply  of  War  Department  general  orders,  and  will  there- 
after keep  him  informed  of  any  change  in  their  respective  addresses,  such 
application  to  show  in  each  case  the  number  of  the  last  general  order  of  the 
officer's  files,  in  order  that  his  files  may  be  brought  to  date  and  kept  complete. 

Officers  failing  to  receive  copies  of  general  orders  of  the  Wnr  Department,  or 
desiring  to  replace  copies  thnt  have  been  lost  or  destroyed,  will  make  applica- 
tion for  the  desired  copies  to  the  officer  by  whom  such  orders  are  ordinarily 
furnished  to  them. 

SPECIAL    ORDERS. 

Full  copies  of  special  orders  will  be  furnished  directly  from  The  Adjutant 
General's  Office  to  the  chiefs  of  bureaus  and  offices  of  the  War  Department  and, 
for  use  in  the  official  files,  to  the  headquarters  of  each  department,  brigade, 
and  district. 

Extracts  of  special  orders  will  be  furnished  from  the  Office  of  The  Adjutant 
General  of  the  Army  directly,  or  through  intermediate  commanders,  only  to 
those  concerned. 

When  a  special  order  involves  travel,  the  office  issuing  it  will  furnish  the 
person  concerned  with  a  copy  for  his  personal  file  and  an  additional  number 
of  copies  sufficient  to  enable  him  to  meet  the  requirements  of  regulations. 


ORDERS — MUSTER  ROLLS.  155 

804.  In  camp  or  garrison,  orders  that  affect  a  command  will,  as  a  rule,  be 
read  to  the  troops  at  the  first  regular  parade  after  they  are  received.     In  the 
field,  when  orderly  hours  can  not  be  observed,  they  will  be  sent  directly  to  the 
troops,  or  commanders  of  regiments  or  corps  will  be  informed  when  to  send  to 
headquarters  for  them,  or  during  a  halt  orders  will  be  read  to  troops,  without 
waiting  for  the  regular  parades. 

805.  Commanding  generals  of  territorial  departments  will  forward  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  as  soon  as  issued  from  their  headquarters,  such 
number   of  copies   of   general   orders  and   circulars  and   special   orders,   with 
indexes  thereto,  and  rosters  of  troops  as  may  be  directed  from  time  to  time  by 
the  War  Department. 

Commanding  officers  of  separate  brigades  will  forward  to  The  Adjutant  Gen- 
eral of  the  Army  two  copies  of  all  orders  and  circulars  as  soon  as  issued  from 
their  headquarters. 

806.  The  date  of  any  appointment,  detail,  or  removal  affecting  the  pay  of 
staff  officers  or  acting  staff  officers  will  be  immediately  reported  by  the  officer 
making  the  same  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  and  to  the  quarter- 
master of  the  department  or  command  to  which  such  officers  belong. 

ARTICLE   LXII. 

MUSTER  ROLLS. 

807.  At  every  muster  of  troops  pay  rolls  will  be  prepared,  signed,  and  dis- 
posed of  in  accordance  with  the  directions  011  the  blank  forms  furnished  by  the 
Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  and  at  each  bimonthly  muster  on  the  last 
day  of  February,  April,  June,  August,  October,  and  December  muster  rolls  will 
be  prepared,  signed,  and  disposed  of  in  accordance  with  the  directions  on  the 
blank  forms  furnished  by  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

There  will  be  reported  on  the  field,  staff,  and  band  roll  the  regimental  field 
officers,  the  chaplain,  regimental  and  battalion  staff  (commissioned  and  non- 
commissioned), and  band;  on  the  post  artillery  corps  rolls,  the  noncommis- 
sioned staff  (artillery  corps  bands  on  separate  rolls)  ;  on  the  company  rolls, 
the  officers  and  enlisted  men  belonging  to  the  company;  on  the  hospital  rolls, 
the  medical  officers,  the  hospital  corps,  and  the  authorized  matrons ;  on  the  post 
noncommissioned  staff  rolls,  the  post  noncommissioned  staff.  The  last-named 
rolls  will  be  prepared  and  signed  by  the  adjutant,  who  will  also  keep  the 
accounts  and  prepare  the  final  statements  of  the  men  borne  thereon. 

808.  A  soldier  on  duty  or  in  a  hospital  at  a  post  or  station  where  his  com- 
pany is  not  mustered  will  be  mustered  on  a  detachment  roll,  a  separate  muster 
roll  being  prepared  for  each  regiment  or  corps-    Where  two  or  more  of  such  sol- 
diers are  at  n  post  or  station  their  names  will  be  borne  on  one  consolidated  pay 
roll,  which  will  show  in  a  column  ruled  for  that  purpose  the  organization  to 
which  each  soldier  belongs. 

809.  Companies  will  be  designated  on  the  rolls  by  letters  or  numbers,  and 
regiments  or  corps. 

810.  Corrections  on  muster  and  pay  rolls,  after  muster  and  before  they  have 
been  forwarded,  will  not  be  made  except  with  the  approval  of  the  mustering 
officer.     Retained  rolls  will  not  be  changed  without  authority  from  the  War 
Department.     Calculations  on  the  pay  roll  are  made  by  the  quartermaster  and 
copied  on  the  retained  roll  by  the  company  or  detachment  commander,  who  will, 
certify  that  he  witnessed  the  payment,  and  will  enter  thereon  the  name  of  the 
quartermaster. 


156  RETURNS — REPORTS. 

ARTICLE   LXIII. 
RETURNS  OF  TROOPS,   RECORDS. 

811.  Commanders  of  territorial  departments,  posts,  subposts,  field  armies, 
tactical  divisions,   separate  brigades,   regiments,   companies,  detachments,  gen- 
eral hospitals,  field  hospitals,  and  mine  planters  will  make  monthly  returns  of 
their  respective  commands  on  forms  furnished  by  The  Adjutant  General  of  the 
Army  and  in  accordance  with  directions  printed  thereon.     Chiefs  of  staff  corps 
and  departments  will  make  similar  monthly  returns  of  their  corps  and  depart- 
ments,  and  transport   quartermasters   will   make   similar   monthly   returns  of 
officers  and  enlisted  men  serving  on  transports  under  regular  detail  in  the  trans- 
port service. 

In  the  case  of  a  subpost  the  returns  will  be  prepared  by  the  commanding 
officer  of  the  main  post,  unless  the  detachment  at  the  subpost  is  in  command  of 
a  commissioned  officer,  in  which  event  such  officer  will  prepare  the  returns  and 
forward  them  through  the  commanding  officer  of  the  main  post. 

Commanders  of  brigades  and  districts  will  forward  each  month  to  depart- 
ment headquarters  a  statement  of  any  changes  occurring  during  the  month  in 
the  status  of  the  brigade  or  district  commander  and  his  staff. 

812.  In  addition  to  the  monthly  returns  required  by  paragraph  811,  com- 
manding officers  of  regiments,  companies,  and  detachments  will  make  similar 
returns  of  their  commands  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  and  to  their 
immediate  commanding  officer  whenever  they  leave  or  join  a  station,  or  when 
they  sail  from  a  port  of  embarkation  or  arrive  at  a  port  of  destination. 

When  leaving  station  the  return  to  the  immediate  commanding  officer  will  be 
accompanied  by  a  report  from  each  organization  on  the  monthly  return  blank 
showing  alterations  since  last  return  only,  with  record  of  events  to  date. 

The  commanding  officer  of  troops  on  a  transport  will,  before  sailing  and  on 
reaching  port  of  destination,  make  a  special  return  to  the  department  com- 
mander and  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  of  all  casuals  and  unattached 
officers  and  enlisted  men  passengers  on  the  ship. 

813.  When  a  field  officer  is  serving  with  detached  companies  of  his  regiment 
or  corps  the  commanders  thereof  will  forward  their  returns  through  him. 

814.  Whenever  the  strength  of  a  separate  command  is  temporarily  or  perma- 
nently increased  by  the  arrival  or  decreased  by  the  departure  of  any  organ- 
ization, the  commanding  officer  will  immediately  report  by  telegraph  to  the 
next  higher  commander  the  designation  of  such  organization  moved  and  the 
names,  with  arm  of  the  service,  of  officers  accompanying  it  who  do  not  belong 
thereto. 

BATTLE    REPORTS,    RETURNS    OF    EFFECTIVES,    CASUALTIES. 

815.  In  campaign  two  columns  will  be  added  to  the  monthly  return  in  the 
space  reserved  for  remarks,  in  which  shall  be  entered  the  effective  strength  of 
the  organization.     In  determining  such  strength  only  those  who  are  available 
for  service  in  the  line  of  battle  will  be  included.    Officers  or  enlisted  men  who 
are  sick  or  disabled,  on  duty  in  any  of  the  staff  or  supply  departments,  or  for 
any  cause  not  available  in  line  of  battle,  will  be  excluded. 

8 16. -After  every  battle  or  engagement  with  the  enemy,  written  reports 
thereof  will  be  made  by  commanders  of  regiments,  separate  battalions  or  squad- 
ions,  companies  or  detachments,  and  by  all  commanders  of  a  higher  grade,  each 
in  what  concerns  his  own  command,  which  reports  will  be  forwarded,  through 
the  proper  channel,  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army.  It  shall  be  the 


RETURNS — REPORTS RECORDS.  157 

especial  duty  of  all  general  staff  officers  attached  to  commands  in  the  field  to 
keep  careful  journals  of  the  operations,  from  which  they  will  compile  reports 
of  said  operations  for  their  immediate  commanders. 

817.  Whenever  upon  marches,  guards,  or  in  quarters  different  corps  of  the 
Army  happen  to  join  or  do  duty  together,  and  an  officer  of  the  Marine  Corps  or 
the  militia  shall  command  the  whole,  such  officer  shall  report  his  action  and 
the  operations  of  the  force  under  his  command,  through  military  channels,  to 
the  Secretary  of  War,  as  well  as  to  his  superiors  in  his  own  branch  of  the 
service. 

818.  Immediately  after  any  engagement  in  which  casualties  have  occurred 
the  commanding  officer   of  each   organization   that   participated   therein   will 
submit,  by  telegraph  if  possible,  to  his  immediate  superior  commander  a  report 
showing  by  name  each  person  killed,  wounded  or  otherwise  injured,  or  missing, 
officers  and  enlisted  men  to  be  reported  separately,  and  wounds  and   other 
injuries  to  be  classified,  if  practicable,  as  slight  or  severe.     If  telegraphic  com- 
munication can  not  be  had,  the  report  will  be  sent  by  the  most  expeditious 
means  available.     The  report  will  be  consolidated,  if  necessary,  at  the  proper 
headquarters  and  telegraphed  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army.     In  addi- 
tion to  the  foregoing  report,  commanding  officers  of  posts,  regimejits,  or  sepa- 
rate organizations  will  prepare  and  forward  by  mail  a  return  in  triplicate, 
showing  the  name,  rank,  and  organization  of  each  person  killed,  wounded  or 
otherwise  injured,  or  missing,  the  date  and  place  of  the  engagement  and,  in  the 
case  of  wound  or  other  injury,  the  location  of  the  wound  or  the  nature  of  the 
injury,  and  whether  slight  or  severe.     Whenever  necessary  commanding  officers 
will  call  on  their  senior  medical  officers  for  all  information  that  can  be  sup- 
plied in  this  connection.     One  copy  of  the  return  will  be  forwarded  by  the 
officer  making  it  to  his  immediate  superior  commander,  1  copy  will  be  retained 
for  file  with  the  records  of  the  post  or  organization,  and  1  copy  will  be  sent  by 
mail  directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

819.  A  return  of  all  captured  property  will  be  rendered  to  The  Adjutant  Gen- 
eral of  the  Army,  through  intermediate  channels,  by  the  immediate  commander 
of  the  troops  making  the  capture. 

RECORDS. 

820.  All  military  records  must  be  carefully  preserved. 

821.  All  public  records,  reports,  and  papers,  such  as  document  files,  files  of 
general  and  special  orders  and  circulars,  correspondence  books,  guard  reports, 
morning  reports,  the  records  of  enlisted  men  as  kept  in  descriptive  and  deposit 
books  or  on  loose  leaves,  and  sick  reports,  are  the  property  of  the  United  States, 
and  will   be   required  by  the  War  Department   in   the   settlement  of  claims 
against  the  Government  and  for  other  official  purposes.     Whenever  posts,  dis- 
tricts, territorial  divisions,  departments,  corps,  divisions,  brigades,  regiments, 
and  companies  are  discontinued,   all  such  records  will  be  carefully  labeled, 
packed,  and  marked,  showing  the  command  to  which  they  pertain,  and  will  be 
forwarded  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  who  will  be  promptly  advised 
of  the  date  of  shipment  and  furnished  with  a  schedule  of  records  shipped. 
Records  of  discontinued  depots  of  the  staff  departments  will   be  forwarded 
directly  to  the  chief  of  the  staff  department  to  which  they  pertain. 

822.  The  use  of  colored  inks,  except  as  carmine  or  red  ink  is  used  in  anno- 
tation,  ruling,   or   compliance  with   specific   instructions  issued   by   the   War 
Department  on  blank  forms  or  otherwise,  is  prohibited  in  the  records  and 
correspondence  of  the  Army, 


158       RECORDS PERSONAL  AND  EFFICIENCY  REPORTS. 

823.  Sections  128  and  129  of  the  Federal  Penal  Code  of  March  4,  1909,  pre- 
scribe penalties  for  the  willful  and  unlawful  concealment,  removal,  mutilation, 
obliteration,  falsification,  or  destruction  of  any  record,  proceeding,  map,  "book, 
document,  paper,  or  other  thing,  filed  or  deposited  in  any  public  office. 

824.  No  information  will  be  furnished  by  any  person  in  the  military  service 
which  can  be  made  the  basis  of  a  claim  against  the  Government,  except  it  be 
given  as  the  regulations  prescribed  to  the  proper  officers  of  the  War,  Treasury, 
or  Interior  Departments,  or  the  Department  of  Justice.    Information  concerning 
sick  and  wounded  officers  and  enlisted  men  may  be  freely  conveyed  to  allay 
the  anxiety  of  friends.     The  fact  of  death  may  be  communicated  to  relatives,  but 
not  circumstances  connected  therewith  which  could  be  made  use  of  in  prosecut- 
ing claims  against  the  Government.     If  any  person  in  the  military  service  has 
knowledge  of  facts  pertaining  to  the  service  of  an  individual  who  is  an  appli- 
cant for  a  pension,  he  may,  upon  request,  if  not  pecuniarily  interested,  furnish 
a  certificate  or  affidavit  setting  forth  his  knowledge,  but  such  certificate  or 
affidavit  will  be  furnished  only  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  to  be  for- 
warded to  the  proper  officer  of  the  Interior  Department.     Record  evidence  will 
be  furnished  by  the  War  Department  only. 

ARTICLE  LXIV. 
PERSONAL  AND  EFFICIENCY  REPORTS. 

825.  When  any  officer  arrives  at  Washington.  D.  C.,  or  at  the  headquarters 
of  a  territorial  department,  he  will  report  at  the  office  of  The  Adjutant  General 
of  the  Army,  or  of  the  department  adjutant,  and  will  register  his  name  and 
address,  and  the  authority  for  his  presence  there. 

826.  1.  An  officer  detached  from  his  regiment  or  corps  for  duty  will  report 
immediately  upon  arrival  at  his  new  station  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the 
Army  and  to  the  chief  of  his  corps  or  to  his  regimental  commander  the  time  of 
departure  from  former  station,  of  arrival  at  new  station  with  a  reference  to 
the  authority  for  the  change,  and  hi*  post-office  address.    As  soon  as  practicable 
thereafter  he  will  report  the  nature  of  his  duties.     Thereafter  any  such  officer 
not  carried  on  any  regular  return  as  present  for  duty  will  report  to  The  Adjutant 
General  of  the  Army  and  to  the  chief  of  his  corps  or  to  his  regimental  com- 
mander any  material   change  in  his  duties  and  any  change  of  address   im- 
mediately after  such  change  in  his  official  status ;  and  any  such  officer  who  may 
incur  any  sickness  or  injury  will  make  report  of  that  fact  as  soon  as  practicable, 
giving  the  nature  and  cause  of  such  sickness  or  injury. 

2.  Any  general  officer  not  carried  on  any  regular  return  as  present  for  duty  will 
make  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  the  reports  required  by  section  1 
of  this  paragraph. 

827.  1.  An  officer  of  a  staff  corps  or  department,  or  an  officer  serving  therein 
by  "detail,  will  make  report  to  the  head  of  the  corps  or  department  on  the  last 
day  of  every  month,  giving  his  address,  a  statement  of  the  duties  on  which  he 
has  been  employed  during  the  month,  the  date  of  his  assignment  thereto,  and 
the  authority  by  which  so  assigned. 

2.  An  officer  on  the  retired  list  assigned  to  duty  by  War  Department  orders 
will  make  a  like  report  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  as  soon  as  prac- 
ticable after  such  assignment ;  thereafter  any  such  officer,  if  not  carried  on  any 
regular  return  as  present  for  duty,  will  report  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the 
Army  any  material  change  in  his  duties  and  any  change  of  address  immediately 
after  such  change  in  his  official  status.  An  officer  on  the  retired  list  not 
assigned  to  duty  by  War  Department  orders,  unless  specially  exempted,  will 


PERSONAL  AND  EFFICIENCY   REPORTS.  159 

report  his  address  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Array  on  the  last  day  of  every 
month  and  will  also  report  promptly  any  change  of  address. 

828.  Regimental. field  officers  not  serving  at  the  headquarters  of  their  regi- 
ments  will   make  monthly   reports   to   their   regimental   commanders.     These 
reports  will  embrace  everything  essential  to  a  correct  record  of  their  services 
and  of  the  services  of  the  battalion  staff  and  noncommissioned  staff  officers 
serving  under  them. 

829.  1.  Efficiency  reports  are  intended  to  cover,  as  far  as  practicable,  the  whole 
of  the  calendar  year  to  which  they  refer,  and  will  be  prepared  by  reporting 
officers  as  named  below  and  forwarded,  subject  to  the  exception  stated  in  sec- 
tion 4  of  this  paragraph,  on  December  31  of  each  year  to  The  Adjutant  General 
of  the  Army  through  intermediate  commanders,  who  will  indorse  thereon  such 
remarks  as  may  be  proper  in  each  case : 

(a)  By  the  commanding  officer  of  each  territorial  department,  tactical  divi- 
sion, brigade,  or  district,  respecting  each  officer  of  his  staff ;  by  each  department 
commander  respecting  each  post  commander  not  reported  on  by  a  subordinate 
commander ;  and  by  each  brigade  or  district  commander  respecting  each  regi- 
mental or  coast  defense  commander  under  his  command. 

(&)  By  the  chief  of  each  staff  department  or  corps  and  each  staff  bureau 
respecting  each  officer  of  his  department,  corps,  or  bureau  not  otherwise 
reported  on. 

(c)  By  the  department  surgeon  of  a  territorial  department  respecting  each 
officer  of  the  Medical  Department  serving  in  the  department  and  by  the  head  of 
each  other  staff  department  or  corps  at  the  headquarters  of  a  territorial  depart- 
ment respecting  each  officer  attached  to  his  office  or  serving  under  his  immediate 
direction. 

The  report  of  the  department  surgeon  concerning  officers  of  the  Medical 
Department  not  attached  to  his  office  or  serving  under  his  immediate  direction 
will  be  made  in  the  form  of  an  indorsement  on  the  efficiency  reports  of  such 
officers. 

(d)  By  each  officer  of  the  Corps  of  Engineers  serving  as  division  engineer 
respecting  each  officer  in  charge  of  an  engineering  district  within  his  division, 
and  by  each  district  officer  respecting  each  officer  on  duty  under  his  orders. 

(e)  By  each  coast  defense  commander  respecting  each  post  commander  in 
his  command  who  is  an  officer  of  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps  and  each  coast 
defense  staff  officer. 

(/)  By  each  post  commander  respecting  each  officer  of  his  command  not 
otherwise  reported  on  at  the  post. 

(g)  By  each  surgeon  of  a  post  respecting  any  officer  of  the  Medical  Depart- 
ment serving  under  his  direction. 

(h)  By  each  company  commander  respecting  each  subaltern  officer  on  duty 
with  the  company. 

(i)  By  each  regimental  commander  respecting  each  field  and  staff  officer  and 
each  company  commander  of  the  regiment  serving  at  regimental  headquarters. 

0")  By  the  Superintendent  of  the  Military  Academy,  the  commandant  of  each 
service  school,  the  commandant  of  the  military  prison  and  of  any  branch 
thereof,  and  the  commanding  officer  of  a  general  recruit  depot  respecting  each 
officer  serving  under  them,  respectively,  not  otherwise  reported  on. 

(fc)  By  the  commanding  officer  of  each  arsenal,  armory,  and  general  depot  of 
supply  respecting  each  officer  on  duty  thereat. 

(I)  By  the  recruiting  officer  on  duty  at  each  general  recruiting  station  respect- 
ing each  officer  serving  under  his  supervision. 


160      PERSONAL   AND   EFFICIENCY   KEPORTS PENALTY   ENVELOPES. 

(MI)  By  the  commanding  general,  Philippine  Department,  respecting  officers 
011  duty  with  the  various  branches  of  the  civil  government  in  the  Philippine 
Islands. 

2.  Whenever  an  officer  is  permanently  relieved  from  duty  at  a  post  cr  station, 
or  is  detailed  on  temporary  duty  elsewhere,  the  probable  period  of  which  duty 
may  extend  beyond  December  31  of  that  year,  the  reporting  officer  will  make 
the  required  entries  on  the  efficiency  report  blank  and,  after  signing  the  certifi- 
cate attached  thereto,  will  forward  the  report  through  intermediate  commanders 
to  the  officer  upon  whom  the  duty  devolves  of  continuing  or  completing  the 
report. 

3.  Whenever  a  reporting  officer  is  permanently  relieved  from  duty,  or  is  tem- 
porarily relieved  for  a  period  that  will  probably  extend  beyond  December  31  of 
that  year,  he  will  make  the  required  entries  on  the  efficiency  report  blank  and 
turn  it  over  to  the  officer  upon  whom  the  duty  devolves  of  continuing  or  com- 
pleting the  report. 

4.  On  December  31  of  each  year  the  report  of  each  officer  of  cavalry,  field 
artillery,  and  infantry,  assigned  to  a  regiment  but  not  serving  at  the  same 
station  with  the  regimental  commander,  will  be  referred  directly  to  the  regi- 
mental commander  by  the  officer  making  the  final  entries  on  the  efficiency  report, 
for  the  information  of  the  regimental  commander  and  for  such  remark  as  he 
may  desire  to  make.     The  report  will  then  be  returned  directly  to  the  officer 
from  whom  it  was  received,  to  be  forwarded  through  military  channels. 

830.  Each  officer  who  makes  the  annual  inspection  of  the  military  depart- 
ment of  any  civil  institution  of  learning  will,  immediately  after  the  inspection, 
forward  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  an  efficiency  report  respecting 
each  army  officer  on  duty  at  the  institution. 

831.  The  Inspector  General  will  forward  to  the  Secretary  of  War  extracts 
of  all  inspection  reports  containing  specially  favorable  or  unfavorable  mention 
of  any  officer.     Extracts  respecting  officers  of  the  line  and  chaplains  will  be 
sent  through  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  and  those  respecting  officers 
of  the  staff  corps  or  departments  through  the  respective  chiefs  of  bureaus. 
Copies  of  unfavorable  reports  will  be  sent  by  chiefs  of  bureaus  to  officers  re- 
ported upon,  for  their  remarks,  and  these,  when  received,  will  be  filed  with  the 
original  extracts. 

832.  In   preparing   efficiency   reports,    reporting   officers   will    exercise   the 
greatest  care  to  set  forth  all  facts  concerning  each  officer  and  his  record  which 
may  aid  the  department  in  forming  a  true  estimate  of  standing,  ability,  and 
special  fitness  for  any  military  duties. 

833.  Chiefs  of  staff  corps  and  departments  will  note  the  correctness  of  the 
reports  received  and  will  add  any  data  known  to  them  which  will  contribute  to 
the  completeness  of  the  record  in  each  case.     All  efficiency  reports  will  be  trans- 
mitted to  the  Secretary  of  War  as  soon  as  practicable  after  their  receipt,  verifi- 
cation, and  completion. 

ARTICLE   LXV. 

PENALTY  ENVELOPES. 

834.  Official  communications  and  other  mailable  matter  relating  exclusively 
to  the  public  business,  will  be  transmitted  through  the  mails  free  of  postage,  if 
covered  by  the  "  Penalty  envelope."     Where  an  officer  writes  to  a  private  party 
on  official  business  he  may  inclose  with  his  letter  an  official  penalty  envelope, 
properly  addressed  to  himself,  to  cover  the  reply. 

835.  Information  which  is  intended  to  be  used  in  the  performance  of  official 
duty  only  is  official  information,  while  that  which  is  intended  to  be  used  for  the 


PENALTY   ENVELOPES THE   RECRUITING   SERVICE.  161 

furtherance  of  private  interest,  ends,  or  business  in  any  way  whatever,  though 
called  for  by  a  public  officer,  is  private  information.  The  official  envelope  may 
be  used  to  give  or  obtain  the  former,  but  not  the  latter. 

836.  Envelopes  for  official  mail  matter  for  the  War  Department  will  have 
"War  Department,"  the  designation  of  bureau  or  office,  and  "  Official  Business," 
printed  in  three  or  four  lines,  as  may  be  required,  in  the  upper  left  corner,  and 
in  the  upper  right  corner  the  following:  "Penalty  for  private  use,  $300."     En- 
velopes for  the  use  of  the  headquarters  of  a  territorial  department,  for  a  post, 
station,  armory,  arsenal,  depot,  or  school  of  instruction,  will  be  of  the  same 
form,  with  the  proper  substitution  for  the  designation  of  the  bureau  or  office, 
and  with  the  address  when  necessary.     Envelopes  required  for  the  transmis- 
sion   of   printed    matter   may   also    have    printed    thereon    "  Printed    matter." 
Other  printing  or  ruling  on  such  envelopes  at  public  expense  is  prohibited  unless 
printed  at  the  Government  Printing  Office.     For  the  official  business  of  officers 
not  embraced  in  the  foregoing  classes,  and  officers  on  the  retired  list,  the  head- 
ing "  War  Department,  "  "  Official  Business,"  will  be  placed  across  the  left  end 
of  the  envelope,  with  the  officer's  official  signature  written  immediately  below 
it,  and  with  the  penalty  clause  in  the  upper  right  corner. 

837.  Packages  of  public  property  partaking  of  the  characteristics  of  4th 
class  mail  matter,  weighing  not  more  than  11  pounds  and  not  greater  in  size 
than  72  inches  in  length  and  girth  combined,  may  be  sent  through  the  mails 
under   cover   of   the   penalty   envelope.      Within   the   first    and    second   parcel 
post  zones  the  weight  may  be  20  pounds  or  less.     Penalty  envelopes  with  return 
address  may  be  furnished  to  any  person  from  whom  official  information  is 
desired,  but  will  not  be  furnished  to  merchants  or  other  dealers  to  cover  the 
transmission  of  public  property,  or  the  return  of  official  vouchers. 

838.  The  use  of  freight  or  express  lines  for  transmitting  official  letters  ov 
packages  that  can  be  sent  by  mail  is  forbidden. 

839.  The  penalty  envelope  will  not  be  used  for  foreign  correspondence. 

ARTICLE  .LXVI. 

THE  RECRUITING  SERVICE. 

840.  Recruiting  for  the  Army  will  be  conducted  by — 

1.  An  officer  for  each  regiment,  post,  or  detachment,  detailed  by  the  proper 
commanding  officer  to  enlist  for  the  regiment,  post,  or  detachment,  or,  when 
authorized  by  the  department  commander,  for  any  troops  in  the  department,  or, 
when  authorized  by  the  War  Department,  for  any  organization  in  the  Army. 

2.  An  officer  detached  from  any  organization  by  its  commander,  with  the  ap- 
proval of  the  War  Department,  to  make  enlistments  for  that  organization  and, 
when  authorized  by  the  War  Department,  for  any  organization  in  the  Army. 

3.  Officers  detailed  on  recruiting  service  by  the  War  Department.    The  regu- 
lar details  will  be  ordinarily  for  three  years. 

841.  General  recruiting  stations  are  places  at  which  applicants  for  enlist- 
ment are  examined  and  from  which,  if  found  to  be  qualified  for  service,  they 
are  forwarded  to  recruiting  depots  for  final  examination  and  enlistment. 

Recruiting  depots  are  of  two  classes,  viz,  general  recruit  depots  and  recruit 
depot  posts.  General  recruit  depots  are  Depots  at  which  applicants  for  enlist- 
ment are  finally  examined,  enlisted,  and  retained  for  instruction,  and  from 
which  recruits  are  distributed  to  the  Army.  Recruit  depot  posts  are  the  desig- 
nated military  posts  to  which  are  sent,  from  general  recruiting  stations,  for 
final  examination,  enlistment,  and  distribution  to  the  Army,  such  applicants  for 
enlistment  as  are  not  sent  to  general  recruit  depots. 
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162  THE   RECRUITING    SERVICE. 

In  all  matters  of  police  and  discipline  recruits  at  recruit  depot  posts  are  under 
the  command  of  the  post  and  department  commanders,  but  in  all  other  matters, 
including  discharges  for  disability,  they  are  directly  under  the  orders  of  the 
War  Department.  All  records  pertaining  to  recruit  administration  at  recruit 
depots  and  depot  posts  will  be  so  kept  that  a  change  may,  without  interference, 
be  made  at  any  time  in  the  post  personnel. 

842.  Recruits  at  general  depots  will  be  organized  for  instruction  into  recruit 
companies  as  may  be  directed  by  the  War  Department,  the  instruction  being 
given  by  officers  detailed  and  noncomissioned  officers  appointed  for  that  pur- 
pose.    Commanding  officers  of  all  recruit  depots  and  depot  posts  will  forward 
directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  trimonthly  reports  of  recruits. 

843.  All  enlisted  men  prior  to  their  assignment  to  general  recruiting  duty 
will  be  transferred  to  the  general  service,  infantry.     The  recruiting  officer  in 
charge  of  each  general  recruiting  station,  having  first  satisfied  himself  of  the 
soldiers'  fitness  for  the  positions,  will  announce  in  orders  from  his  station,  and 
muster  from  the  date  of  such  announcement,  one  member  of  his  recruiting  party 
as  sergeant  and  one  as  corporal.     Such  orders  will  be  entered  in  the  records  of 
the  recruiting   station  and  a   copy  of  each  order  will  be  forwarded  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army ;  a  copy  will  also  be  furnished  to  each  soldier 
concerned. 

844.  Members  of  recruiting  parties  announced  and  mustered  as  sergeants 
or  corporals  will  not  be  reduced  while  performing  such  duty  without  the  ap- 
proval of  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army.     Their  appointments  as  sergeants 
or  corporals  will,  however,  terminate  whenever  they  are  relieved  from  recruit- 
ing duty,  or  when  the  stations  at  which  they  are  serving  are  discontinued,  unless 
they  shall  be  assigned  to  other  recruiting  stations  at  which  there  are  vacancies 
in  their  respective  grades.     The  recruiting  officer  will  in  every  case  announce 
in  orders  the  date  of  the  termination  of  an  appointment  as  sergeant  or  corporal 
and  furnish  copies  of  each  order,  as  indicated  in  paragraph  s-l'1.. 

845.  All  assignments  of  enlisted  men  to  the  general  recruiting  service  will 
be  as  privates,  the  question  of  their  promotion  as  sergeants  or  corporals  being 
for  determination  after  their  fitness  and  capacity  shall  have  been  demonstrated. 
Individual  applications  for  transfers  to  the  general  recruiting  service  will  be 
forwarded,  whenever  practicable,  through  the  proper  commanding  officers,  who 
will  indorse  thereon  their  recommendations,  based  upon  service  and  merit,  and 
also  a  statement  of  the  soldier's  fitness  for  recruiting  duty,  especially  as  regards 
clerical  ability  and  knowledge  of  Army  papers.     The  transfers  will  be  made 
from  time  to  time,  as  the  interests  of  the  service  require,  in  orders  from  the 
War  Department. 

846.  Any  male  citizen  of  the  United  States  or  person  who  has  legally  de- 
clared his  intention  to  become  a  citizen,  if  above  the  age  of  21  and  under  the  age 
of  35  years,  able-bodied,  free  from  disease,  of  good  character  and  temperate 
habits,  may  be  enlisted  or  accepted  for  enlistment  under  the  restrictions  con- 
tained in  this  article.     In  regard  to  age  or  citizenship  this  regulation  shall  not 
apply  to  soldiers  who  have  served  honestly  and  faithfully  a  previous  enlistment 
in  the  Army. 

847.  Recruiting  officers  at  general  recruiting  stations  will  not  make  enlist- 
ments or  reenlistments,  except  reenlistments  of  members  of  their  recruiting  par- 
ties, but  will  examine  applicants  physically,  mentally,  and  morally  to  determine 
their  fitness  for  service  and  will  forward  such  applicants  as  they  deem  qualified 
to  designated  recruit  depots  or  depot  posts  for  final  examination  and  enlistment 
if  found  qualified.     Recruiting  officers  at  general  recruiting  stations  may  reen- 
list  members  of  their  recruiting  parties,  to  be  continued  on  duty  with  those 


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parties,  without  sending  the  men  to  recruiting  depots  for  examination,  provided 
that  the  reenlistments  are  made  within  10  days  after  discharge  and  the  men 
are  found  qualified  for  service  on  examination  by  the  recruiting  officers.  In 
such  cases  the  recruiting  officers  will  complete  the  enlistment  papers,  the  forms 
for  the  physical  examination  of  recruits,  and  the  descriptive  and  assignment 
cards  and  forward  them  directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

With  the  exceptions  indicated  in  paragraph  859,  the  date  on  which  the 
enlistment  or  reenlistment  of  any  man  is  actually  completed,  by  administering 
the  oath,  is  the  date  of  that  enlistment  and  must  invariably  be  shown  on  the 
enlistment  paper,  ?bove  the  signature  of  the  officer  who  administers  the  oath 
and  thereby  enlists  the  man. 

848.  Applicants  for  original  enlistment  and  men  who  apply  to  reenter  the 
Army  after  an  interval  of  more  than  three  months  from  date  of  discharge  will 
be  required  to  furnish  evidence  of  good  character.    To  determine  an  applicant's 
fitness  and  aptitude  for  the  service  and  to  give  him  an  opportunity  to  secure 
testimonials  of  character  he  may,  after  having  signified  his  intention  to  enlist 
and  passed  the  required  examination,  be  retained  and  provided  for  not  to  ex- 
ceed six  days  before  being  accepted  or  rejected.    At  recruiting  stations  at  which 
no  medical  officer  or  recruiting  officer  is  on  duty  an  examination  by  the  senior 
noncommissioned  officer  on  duty  at  the  station  will  be  sufficient  to  determine 
whether  the  applicant  may  be  retained  for  the  period  named,  but  such  examina- 
tion will  not  take  the  place  of  that  to  be  made  by  the  recruiting  officer  under 
paragraph  847. 

849.  The  enlistment  or  acceptance  with  a  view  to  enlistment  of  persons  of 
any  of  the  following  classes  is  prohibited:  Insane  or  intoxicated  persons;  de- 
serters from  the  naval  service  of  the  United  States ;  persons  who  have  been 
convicted  of  felony  or  who  have  been  imprisoned  under  sentence  of  a  court  in 
a  reformatory,  jail,  or  penitentiary;  persons  under  18  years  of  age;  for  original 
enlistment,  persons  over  35  years  of  age ;  for  first  enlistment  in  time  of  peace, 
any  person   (except  an  Indian),  who  is  not  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  or 
Porto  Rico,  or  who  has  not  made  legal  declaration  of  his  intention  to  become  a 
citizen  of  the  United  States,  or  who  can  not  speak,  read,  and  write  the  English 
language;   and,  except  as  provided  in  paragraph  861,  former  soldiers  whose 
service  during  the  last  preceding  term  of  enlistment  has  not  been  honest  and 
faithful  and  deserters  from  the  military  service  of  the  United  States. 

850.  Recruiting  officers  will  be  very  particular  to  ascertain  the  true  age  of 
every  applicant  for  enlistment.     If  any  doubt  exists  as  to  the  applicant's  state- 
ment regarding  his  age,  his  oath  will  not  be  taken  as  conclusive  evidence  of 
the  fact,  and  if  he  can  not  furnish  competent  proof  to  support  his  statement, 
he  will  be  rejected.     Minors  between  the  ages  of  18  and  21  years  may  be  en- 
listed or  accepted  with  a  view  to  enlistment  with  the  written  consent  of  the 
father,   only  surviving  parent,   or  legally  appointed  guardian  to   the  minor's 
enlistment.    When  a  minor  presents  himself  for  enlistment  or  acceptance  under 
the  provisions  of  this  paragraph,  his  parents  or  guardian,  should  he  have  any, 
will  be  found  and  informed  of  the  application;  should  he  be  without  parents 
or  guardian,  the  recruiting  officer  must  reject  him  unless  the  applicant  shall 
procure  the  legal  appointment  of  a  guardian  and  obtain  his  written  consent. 

85  1.  Recruiting  officers  will  be  held  to  a  rigid  accountability  for  accepting 
and  forwarding  men  who  may  be  found  unfitted  for  the  service,  and  officers 
who  enlist  such  applicants  will  be  held  to  a  like  accountability.  If  a  man 
after  having  been  enlisted  at  a  military  post,  or  accepted  at  a  general  recruiting 
station  and  forwarded  to  a  depot  or  depot  post  for  enlistment,  be  discharged 
or  rejected,  and  it  appear  that  the  enlistment  or  acceptance  was  carelessly  made 
or  in  violation  of  these  regulations,  the  expenses  incurred  in  consequence  of  the 


164  THE   RECRUITING   SERVICE. 

enlistment  or  acceptance  of  the  man  may  be  stopped  against  tlie  pay  of  the 
officer  responsible. 

852.  The  enlistment  or  reenlistment  of  married  men  for  the  line  of  the  Army 
is  to  be  discouraged,  and  will  be  permitted  only  for  some  good  reason  in  the 
public  interest,  the  efficiency  of  the  service  to  be  the  first  consideration.    Appli- 
cations for  such  enlistments  or  reenlistments  will  be  finally  determined  by  the 
regimental   commander,   or   other   proper   commanding   officer   if  there   be  no 
regimental  organization. 

853.  After  the  nature  of  the  service  and  terms  of  enlistment  have  been  fully 
explained  to   the  applicant,   and  before  the  enlistment  blanks  are  filled,   the 
officer  will  read  to  him  and  offer  for  his  signature  the  following  declaration, 
which  will  be  contained  in  the  enlistment  paper  : 

I,  • ,  desiring  to  — enlist  in  the  Army  of  the  United  States  for  the  term  of 

seven  years,  do  declare  that  I  have  neither  wife  nor  child  ;  that  I  am  of  the  legal  age 
to  enlist,  and  believe  myself  to  be  physically  qualified  to  perform  the  duties  of  an  able- 
bodied  soldier ;  and  I  do  further  declare  that  I  am  of  good  habits  and  character  in  all 
respects  and  have  never  been  discharged  from  the  United  States  service  (Army  or  Navy) 
or  any  other  service  on  account  of  disability  or  through  sentence  of  either  a  civil  or 
military  court,  nor  discharged  from  any  service,  civil  or  military,  except  with  good 
character,  and  for  the  reasons  given  by  me  to  the  recruiting  officer  prior  to  this  enlist- 
ment. [Here  add,  in  case  of  an  applicant  for  first  enlistment  :  And  that  I  am,  or  have 
made  legal  declaration  of  my  intention  to  become,  a  citizen  of  the  United  States.] 

Given  at ,  this  —       —  day  of  —     — ,  191 — . 

Witness  : 


If  the  applicant  be  a  minor,  his  parents  or  guardian  must  give  consent  in 
writing  in  the  following  terms: 

I,  —                     — ,  do  certify  that   I  am  the  -         —  of  -  — ;  that  the  said 
is  years  of  age  ;  and  I  do  hereby  freely  give  my  consent  to  his 


enlisting  as  a  soldier  in  the  Army  of  the  United  States  for  the  period  of  seven  years. 
Given  at  - ,  this day  of ,  191 — . 


Witness 


This  consent  will  appear  on  the  enlistment  paper. 

854.  Recruiting  officers  will  not  allow  any  man  to  be  enticed  into  the  service 
by  false  representations,  but  will,  in  person,  explain  to  every  man  before  he 
signs  the  enlistment  paper  the  nature  of  the  service,  the  length  of  the  term, 
the  amount  of  pay,  clothing,  rations,  and  other  allowances  to  which  a  soldier 
is  entitled  by  law. 

855.  The  following  form  of  enlistment  contract,  duly  sworn  to,  will  be  signed 
by  each  recruit  on  enlistment: 

STATE  OF  , 

City,  town,  or  military  post  — 


I, ,  born  in ,  in  the  State  of  —      — ,  aged years  and 


months,  and  by  occupation  a ,  do  hereby  acknowledge  to  have  voluntarily  — en- 
listed this  —  —  day  of  —  — ,  191 — ,  as  a  soldier  in  the  Army  of  the  United  States 
of  America,  for  the  period  of  seven  years  in  active  service  and  in  the  Army  Reserve  for 
the  periods  and  under  the  conditions  prescribed  by  law,  unless  sooner  discharged  by 
proper  authority  ;  and  do  also  agree  to  accept  from  the  United  States  such  bounty,  pay, 
rations,  and  clothing  as  are  or  may  be  established  by  law.  And  I  do  solemnly  swear 
(or  affirm)  that  I  will  bear  true  faith  and  allegiance  to  the  United  States  of  America  ; 
that  I  will  serve  them  honestly  and  faithfully  against  all  their  enemies  whomsoever ; 
and  that  I  will  obey  the  orders  of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  and  the  orders  of 
the  officers  appointed  over  me,  according  to  the  Rules  and  Articles  of  War. 

[SEAL.]  — . 

Subscribed  and  duly  sworn  to  before  me  this day  of  —      — ,  A.  D.  191 — . 


Recruiting  Officer. 


THE   RECRUITING   SERVICE.  165 

This  oath  may  be  administered  by  any  commissioned  officer  of  the  Army. 

856.  Such  of  the  Articles  of  War  as  relate  specially  to  the  duties  and  rights 
of  enlisted  men  and  the  penalties  for  military  crimes  will  be  plainly  read  and, 
so  far  as  necessary,  explained  to  each  applicant  for  enlistment  just  before  ad 
ministering  to  him  the  oath  of  enlistment.     Within  six  days  thereafter  the 
Articles  of  War  will  be  read  to  the  recruit. 

857.  Enlistment  papers  and  recruiting  returns  will  be  made  on  printed  forms 
furnished  by  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  and  will  be  executed  and  dis- 
posed of  in  accordance  with  directions  thereon. 

858.  The  real  name  of  the  recruit  will  be  ascertained,  correctly  spelled,  and 
written  in  the  same  way  wherever  it  occurs,  and  the  Christian  name  will  not 
be  abbreviated. 

859.  An  enlistment  will  not  be  antedated  so  as  to  allow  a  soldier  additional 
pay  for  reenlistment  who  applies  after  the  period  of  three  months  from  date  of 
discharge  has  expired,  nor  does  an  application  for  reenlistment,  made  within 
three  months,  entitle  the  soldier  to  such  increase.    The  benefit  granted  by  law 
to  soldiers  who  reenlist  within  three  months  from  date  of  discharge  can  be 
obtained  only  by  actual  reenlistment  before  the  expiration  of  the  three  months' 
limit.     Where,  however,  the  reenlistment  of  a  soldier,  who  has  applied  in  per- 
son within  the  period  of  three  months  to  a  proper  recruiting  officer  for  re- 
enlistment,  is  delayed  beyond  the  period  of  three  months,  through  no  fault  of 
the  soldier,  but  for  the  convenience  of  the  Government,  the  date  of  the  soldier's 
reenlistment  as  shown  on  the  enlistment  paper  will  be  that  of  his  application 
for  enlistment. 

860.  An  officer  who  enlists  or  reenlists  a  man  who  has  been  discharged  from 
the  Army  will  immediately  give  notice  of  the  fact  to  the  commanding  officer  of 
the  company  from  which  the  man  was  last  discharged,  stating,  if  practicable, 
designation  of  the  organization  to  which  he  has  been  assigned.     On  receiving 
this  notice  the  commander  of  the  company  from  which  the  man  was  discharged 
will  enter  the  fact  of  enlistment  or  reenlistment  on  the  soldier's  record.     Should 
it  appear  that  deception  has  been  practiced  he  will  report  the  case  to  The  Adju- 
tant General  of  the  Army.     The  recruiting  officer  will  enter  the  fact  of  enlist- 
ment or  reenlistment,  with  date  and  place,  upon  the  certificate  of  discharge  from 
former  enlistment,  which  the  soldier  should  have  in  his  possession. 

861.  Application  to  reenter  the  Army  from  persons  of  any  of  the  following 
classes  will  not  be  granted  without  special  authority  from  the  Secretary  of  War: 

1.  Former  soldiers  who  have  been  discharged  before  expiration  of  term  of 
service,  excepting  those  discharged  by  purchase  or  for  the  convenience  of  the 
Government. 

2.  Former  soldiers  who  have  been  discharged  with  character  other  than  good, 
or  its  full  equivalent. 

3.  Former  soldiers  over  40  years  of  age  who  were  last  discharged  as  privates 
and  have  failed  to  reenlist  within  three  months  thereafter.     In  such  cases  the 
applications  must  show  that  the  enlistments  will  be  for  the  interests  of  the 
service. 

4.  Former  soldiers  who  can  not  pass  the  required  examination  in  all  respects. 
Applications  of  this  nature  should  show  that  any  existing  defects  will  not  pre- 
vent the  performance  by  the  applicant  of  full  military  duty. 

5.  Former  soldiers  who  deserted  the  military  service  of  the  United  States  in 
time  of  peace  and  former  soldiers  whose  service  during  the  last  preceding  term 
of  enlistment  was  not  honest  and  faithful.     Authority  to  enlist  persons  of  either 
of  these  two  classes  will  be  granted  only  in  view  of  the  good  conduct  of  the 
applicant  subsequent  to  his  desertion  or  last  preceding  service,  as  provided  for 


166  THE   RECRUITING   SERVICE MEDICAL   EXAMINATION. 

in  section  1998,  Revised  Statutes,  as  amended  by  the  act  of  Congress  approved 
August  22,  1912. 

862.  An  applicant  will  be  subjected  to  the  required  examination  before  ap- 
plication is  made  for  special  authority  for  his  enlistment  or  reenlistment.     The 
result  of  the  examination  will  be  stated  in  the  application.     Commanding  officers 
forwarding  applications  from  men  of  their  commands  for  permission  to  reenlist 
for  some  other  organization  will  report  in  each  case  whether  the  applicant  is 
married  or  single,  what  character  will  be  given  him  on  discharge,  and  whether 
or  not  he  can  pass  the  required  examination. 

863.  Enlisted  men  of  good  character  and  faithful  service  who,  at  the  expira- 
tion of  their  terms,  are  undergoing  treatment  for  injuries  incurred  or  disease 
contracted  in  the  line  of  duty,  may  be  reenlisted  if  they  so  elect,  and  if  the  dis- 
ability prove  to  be  permanent,  they  will  subsequently  be  discharged  on  certificates 
of  disability.     An  enlisted  man  not  under  treatment,  but  who  has  contracted  in 
the  line  of  duty  infirmities  that  may  raise  a  question  of  physical  eligibility  to 
reenlistment,  but  not  such  as  to  prevent  his  performing  the  duties  of  a  soldier, 
may  be  reenlisted  by  authority  of  the  War  Department  on  application  made 
through  the  surgeon  and  proper  military  channel  in  time  to  receive  a  decision 
before  the  date  of  discharge. 

MEDICAL,  EXAMINATION. 

864.  The  physical   examination   of  applicants  for  enlistment  will  be  con- 
ducted in  accordance  with  the  authorized  rules  for  the  examination  of  recruits. 

865.  An  applicant  for  enlistment  at  a  garrisoned  post,  camp,  or  arsenal, 
where  there  is  no  medical  officer  or  contract  surgeon,  will  be  physically  exam- 
ined, before  enlistment  by  the  civilian  physician  employed  by  the  Medical  Depart- 
ment, who  will  immediately  vaccinate  the  man  if  he  is  accepted. 

866.  As  soon  as  a  recruit  joins  any  organization,  depot,  post,  or  station  he 
will  be  examined  by  the  surgeon  to  ascertain  whether  vaccination  is  required. 
In  all  cases  where  there  is  not  unmistakable  evidence  of  successful  vaccination 
within  a  reasonable  period  the  operation  will  be  performed  immediately.     Vac- 
cine virus  is  supplied  by  the  Surgeon  General. 

867.  Upon  the  arrival  at  a  recruiting  depot  of  an  accepted  applicant  for 
enlistment  he  will  be  examined  and  enlisted  or  rejected  with  the  least  practica- 
ble delay. 

If  in  the  opinion  of  the  surgeon  or  the  commanding  officer  the  disqualification 
in  the  case  of  any  rejected  applicant  is  of  such  a  character  that  it  should  have 
been  discovered  by  the  recruiting  officer  who  accepted  and  forwarded  the  appli- 
cant to  the  depot,  the  commanding  officer  will  convene  a  board  of  three  officers, 
one  of  whom  shall  be  a  medical  officer  if  such  officer  is  available,  to  examine 
into  the  case  and  report  whether  the  disqualification  existed  prior  to  acceptance, 
when,  where,  and  by  whom  the  applicant  was  accepted,  and  whether  in  the  opin- 
ion of  the  board  the  disqualification  should  have  been  discovered  by  the  recruit- 
ing officer.  If  the  board  is  of  the  opinion  that  the  recruiting  officer  was  at 
fault  in  accepting  and  forwarding  the  applicant,  it  will,  before  making  its  re- 
port, communicate  with  him  and  give  him  an  opportunity  to  be  heard  in  the 
case,  but  if  he  fails  to  respond  with  reasonable  promptness,  the  board  will 
proceed  with  the  case  and  render  its  report  without  further  delay.  In  those 
cases  in  which  the  board  finds  that  the  recruiting  officer  was  at  fault  the  record 
of  the  proceedings  of  the  board,  together  with  the  report  of  the  surgeon  and 
the  original  form  for  examining  a  recruit,  will  be  forwarded  directly  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  with  the  recommendation  of  the  commanding 


RECRUITING  SERVICE RECRUITS  SENT  TO  ORGANIZATIONS.     167 

officer;  but  if  the  board  finds  that  the  recruiting  officer  was  not  at  fault,  it  will 
so  advise  him,  and  no  further  action  will  be  taken.  If  in  the  opinion  of  both 
the  surgeon  and  the  commanding  officer  the  disqualification  is  not  of  such  a 
character  that  it  should  have  been  discovered  by  the  recruiting  officer  at  the 
time  of  acceptance  of  the  applicant,  the  case  will  not  be  referred  to  a  board  of 
officers.  All  military  posts  to  which  applicants  for  enlistment  may  be  sent 
from  general  recruiting  stations  without  previous  medical  examination  will  be 
regarded  as  depots  within  the  meaning  of  this  regulation. 

Accepted  applicants  for  enlistment  who  are  found  unfit  for  service  on  final 
examination  at  recruiting  depots  will  be  regarded  as  remaining  under  military 
observation  until  they  have  been  returned  to  the  recruiting  stations  at  which 
they  were  accepted,  or  until  they  should  have  arrived  at  those  stations  after 
having  been  forwarded  for  them. 

868.  Every  detachment  of  recruits  ordered  from  a  recruiting  depot  to  any 
organization  or  post  will,  immediately  preceding  its  departure,   be  critically 
inspected  by  the  post  commander  and  the  senior  medical  officer  present,  and 
any  sick  or  otherwise  disabled  will  be  held  at  depot.     A  recruit  deemed  unfit 
for  continuance  in  the  service  will  not  be  sent  to  an  organization,  but  the  nec- 
essary action  will  be  taken  by  the  commanding  officer  of  the  depot  or  depot  post 
with  a  view  to  the  discharge  of  the  recruit  on  a  surgeon's  certificate  of  disability 
or  otherwise  as  the  case  may  require. 

869.  Before  recruits  are  forwarded  from  a  depot  to  organizations  the  post 
commander  will  cause  the  character  of  each  recruit  to  be  entered  upon  the 
descriptive  and  assignment  card ;  also  the  date  and  result  of  last  vaccination. 
Officers  in  charge  of  detachments,  if  called  upon,  will  exhibit  the  entries  rela- 
tive to  vaccination  to  authorized  inspectors  of  State  boards  of  health. 

870.  Upon  arrival  at  a  post  each  recruit  who  has  not  undergone  examination 
by  a  medical  officer,  contract  surgeon,  or  civilian  physician  will  be  examined, 
and  defects  will  be  recorded  by  the  medical  officer,  with  his  opinion  as  to 
whether  they  existed  prior  to  enlistment.     A  certificate  of  disability  will  be 
submitted  if  the  recruit  is  disqualified  for  the  service. 

871.  A  monthly  report  of  the  medical  examination  of  applicants  for  enlist- 
ment'will  be  made  for  each  garrisoned  post  or  recruiting  depot.     This  report 
will  contain  a  record  of  all  applicants  examined  during  the  preceding  month 
and  will  be  forwarded,  not  later  than  the  sixth  day  of  every  month,  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  who  will  furnish  blanks  for  the  purpose.     Where 
an  applicant  fails  for  any  cause  to  complete  his  enlistment  a  notation  to  that 
effect  will  be  made  in  the  column  for  remarks.     A  copy  of  the  report  will  be 
retained  at  the  post  or  depot  for  which  it  is  made. 

RECRUITS    SENT    TO    ORGANIZATIONS. 

872.  Recruits  will  be  assigned  to  regiments  and  other  organizations  by  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  under  the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  War, 
from  recruit  depots  and  depot  posts.     Recruits  designated  for  assignment  will 
be  borne  on  the  rolls  and  returns  of  the  depots  and  depot  posts  until  the  date  of 
departure  therefrom,  when  the  assignment  will  take  effect.     Prior  to  that  date 
they   will   not  be   taken   up   on   the   rolls   of  companies,   regiments,   or   other 
organizations. 

Correspondence  between  officers  or  enlisted  men  of  the  general  recruiting 
service  and  other  officers  or  enlisted  men  of  the  Army  with  a  view  to  furnish- 
ing or  obtaining  recruits  for  particular  organizations,  either  by  the  acceptance  of 
applicants  at  general  recruiting  stations  or  by  the  assignment  of  recruits  from 
recruit  depots  or  depot  posts,  is  prohibited. 


168      RECRUITING   SERVICE INSPECTOR   GENERAL/ S   DEPARTMENT. 

873.  When  recruits  are  sent  to  any  organization,  a  descriptive  and  assign- 
ment card  for  each  man  will  be  given  to  the  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer 
assigned  to  conduct  them,   or  if  no  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer  be  so 
assigned  the  cards  will  be  sent  to  the  proper  commanding  officer  by  the  first 
mail  after  the  departure  of  the  men. 

874.  When   recruits  are   sent  to  organizations  from   depots  or  posts,   the 
descriptive  and  assignment  cards  will  be  made  by  the  adjutant;  when  appli- 
cants for  enlistment  are  forwarded  from  recruiting  stations  to  depots  or  depot 
posts,  the  cards  will  be  made  by  the  recruiting  officer. 

875.  An  officer  intrusted  with  the  command  of  recruits  ordered  to  regiments 
or  other  organizations  will,  on  arriving  at  destination,  forward  the  following 
papers : 

1.  To  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  a  report  of  date  of  arrival  at  the 
post,  the  strength  and  condition  of  the  party  when  turned  over  to  the  com- 
manding officer,  and  all  circumstances  worthy  of  remark  which  occurred  on  the 
journey. 

2.  To  the  commanding  officer  of  the  post  or  organization,  the  descriptive  and 
assignment  cards  furnished  him  with  the  recruits,  properly  completed  by  noting 
in  the  column  for  remarks  time  and  place  of  death,  desertion,  or  other  casualty 
that  may  have  occurred. 

876.  The  descriptive  and  assignment  card  of  every  recruit  sent  to  a  regi- 
ment or  other   organization,   with   remarks   showing  final   disposition   of  the 
recruit,  and  number  of  regiment  and  letter  or  number  of  company  to  which  he 
has  been  assigned,  will  be  forwarded  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  by 
the  officer  who  makes  the  assignment. 

877.  Soldiers  enlisted  by  special  authority  for  particular  organizations  will 
be  sent  to  their  proper  stations  without  delay.     An  applicant  will  be  subjected 
to  the  required  examination  before  application  is  made  for  special  authority  for 
his  enlistment. 

ARTICLE  LXVII. 

INSPECTOR  GENERAL'S  DEPARTMENT. 
GENERAL  PROVISIONS. 

878.  The  sphere  of  inquiry  of  the  Inspector  General's  Department  includes 
every  branch  of  military  affairs  except  when  specially  limited  in  these  regula- 
tions or  in  orders.     Inspectors  general  and  acting  inspectors  general  will  exer- 
cise a  comprehensive  and  general  observation  within  the  command  to  which 
they  may  be  respectively  assigned  over  all  that  pertains  to  the  efficiency  of  the 
Army,  the  condition  and  state  of  supplies  of  all  kinds,  of  arms  and  equipments, 
of  the  expenditure  of  public  property  and  moneys,  and  the  condition  of  accounts 
of  all  disbursing  officers  of  every  branch  of  the  service,  of  the  conduct,  disci- 
pline, and  efficiency  of  officers  and  troops,  and  report  with  strict  impartiality 
in  regard  to  all  irregularities  that  may  be  discovered.     From  time  to  time  they 
will  make  such  suggestions  as  may  appear  to  them  practicable  for  the  correction 
of  any  defect  that  may  come  under  their  observation. 

879.  Inspectors  general  or  acting  inspectors  general  assigned  to  a  military 
command  are  under  the  immediate  direction  of  its  commanding  general;  when 
not  so  assigned,  they  are  under  the  orders  of  the  War  Department.     They  will 
make  the  tactical,  garrison,  and  such  special  inspections  as  the  commanding 
general  may  direct  within  the  limits  of  his  command,  and  will  each  be  allowed 
the  necessary  clerks  and  one  messenger,  who  will  be  assigned  by  the  Secretary 
of  War. 


SPECIAL   DUTIES CLASSIFICATION    OF    INSPECTIONS.  169 

880.  Inspectors  general  ;md  noting  inspectors  general  will  report  by  letter 
on  arriving  at  their  stations  to  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army.     Thereafter 
they  will  furnish  to  him  copies  of  all  orders  and  written  instructions  received 
for  tours  of  inspection  or  for  investigations,  giving  the  nature  of  the  duty  they 
are  going  to  perform,  the  probable  time  they  will  be  at  each  place  to  be  visited 
during  their  tour,  and  the  probable  date  they  will  return  to  their  stations. 

At  the  close  of  each  fiscal  year  the  inspector  general  assigned  to  a  military 
command  will  submit  to  its  commanding  general  a  report  covering  the  opera- 
tions of  the  Inspector  General's  Department  within  the  command  during  the 
preceding  year,  together  with  such  recommendations  for  the  improvement  of 
the  service  as  he  may  deem  fit,  arid  will  forward  a  copy  thereof,  through  mili- 
tary channels,  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  who  will  transmit  it  to 
the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army. 

881.  Inspectors  general  or  acting  inspectors  general  will  make  known  their 
orders   or  instructions   to   commanding   and  other  officers  whose  troops  and 
affairs  they  are  directed  to  inspect,  and  these  officers  will  see  that  every  facility 
and  assistance,  including  clerical  aid,  if  requested,  is  afforded.     When  making 
inspections   within   the  territorial  limits  of  the  command  of  an  officer   sub- 
ordinate to  the  officer  ordering  the  inspections,  they  will,  prior  to  the  inspec- 
tions, furnish  to  the  subordinate  commander  a  copy  of  their  orders  and  an 
itinerary  of  their  route  in  so  far  as  they  relate  to  the  inspection  of  parts  of 
his  command. 

882.  An  inspector  general  or  acting  inspector  general  will  not  give  orders 
unless  specially  authorized  to  do  so,  and  then  only  in  the  name  of  the  superior 
giving  such  authority.    He  will  report  with  strict  impartiality  all  irregularities. 
He  should  refrain  from  informal  conversation  or  comment  upon  subjects  under 
investigation. 

883.  An  inspector  general  or  acting  inspector  general  will  exercise  the  great- 
est care  that  he  does  no  injustice  to  organizations  or  individuals.    When  investi- 
gating accusations  prejudicial  to  the  character  of  an  officer,  he  will  make  known 
to  the  officer  their  nature,  and  give  him  an  opportunity  to  make  his  own  state- 
ment in  writing,  which  will  be  appended  to  the  report.    Copies  or  extracts  from 
an  inspection  report  reflecting  upon  or  commending  the  character  or  efficiency 
of  an  officer  may  be  furnished  him  by  the  commander  to  whom  the  report  is 
submitted. 

884.  An  inspector  general  or  acting  inspector  general  detailed  to  investigate 
alleged  attempts  to  defraud  the  Government,  or  any  irregularity  or  misconduct 
of  any  officer  or  agent  of  the  United  States,  has  authority  to  administer  oaths 
to  witnesses. 

SPECIAL  DUTIES. 

885.  Inspectors  general  will,  from  time  to  time,  designate  the  articles  which, 
in  their  opinion,  should  be  procured  and  kept  for  sale  by  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  to  officers  and  enlisted  men  while  in  garrison  or  permanent  camps  and 
while  in  temporary  camps  or  on  active  campaign.    These  recommendations  will 
be  submitted  to  the  Secretary  of  War  for  his  action. 

CLASSIFICATION    OF    INSPECTIONS. 

886.  Inspections  are  classified  as  follows: 

1.  Annual  tactical  inspections  of  troops  of  the  mobile  army. 

2.  Annual  garrison  inspections. 

3.  Special  and  miscellaneous  inspections. 


170  ANNUAL  TACTICAL  INSPECTIONS. 

Inspections  of  the  coast  artillery  troops  will  include  the  annual  garrison  in- 
spection, the  inspection  to  be  made  by  the  coast  artillery  district  commander  as 
prescribed  in  the  Regulations  for  the  Instruction  and  Target  Practice  of  Coast 
Artillery  Troops,  and  such  other  inspections  as  may  be  directed. 

ANNUAL   TACTICAL   INSPECTIONS. 

887.  The  annual  tactical  inspections  by  department  and  brigade  commanders 
prescribed  in  paragraphs  193  and  194  and  the  annual  tactical  inspections  herein 
prescribed  by  officers  of  the  Inspector  General's  Department  will  take  place  at 
the  same  time  and  place,  during  the  period  of  field  training,  and,  when  prac- 
ticable, while  troops  are  assembled  for  instruction  or  for  maneuvers.  The  object 
of  these  inspections  is  to  determine  the  preparedness  of  organizations  for  war 
service  and  the  capacity  of  officers  for  the  exercise,  in  the  field,  of  command 
appropriate  to  their  rank.  With  this  object  constantly  in  view  the  character  of 
the  inspection  may  be  varied  at  the  discretion  of  the  officer  conducting  the  same, 
and  any  exercise  may  be  required  which  may  be  necessary  to  arrive  at  definite 
conclusions  and  to  justify  positive  recommendations,  but  tactical  inspections 
will  ordinarily  embrace  the  following  subjects: 

1.  Fitness  and  sufficiency  of  uniform  and  equipment  of  organizations  for  field 
service. 

2.  Camping,  camp  economy,  observance  of  proper  camp  sanitation,  and  care  of 
the  sick. 

3.  Physical  condition  of  officers  and  men  and  the  use  of  prophylactic  treatment 
for  the  prevention  of  diseases. 

4.  Marching  capacity  of  organizations,  as  indicated  by  the  rate  of  march,  the 
observance  of  correct  principles  of  marching,  the  distance  covered,  the  resulting 
physical  condition  of  men  and  animals,  and  the  number,  if  any,  disabled  as  a 
result  of  marching,  during  the  entire  period  of  the  inspection. 

5.  Care  of  the  feet  of  men;  the  supply  and  fit  of  footwear;  the  care  of  backs, 
necks,  and  feet  of  animals;  proper  bitting  of  animals  and  fitting  of  saddles  and 
harness ;  and  care  of  materiel. 

6.  The  preparation  and  service  of  food. 

7.  The  efficiency  of  the  service  of  supply. 

8.  The  transmission  of  information  (Field  Service  Regulations). 

9.  Drill  Regulations;  combat  exercises  appropriate  to  the  size  of  the  command. 

10.  Field  fortification,  including  the  reconnaissance,  selection,  and  occupation 
of  defensive  positions,  the  actual  construction  of  appropriate  entrenchments, 
when  practicable,  and  the  rendition  of  reports,  including  the  necessary  sketches 
based  on  standard  publications  and  service  manuals  treating  of  the  subject  of 
field  fortification. 

11.  The  annual  proficiency  test  for  infantry  and  cavalry,  and  a  field-firing  test 
for  field  artillery.     The  proficiency  test  for  infantry  and  cavalry  will  be,  where 
practicable,  that  required  by  the  Small  Arms  Firing  Regulations.     For  the  field 
artillery  an  additional  allowance  of  ammunition  of  36  rounds  per  battery  is  au- 
thorized ;  if  it  is  not  practicable  to  hold  the  test  at  the  place  of  this  particular 
inspection,  it  will  be  held  at  the  place  where  service  practice  is  held  and  as  a 
part  of  the  tactical  inspection. 

12.  Tactics :  Terrain  exercises ;  the  service  of  information  ( Field  Service  Regu- 
lations) ;  field  exercises  appropriate  to  the  size  of  the  command  acting  alone  or 
as  a  part  of  a  larger  force,  based  on  Field  Service  Regulations,  standard  publi- 
cations on  tactics,  and  the  combat  principles  of  the  drill  regulations  of  the 
various  arms  of  the  service. 


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13.  The  annual  physical  examination  and  riding  or  walking  test  to  be  con- 
ducted at  this  time  if  practicable. 

Whenever  practicable  the  tactical  inspection  shall  include  a  progressive  field 
exercise  extending  over  a  period  of  several  days  and  terminating  in  an  action  of 
all  three  arms  combined. 

In  all  cases  requiring  the  promulgation  of  field  orders  the  responsible  com- 
manding officer  will,  personally  and  without  assistance,  write  or  dictate  his 
orders,  of  which  a  copy  will  be  submitted  at  the  time  to  the  inspector.  The  use 
of  books  or  other  sources  of  information  will  not  be  permitted  in  preparing  the 
orders  or  instructions  required. 

Every  effort  will  be  made  by  department  and  brigade  commanders,  and  by 
the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  to  insure  the  inspection  of  troops  by  inspec- 
tors general  or  acting  inspectors  general  of  the  arm  to  be  inspected.  When  no 
such  inspector  general  or  acting  inspector  general  is  available  the  department 
or  brigade  commander  will  be  accompanied  by  an  officer  of  the  arm  to  be 
inspected. 

The  program  of  inspection  and  the  problems  required  in  connection  therewith 
will  be  prepared  under  the  direction  of  the  department  or  brigade  commander. 

The  inspector  will  prepare  the  report  of  the  inspection  and  will  forward  the 
same  to  the  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  through  the  brigade  and  department 
commanders,  who  will  indorse  their  views  thereon.  The  Adjutant  General  will 
transmit  the  report  to  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army.  The  report  will  set 
forth  the  designations  of  the  organizations,  the  strength  present  and  absent  and 
how  absentees  are  accounted  for,  and  the  results  of  the  inspection,  dealing  only 
with  important  defects  and  deficiencies,  and  will  include  recommendations  with 
a  view  to  corrective  action  which  can  not  be  taken  by  the  officers  conducting 
the  inspection.  All  minor  irregularities  will  be  corrected  at  once  by  the  proper 
authority.  The  inspector,  brigade  and  department  commanders  will  report  by 
name  any  and  all  officers  whose  organizations  are  not  properly  prepared  for 
war  service,  who  have  not  exhibited  proper  capacity  for  the  exercise  in  the  field 
of  command  appropriate  to  their  rank,  or  who  are  believed  to  be  incapable,  from 
any  cause,  of  performing  the  duties  of  their  several  grades  either  in  garrison  or 
actual  service  in  the  field.  Such  reports  will  be  accompanied  by  the  evidence 
covering  the  case.  Officers  will  be  furnished  a  copy  of  any  unfavorable  refer- 
ence to  their  work  or  command  and  will  be  given  an  opportunity  to  submit  a 
statement  in  writing,  which  will  be  appended  to  the  report,  with  the  comments 
thereon  of  superior  authority. 

ANNUAL  GARRISON   INSPECTION. 

888.  The  annual  garrison  inspection  will  be  conducted  by  officers  of  the  In- 
spector General's  Department  during  the  period  of  garrison  training.     When 
practicable  the  inspector  will  belong  to  the  arm  to  be  inspected.     The  object  of 
these  inspections  is  to  determine  the  state  of  discipline  and  efficiency  attained 
in  garrison  training  and  the  degree  of  efficiency  and  economy  exercised  in  gar- 
rison administration. 

889.  All  garrisons  and  posts  shall  be  inspected  at  least  once  in  each  fiscal 
year  by  the  inspector  of  the  department  or  by  his  assistants.     Ungarrisoned 
posts  will  be  inspected  at  such  times  as  the  department  commander  may  direct, 
ordinarily  once  in  two  years. 

Inspections  of  garrisons  and  posts  will  embrace  the  following  subjects : 
1.  Officers  present,  those  absent  on  detached  duty  or  otherwise,  and  those 
permanently  incapacitated  for  any  duty  from  any  cause;  whether  the  number  of 
enlisted  men  in  ranks  at  inspection  corresponds  to  returns,  how  absentees  are 


172  ANNUAL   GARRISON   INSPECTION. 

accounted  for,  and  bow  many  appear  under  arms  at  inspection ;  the  number  of 
men  in  tbe  band,  and  if  any  are  not  musicians. 

2.  Whether  the  post  is  adequately  armed  and  supplied,  and  maps  of  the  post 
and  of  the  country  in  its  vicinity  are  kept. 

3.  Whether  the  commanding  officer  observes  the  system  of  instruction  and 
treatment  of  subordinates  enjoined  by  the  regulations  and  properly  executes 
the  laws  relating  to   neutrality,   quarantine,   and   the   regulations   concerning 
international  courtesy,   so  far  as  applicable  to  his  post;   whether  justice  is 
promptly  and  legally  administered;   the  zeal  of  the  commanding  officer  and 
his  ability  to  perform  his  duties ;  whether  due  attention  has  been  given  by  the 
commanding  officer  to  the  tactical  training  of  the  command,  and  whether  field 
efficiency   is  made   subordinate  to   routine   administration;    amount  of  corre- 
spondence and  whether  matters  of  routine  are  disposed  of  by  personal  interview 
or  by  official  correspondence. 

4.  Whether  officers  are  efficient,  including  a  report  as  to  any  intemperance  or 
immorality,  and  mentioning  any  officer  or  soldier  who  has  distinguished  himself 
or  shown  special  efficiency  in  any  department  of  study  or  duty. 

5.  The  manner  in  which  chaplains  perform  their  duties. 

6.  The  efficiency  of  administrative  and  staff  officers,  the  correctness  of  their 
accounts;  whether  payments  and  issues  are  made  in  accordance  with  law  and 
regulations ;  whether  surplus  supplies  are  taken  up  on  returns  and  deficiencies 
accounted  for. 

7.  Proficiency  of  troops  in  drill  in  the  use  of  the  bayonet  as  a  fighting  weapon, 
and  the  use  of  the  saber  in  mounted  and  dismounted  exercises  and  in  mounted 
and  dismounted  fencing;  proficiency  in  riding  of  officers  of  the  staff  corps  and 
mounted  officers  of  infantry ;  proficiency  of  officers  and  men  of  mounted  organi- 
zations in  jumping  hurdles,  ditches,   fences,   and  other  obstacles,  simulating 
those  ordinarily  found  in  cross-country  riding;  discipline  and  appearance  of 
troops;  state  of  arms,  equipments,  and  accouterments  of  all  kinds,  and  their 
fitness  for  field  service ;  economy  exercised  by  organization  commanders  in  care 
and  preservation  of  arms  and  equipment  of  all  kinds ;  the  character  of  recruits 
received,  sources  from  which  obtained,  dates  of  arrival,  and  number  received 
for  each  consignment;  sufficiency,  uniformity,  and  fit  of  clothing;  the  sufficiency 
of  shoes  for  fitting  and  equipping  enlisted  men  and  the  suitability  of  the  place 
provided  by  the  quartermaster  for  fitting  purposes;   failures  of  organization 
commanders  to  secure  proper  shoes  for  their  commands  or  proper  facilities 
for  fitting  and  the  causes  for  same;  whether  the  schools  for  enlisted  men  are 
held  as  prescribed  and  properly  conducted;  nature  and  amount  of  drills,  target 
practice,  and  gymnastic  exercises;   the  amount  of  guard  duty  required  and 
whether  it  is  deemed  excessive;  efficiency  in  signaling;  regularity  of  payment 
of. troops,  their  health,  and  whether  the  sick  are  properly  cared  for;  the  num- 
ber and  percentage  of  desertions  from  each  organization  during  the  12  months 
preceding  the   inspection  and,  if  abnormal,   special   inquiry  as  to  the  cause 
therefor  will  be  made  and  the  result  briefly  reported. 

8.  Police  and  sanitation  of  the  post ;  cleanliness,  state  of  repair,  and  sanitary 
condition  of  all  buildings;  the  number,  character,  and  cost  of  buildings  con- 
structed since  last  annual  inspection ;  economy  exercised  in  care  and  preserva- 
tion of  public  property. 

9.  Whether  there  are  suitable  rooms  for  use,  respectively,  as  a  library,  reading 
room,  chapel,  and  school ;  sufficient  quantities  of  newspapers  and  periodicals, 
schoolbooks,    stationery,    and   school    material    for   the   use   of   enlisted   men; 
whether  the  newspapers,  periodicals,  nnd  schoolbooks  are  solely  used  by  enlisted 
men;  whether  the  library  rooms  are  used  at  all  by  officers,  and,  if  so,  whether  it 


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interferes  with  their  use  by  enlisted  men ;  the  attendance  and  progress  of  pupils 
and  the  system  of  instruction.     See  also  paragraph  337. 

10.  System  of  messing;  sufficiency,  variety,  and  preparation  of  food. 

11.  Whether  labor   of   the   supply   departments  is   performed   by   troops   or 
civilians;  if  by  the  latter,  their  number,  cost  attending  and  reasons  for  their 
employment,  and  kind  of  labor  i>erformed  by  them. 

12.  Means  of  transportation,  its  condition  and  fitness  for  field  service;  train- 
ing, grooming,  shoeing,  suitability,  veterinary  treatment  and  condition  of  public 
animals,  and  number  unserviceable;  also  the  suitability  for  military  purposes 
of  horses  owned  by  officers. 

13.  Condition  of  all  public  property,  and  whether  used  for  private  purposes; 
whether  buildings  and  property  are  properly  secured  against  fire,   theft,  and 
damage. 

14.  Whether  sales  of  subsistence  stores  are  made  to  enlisted  men  according 
to  regulations;  whether  there  are  damaged  stores,  and,  if  so,  in  what  quantities 
and  how  damage  was  caused. 

15.  Water  supply,  facilities  for  laundry  work,  bathing  and  swimming ;  system 
and  condition  of  sewerage  and  drainage,  and  means  of  extinguishing  fire. 

16.  Management  and  success  of  post  exchange,  and  whether  properly  supplied 
and  conducted  according  to  regulations;  extent,  necessity  for,  and  kind  of  gar- 
dens, success  attending,  and  number  of  men  employed  therein. 

17.  Management  and  application  of  the  regimental,  company,  mess,  and  post 
exchange  funds,  and  whether  the  provisions  of  Article  XXXIII  are  complied 
with. 

18.  Whether   regimental,    post,    and  company   books,   papers,   and  files,   and 
those  of  the  post  staff  departments,  including  chaplain's  records,  are  properly 
kept,  and  the  prescribed  rolls  and  returns  are  properly  prepared  and  promptly 
forwarded. 

19.  Condition  of  post  cemetery  and  its  records. 

20.  Efficiency  of  Hospital  Corps  in  ambulance  and  litter-bearer's  drill,  and 
methods  of  rendering  first  aid  to  the  wounded. 

09 O.  Inspectors  while  inspecting  a  command  will  call  upon  post,  coast  de- 
fense,  regimental,  battalion,   and  company  commanders  and  the   surgeon   for 
a  report  by  name  of  any  officer  under  their  immediate  command  who  is  in- 
capacitated for  service,   either   mentally,   morally,   or   physically.     When  any 
officer  is  so  reported  the  inspector  will  thoroughly  investigate  the  case  and 
submit  his  conclusions  thereon  to  the  officer  ordering  the  inspection. 

891.  The  written  reports  of  inspectors  will  set  forth  a  correct  return  of  the 
troops,  the  number  present  at  and  absent  from  the  station  and  the  absentees 
from  inspection,  and  whether  irregularities,  etc.,  reported  at  last  inspection, 
have  been  remedied,  after  which  will  follow  a  statement  of  the  results  of  the 
inspection,  dealing  only  with  defects,  deficiencies,  irregularities,  recommenda- 
tions, and  commendations  whereof  the  various  items  will  be  paragraphed  and 
stated  separately.     These  items  will  be  grouped  under  the  department  within 
whose  sphere  the  responsibility  for  the  conditions  stated  falls,  viz:  Command- 
ing officer,  Quartermaster  Corps,  Corps  of  Engineers,  etc.    Brief  statement  will 
be  made  of  the  various  drills  and  exercises  held  for  the  inspector  and  the 
report  concluded  with  an  exposition  of  the  conclusions  arrived  at  as  to  the 
state  of  discipline  and  efficiency  attained  in  garrison  training  and  the  degree  of 
efficiency  and  economy  exercised  in  garrison  administration. 

892.  On  completion  of  an  inspection  of  a  garrison,  post,  or  other  command  of 
troops,  the  inspector  will  furnish  its  commanding  officer  a  written  statement  of 
all  irregularities  and  deficiencies  observed,  which  will  be  kept  on  file  for  the 


174  SPECIAL  AND   MISCELLANEOUS   INSPECTIONS. 

information  of  commanding  officers  and  inspectors.  The  commanding  officer,  as 
soon  as  practicable,  will  submit  to  the  next  higher  commander  a  copy  of  this 
statement,  with  a  report  showing  what  remedies  he  has  applied  or  will  apply  to 
correct  each  of  the  irregularities  or  defects  found,  and  will  recommend  the  proper 
action  with  regard  to  those  that  he  has  not  power  or  authority  to  remedy. 
These  reports  and  statements  will  be  promptly  forwarded,  through  military 
channels,  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  «the  Army,  by  whom  they  will  be  trans- 
mitted to  the  Inspector  General. 

At  arsenals,  depots,  and  stations  not  under  the  supervision  of  department 
commanders  inspectors  will  furnish  like  statements,  and  commanding  officers 
will  forward  copies  thereof,  with  their  replies,  to  The  Adjutant  General  for  file 
with  the  inspection  reports  to  which  they  pertain. 

SPECIAL    AND    MISCELLANEOUS    INSPECTIONS. 

893.  Special  inspections  and  investigations  within  the  limits  of  a  command 
(territorial  or  tactical)  may  be  made  under  orders  of  the  commander  thereof; 
but  in  all  cases  involving  travel  his  selection  of  officers  to  perform  such  duty 
shall  be  restricted  to  inspectors  general,  acting  inspectors  general,  or  officers  of 
the  General  Staff  Corps  on  duty  as  such,  at  his  headquarters  under  War  De- 
partment assignment. 

894.  The  annual  inspection  of  the  Soldiers'  Home  in  the  District  of  Colum- 
bia will  be  made  by  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  in  .person,  as  required 
by  law;  and  that  of  the  National  Home  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers,  its 
records,  disbursements,  management,  discipline,  and  condition,  will  be  made  by 
an  officer  of  the  Inspector  General's  Department  under  the  provisions  of  the  act 
of  Congress  approved  August  18,  1894,  who  will  report  in  writing,  through  the 
Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  to  the  Secretary  of  War,  the  results  of  such 
inspection. 

895.  All   armories,   arsenals,   depots,   general   hospitals,   general   recruiting 
stations,  the  proving  ground  at  Sandy  Hook,  X.  J.,  and  the  military  prisoners  in 
the  United  States  penitentiary  at  Leavenworth,  Kans.,  will  be  inspected  annually 
and  all  national  cemeteries  once  in  two  years.     These  inspections  and  the  in- 
spections of  accounts  of  officers  disbursing  funds  under  the  Secretary  of  War, 
and  such  special  inspections  of  posts  and  commands  as  may  be  deemed  ad- 
visable, will  be  directed  by  the  Secretary  of  War  to  be  made  by  officers  recom- 
mended by  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  with  a  view  to  their  special 
fitness  for  the  work  enjoined. 

896.  Inspections  of  the  military  departments  and  business  methods  of  the 
Military  Academy  and  of  the  service  schools  will  be  made  annually  by  the 
Inspector  General  or  officers  recommended  by  him  under  specific  instructions  of 
the  War  Department. 

897.  The   inspection   of  disbursements  and  money   accounts  of  disbursing 
officers  required  by  act  of  April  20,  1874,  will  be  made  by  officers  of  tfie  In- 
spector General's  Department  or  by  others  detailed  for  that  purpose,  and,  as 
far  as  practicable,  at  irregular  intervals,  but  no  officer  so  detailed  shall  be  in 
any  way  connected  with  the  corps  or  staff  department  making  the  disbursement. 
The  frequency  of  these  inspections  will  be  regulated  by  the  Secretary  of  War. 

898.  Just  prior  to  the  departure  of  an  army  transport  from  a  terminal  port, 
and  immediately  upon  its  arrival  at  such  port,  it  will  be  minutely  inspected  by 
an  officer  of  the  Inspector  General's  Department,  or,  if  no  officer  of  that  depart- 
ment is  available,  by  an  officer  previously  designated  for  the  performance  of 
this  duty.     In  making  this  inspection  all  irregularities  and  deficiencies  found  by 
the  inspector  or  mentioned  in  the  report  of  the  commanding  officer  of  the  troops, 


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required    by    paragraph    232,    Army    Transport    Service    Regulation's,    will    be 
investigated. 

899.  The  Inspector  General  of  the  Army  will  keep  the  inspectors  of  the 
several  military  departments  informed,  through  the  proper  channels,  of  such 
inspections  of  accounts  of  disbursing  officers  and  of  places  not  under  the  imme- 
diate command  of  the  department  commander  as  the  Secretary  of  War  desires 
shall  be  made  by  them.     Department  commanders  in  issuing  orders  for  inspec- 
tions involving  travel  will  consider  the  most  advantageous  and  economical  plan. 

REPORTS. 

900.  Reports  of  prescribed  inspections  of  troops,  stations,  and  accounts  of 
disbursing  officers  under  the  authority  of  the  department  commanders  will  be 
forwarded,  through  military  channels,  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army 
and  transmitted  to  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army.     In  case  irregularities, 
deficiencies,  or  misconduct  are  reported,  a  commander  in  forwarding  a  report 
will  state  what  remedies  he  has  applied  or  will  apply  to  correct  them,  adding 
any   recommendations   that   he   may   desire   to   make.     All   other   reports   of 
inspectors  will  be  forwarded  directly  to  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army, 
except  when  otherwise  specially  directed,  and  all  inspection  reports  not  confi- 
dential will  be  filed  in  his  office.     The  Inspector  General  will  submit  to  the 
Chief  of  Staff  all  reports  that  contain  matters  requiring  correction. 

DISBURSEMENTS  AND  ACCOUNTS. 

901.  Inspectors  general  and  acting  inspectors  general  will  inquire  as  to  the 
necessity,  economy,  and  propriety  of  all  disbursements,  their  strict  conformity 
to  the  law  appropriating  the  money,  and  whether  the  disbursing  officers  comply 
with  the  law  in  keeping  their  accounts  and  making  their  deposits.    A  statement 
of  receipts  and  expenditures  and  of  the  distribution  of  funds,  with  lists  of 
outstanding  checks,  on  forms  furnished  by  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army, 
will  be  submitted  by  the  disbursing  officer  to  the  inspector,  who  should  imme- 
diately transmit  the  lists  of  outstanding  checks  to  the  several  depositaries. 
Upon  return  from  a  depositary  balances  will  be  verified  and  noted  on  the 
inspection  report,  which  will  then  be  forwarded  to  the  Inspector  General,  with 
a  copy  of  each  list  of  outstanding  checks  and  the  indorsements  thereon.    The 
original  lists  will  be  retained  by  the  inspector  to  be  used  at  the  next  inspection 
of  the  officer's  accounts  and  then  sent  to  the  Inspector  General. 

902.  When  an  officer  ceases  to  act  as  a  disbursing  officer,  or  for  any  reason 
closes  his  accounts,  he  will  prepare  a  closing  statement  of  his  money  accounts 
from  date  of  last  inspection  to  and  including  the  closing  of  his  accounts,  with  a 
separate  list  of  outstanding  checks.     If  he  is  under  the  command  of  a  depart- 
ment commander,  or  his  accounts  are  assigned  for  inspection  to  the  department 
inspector,  he  will  forward  the  statement  and  list  of  checks  to  department  head- 
quarters, through  military  channels,  for  the  usual  action.     If  disbursing  under 
the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  War  without  such  assignment,  he  will  forward 
his  papers  directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  who  will  transmit 
them  to  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army.     He  will  also  comply  with  the 
requirements  of  paragraphs  588  and  630. 

PROPERTY    FOR    CONDEMNATION. 

903.  Except  as  provided  in  paragraph  717,  inspections  having  in  view  the 
condemnation  of  property  will  be  made  by  inspectors  general  or  acting  in- 
spectors general;  but  in  cases  of  emergency,  such  as  when  a  station  is  aban- 


176  PROPERTY   FOR   CONDEMNATION. 

doned  or  when  troops  change  station,  such  inspections  may  be  made  by  officers 
specially  designated  by  the  commander  of  a  department,  or  the  commander  of 
a  division,  or  army  in  the  field,  or  higher  authority. 

904.  Officers  will  prepare  and  sign  in  duplicate,  on  blank  forms  furnished 
by  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army,  inventories  of  public  property  requiring 
inspection,  and  present  them,  with  the  property,  to  the  Inspector  General  or 
Acting  Inspector  General  at  the  time  of  his  visit.     In  the  case  of  rapidly  de- 
teriorating subsistence  stores  or  of  unserviceable  public  animals,  or  of  pressing 
emergency,  such  inventories  will  be  prepared  whenever  necessary,  and  one  copy 
will  be  forwarded  to  the  commander  having  authority  to  appoint  an  inspector. 
Public  animals  will  be  inventoried  singly,  with  a  brief  description  of  color,  sex, 
age,    and   distinguishing   marks.      Public    buildings   which    have    become   un- 
serviceable and  can  not  be  kept  in  repair  at  reasonable  cost,  or  which  occupy 
ground  required  for  new  buildings  or  other  improvements,  will  be  entered  upon 
a  separate  inventory  and  brought  before  an  inspector  for  his  action. 

905.  For  inspection  the  property  will  be  arranged  in  the  order  of  enumera- 
tion in  the  inventory,  every  article  will  be  examined  by  the  inspector,  and  the 
officer  responsible  will  accompany  him  and  be  prepared  to  give  all  necessary 
information  in  regard  to  it. 

906.  Inspectors    will    examine    all    property    presented   for    condemnation. 
When  all  property  presented  has  been  destroyed,  the  two  copies  of  the  inventory 
and  inspection  report  will  be  delivered  by  the  inspecting  officer  to  the  account- 
able officer.     In  cases  in  which  the  inspector  recommends  the  sale  of  any  prop- 
erty, or  its  transfer  to  depots,  he  will  forward  both  copies  of  the  inventory 
and  inspection  report  to  department  or  division  headquarters,  and  if  the  in- 
spector's action  is  approved  by  the  department  or  division  commander,  both 
copies  will  be  returned  to  the  accountable  officer;  and,  in  similar  cases,  when  the 
accountable  officer  is  not  serving  under  the  department  or  division  commander 
and  all  the  property  has  been  destroyed,  both  copies  of  the  inventory  and  inspec- 
tion report  will  be  forwarded  to  the  accountable  officer,  or  if  sale  or  transfer  of 
the  property  is  recommended,  the  inspecting  officer  will  forward  both  copies 
of  the  inventory  and  inspection  report  to  the  Inspector  General  of  the  Army, 
who  will  forward  them  to  the  Chief  of  Staff  through  the  chief  of  the  bureau 
concerned ;  both  copies  will  be  returned  to  the  accountable  officer. 

907.  Inspectors  will  exercise  great  care  in  examining  property  submitted 
to  them  for  condemnation  and  in  making  recommendations  regarding  its  dispo- 
sition.   Articles  "  to  be  continued  in  service  "  are  such  as  are  still  serviceable. 
Those  "  to  be  dropped  "  from  the  returns  are  such  as  can  not  be  sold  at  the  post 
and  are  not  worth  cost  of  transportation  to  an  arsenal  or  depot  for  repair.    If 
worthless,  they  must  be  so  far  destroyed  as  to  prevent  any  possibility  of  future 
presentation.     Such  articles  as  can  not  be  destroyed  will,  when  practicable,  be 
marked  "I.  C."  (inspected — condemned),  or  will  be  broken  up  and  the  service- 
able parts  retained.     Condemned  animals  will  be  branded  "  I.  C."  on  the  neck 
under  the  mane.     Should  the  inspector's  recommendation   be  disapproved  in 
regard  to  articles  marked  "  I.  C."  the  marks  will  be  canceled  and  a  certificate 
of  the  fact  given  to  the  responsible  officer.     Suitable  brands  and  stencils  will  be 
kept  for  use  of  inspectors  at  posts  and  depots.    Articles  "to  be  sold  at  post" 
are  such  as  are  of  no  further  public  use  or  not  worth  cost  of  transportation  to  a 
depot.    Those  "  to  be  turned  in  to  depot "  are  such  as  can  not  be  repaired  at 
the  post  and  are  worth  cost  of  transportation.     Small  arms  found  to  be  unfit 
for  service  and  hand  arms  and  personal  and  horse  equipments  ordered  turned 
in  to  depot  will  first  be  turned  in  to  the  post  ordnance  officer,  who  will,  when 
sufficient  stores  have  accumulated  to  make  an  economical  shipment,  send  them 
to  an  arsenal  designated  by  the  Chief  of  Ordnance.     Property  will  not  be  turned 


PROPERTY   FOR  CONDEMNATION.  177 

in  to  depots  without  authority  from  the  head  of  the  staff  department  to  which 
the  property  pertains,  except  in  the  Philippine  and  Hawaiian  Departments, 
where  such  authority  may  be  given  by  the  commanding  generals  of  those  depart- 
ments. The  authority  herein  referred  to,  of  heads  of  staff  departments,  will 
usually  be  given  in  general  terms  in  the  form  of  approved  memoranda  indicating 
the  most  advantageous  method  of  disposing  of  various  classes  of  unserviceable 
property,  which  memoranda  will  serve  as  guides  to  department  and  higher  com- 
manders and  inspectors.  When  property  ordered  "  to  be  turned  in  to  depot "  on 
the  recommendation  of  an  inspector  is  found,  upon  receipt  at  the  depot,  to  be  in 
such  condition  that  it  can  not  be  made  suitable  for  issue,  it  may  be  destroyed  or 
broken  up  under  such  instructions  as  may  be  given  by  the  head  of  the  depart- 
ment concerned,  or  by  the  commanding  generals,  Philippine  and  Hawaiian 
Departments,  so  far  as  pertains  to  property  turned  in  to  depots  at  Manila, 
Philippine  Islands,  and  depots  in  Hawaii  Territory. 

908.  Public  property  in  use  will  not  be  reported  as  unserviceable  nor  con- 
demned by  an  inspector  merely  because  worn  or  shabby  in  appearance  when 
really  strong  and  serviceable. 

909.  Great  care  will  be  taken  to   prevent  property  once  condemned  and 
ordered  dropped  from  the  returns  from  being  again  presented  for  inspection. 
When  public  property  is  presented  to  an  inspector  for  condemnation,  the  officer 
responsible  will  certify  on  the  inventory  that  the  property  has  not  been  pre- 
viously condemned. 

910.  Inspectors  will,  when  practicable,  cause  the  destruction,  in  their  pres- 
ence, of  all  property  found  to  be  worthless  and  which  is  without  money  value 
at  or  near  the  place  of  inspection,  except  small  arms,  and  will  state  in  their 
reports  that  "  the  articles  recommended  to  be  destroyed  have  no  money  value  at 
or  near  the  post."     The  action  of  an  inspector  on  property  of  this  character  will 
be  final,  and  his  report  will  be  a  valid  voucher  for  the  responsible  officer.     In- 
spectors will  be  held  responsible  for  their  action  in  this  particular.    When  prop- 
erty thus  condemned  is  not  destroyed  in  the  presence  of  the  inspector  or  a 
disinterested  officer  representing  the  inspector,  the  responsible  officer  will  certify- 
to  the  fact  of  subsequent  destruction  in  his  presence. 

911.  An  inspection  report  on  damaged  clothing  will  set  forth  the  amount  of 
damage  to  each  article ;  also  a  list  of  such  articles  as  are  fit  to  issue  to  prisoners, 
or,  at  reduced  prices,  to  enlisted  men  willing  to  receive  them. 

9 12.  Department  commanders  may  give  orders,  on  the  reports  of  authorized 
inspectors,  to  make  such  disposition  of  condemned  property  as  the  case  may 
require,  except  public  buildings,  for  which  the  order  of  the  Secretary  of  War 
is  required.    If  the  property  be  of  considerable  value  and  there  be  good  reason 
to  suppose  that  it  can  be  more  advantageously  applied  or  disposed  of  elsewhere 
than  within  the  command,  the  report  will  be  forwarded  for  the  action  of  the 
War  Department. 

913.  The  following-mentioned  property  will  not  be  presented  for  the  action 
of  an  inspector  without  the  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War : 

1.  Cannon  and  their  carriages,  machine  and  automatic  guns  with  their  car- 
riages and  mounts,  but  not  including  spare  parts,  accessories,  implements,  and 
equipments  required  in  their  maintenance  and  operation;  also  ammunition  for 
cannon. 

2.  Electrical  and  mechanical  installations  and  appliances  furnished  to  the 
Coast  Artillery  Corps  by  the  Engineer  Department,  the  Signal  Corps,  or  the 
Torpedo  Depot,  and  forming  part  of  the  permanent  seacoast  defenses,  including 
submarine  mine  cable,  but  not  including  supplies  such  as  wiring,  tools,  clamps, 
and  battery  fluid,  fragile  articles  like  battery  cells  or  jars  and  carboys,  or  spare 

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178  JUDGE   ADVOCATE    GENERAL *S   DEPARTMENT. 

parts  and  accessories  not  essential  to  the  operation  of  the  installation,  such  as 
battery  syringes  and  hydrometers. 

All  of  the  copies  of  the  inventory  and  inspection  report  on  such  property  will 
be  forwarded  by  the  department  commander  directly  to  the  chief  of  the  bureau 
concerned  for  the  final  action  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 

914.  Orders  for  the  final  disposition  of  condemned  property  will  be  indorsed 
by  the  proper  authority  on  the  inspection  reports,  each  copy  being  made  complete 
in  itself.     Both  copies  will  be  forwarded,  through  military  channels,  to  the 
accountable  officer,  who  will  forward  one  with  his  accounts  and  file  the  other 
with  his  retained  papers. 

ARTICLE  LXVIII. 

JUDGE  ADVOCATE  GENERAL'S  DEPARTMENT. 

915.  The  Judge  Advocate  General  is  the  custodian  of  the  records  of  all  gen- 
eral courts-martial,  courts  of  inquiry,  and  military  commissions,  and  of  all 
papers  relating  to  the  title  of  lands  under  the  control  of  the  War  Department, 
except  the  Washington  Aqueduct  and  the  public  buildings  and  grounds  in  the 
District  of  Columbia.    The  officers  of  this  department  render  opinions  upon  legal 
questions  when  called  upon  by  proper  authority. 

916.  The  judge  advocate  of  each  department,  or  the  officer  acting  as  such, 
will,  as  soon  as  practicable  after  June  30  of  each  year,  render  to  the  Judge 
Advocate  General  a  report  for  the  year  terminating  on  that  date,  giving  the 
number  and  character  of  cases  tried  by  courts-martial  in  the  department  during 
the  period,  with  his  recommendations  and  remarks  touching  the  administration 
of  military  justice.     This  report  will  also  contain  such  data  and  information 
as  may  from  time  to  time  be  directed  by  the  Judge  Advocate  General. 

917.  The  original  proceedings  of  all  general  courts-martial,  courts  of  inquiry, 
and   military   commissions,    with   the   decisions  and  orders  of   the  reviewing 
authorities  made  thereon,  and  the  proceedings  of  all  general  courts-martial, 
courts  of  inquiry,  and  military  commissions  which  require  the  confirmation  of 
the  President,  but  which  have  not  been  appointed  by  him,  will  be  forwarded, 
after  having  been  finally  acted  upon  by  the  appointing  authority  or  his  successor 
in  command,  directly  to  the  Judge  Advocate  General.     One  copy  of  the  order 
promulgating  the  action  of  the  court  and  a  copy  of  every  subsequent  order 
affecting  the  case  will  be  forwarded  to  the  Judge  Advocate  General  with  the 
record  of  each  case.     When  more  than  one  case  is  embraced  in  a  single  order,  a 
sufficient  number  of  copies  will  be  forwarded  to  enable  one  to  be  filed  with  each 
record.     The  proceedings  of  all  courts  and  military  commissions  appointed  by 
the  President  will  be  sent  directly  to  the  Secretary  of  War. 

918.  Judge  advocates  and  acting  judge  advocates  will  forward  to  the  Judge 
Advocate  General,  on  June  30  each  year,  with  the  reports  prescribed  in  para- 
graph 916,  lists  of  the  law  books  for  which  they  are  responsible. 

9 19.  Applications  of  officers,  enlisted  men,  and  military  prisoners  for  copies 
of  proceedings  of  general  courts-martial,  to  be  furnished  them  under  the  one 
hundred  and  fourteenth  article  of  war,  will,  when  received  by  post  or  other 
commanders,  be  forwarded  directly  to  the  Judge  Advocate  General. 

920.  Communications  relating  to  proceedings  of  military  courts  on  file  in  the 
Judge  Advocate  General's  Department  will  be  addressed  and  forwarded  directly 
by  department  commanders  to  the  Judge  Advocate  General.     In  routine  mat- 
ters, the  Judge  Advocate  General  and  judge  advocates  may  correspond  with 
each  other  directly, 


AEKEST  AND  CONFINEMENT.  179 

921.  The  reports  which  the  Judge  Advocate  General  of  the  Army  may  render 
upon  cases  received  by  him,  and  which  require  the  action  of  the  President,  will 
be  transmitted  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  for  record  and  for  sub- 
mission to  the  Chief  of  Staff  for  the  consideration  of  the  Secretary  of  War 
and  the  President.     After  final  action  is  had  by  superior  authority  in  such 
cases,  all  the  papers  will  be  returned  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army, 
who,  before  publishing  the  action  taken,  will  refer  the  papers  to  the  Judge 
Advocate  General  of  the  Army  for  further  scrutiny. 

ARTICLE  LXIX. 
ARREST  AND  CONFINEMENT. 

922.  Only  commanding  officers  have  power  to  place  officers  in  arrest,  except 
as  provided  in  the  twenty-fourth  article  of  war.     An  arrest  may  be  ordered  by 
the  commanding  officer,  in  person  or  through  a  staff  officer,  orally  or  in  writing. 

923.  An  officer  arrested  will  repair  at  once  to  his  tent  or  quarters,  and  there 
remain  until  more  extended  limits  have  been  granted  by  the  commanding  offi- 
cer.    Close  confinement  will  not  be  enforced  except  in  cases  of  a  serious  nature. 

924.  Officers  will  not  be  placed  in  arrest  for  light  offenses.     For  these  the 
censure  of  the  commanding  officer  will  generally  answer  the  purpose  of  disci- 
pline.    Whenever  a  commanding  officer  places  an  officer  in  arrest  without  pre- 
ferring charges,  he  will  make  a  written  report  of  his  action  to  the  brigade  or 
coast  artillery  district  commander,   stating  the  cause.     The  brigade  or  coast 
artillery  district  commander,  if  he  thinks  the  occasion  requires,  will  call  on 
the  officer  arrested  for  any  explanation  he  may  desire"  to  make,  and  take  such 
other  action  within  his  authority  as  he  may  think  necessary,  forwarding  the 
papers,  with  his  recommendation,  to  the  department  commander,  who  will,  in 
case  a  trial  is  not  deemed  advisable,  forward  the  papers  to  The  Adjutant  Gen- 
eral of  the  Army  for  file  with  the  officer's  record,  or  for  further  action.     In  the 
case  of  officers  belonging  to  organizations  not  attached  or  belonging  to  a  brigade 
or  coast  artillery  district,  the  report  will  be  sent  directly  to  the  department 
commander. 

925.  In  ordinary  cases  where  inconvenience  to  the  service  would  result  from 
it,  a  medical  officer  will  not  be  placed  in  arrest  until  the  court-martial  for  his 
trial  convenes. 

926.  An  officer  in  arrest  will  not  wear  a  sword  nor  visit  officially  his  com- 
manding or  other  superior  officer,  unless  directed  to  do  so.     His  applications  and 
requests  of  every  nature  will  be  made  in  writing. 

927.  On  the  march,  field  officers  and  noncommissioned  staff  officers  in  arrest 
will  follow  in  the  rear  of  their  respective  regiments,  and  company  officers  and 
noncommissioned  officers  in  arrest  in  rear  of  their  respective  companies,  unless 
otherwise  specially  directed. 

928.  Enlisted  men  against  whom  charges  have  been  preferred  will  be  desig- 
nated as  "awaiting  trial;  "  enlisted  men  who  have  been  tried  will,  prior  to  the 
promulgation  of  the  result,  be  designated  as  "  awaiting  result  of  trial;  "  enlisted 
men  serving  sentences  of  confinement,  not  involving  dishonorable  discharge,  will 
be  designated  as  "  garrison  prisoners."     Persons  sentenced  to  dismissal  or  dis- 
honorable discharge  and  to  terms  of  confinement  at  military  posts  or  elsewhere 
will  be  designated  as  "  general  prisoners." 

929.  Noncommissioned  officers  will  not  be  confined  at  the  guardhouse  in 
company  with  privates,  except  in  aggravated  cases  or  where  escape  is  feared, 
but  will  be  placed  in  arrest  in  their  barracks  or  quarters. 


180  ARREST  AND   CONFINEMENT. 

930.  Except   as   provided    in   the    twenty-fourth   article  of  war,   or   when 
restraint  is  necessary,  no  soldier  will  be  confined  without  the  order  of  an  officer, 
who  shall  previously  inquire  into  his  offense. 

931.  The  arrest  or  confinement  of  an  enlisted  man  will  be  reported,  as  soon 
as  practicable,  to  his  company  or  detachment  commander  by  the  officer  authoriz- 
ing the  arrest  or  confinement. 

932.  Prisoners  awaiting  trial  by,  or  undergoing  sentence  of,  general  court- 
martial  and  those  confined  for  serious  offenses  will  be  kept  apart,  when  prac- 
ticable, from  those  confined  by  sentence  of  an  inferior  court,  or  for  minor  of- 
fenses.    Enlisted  men  awaiting  trial  or  awaiting  result  of  trial  will  not  be  sent 
to  work  with  garrison  prisoners  or  general  prisoners  if  it  can  be  avoided,  and, 
in  the  discretion  of  the  commanding  officer,  may  be  required  to  attend  drills,  or 
may  be  sent  to  work  under  charge  of  a  sentinel,  during  the  usual  working  hours. 
General  prisoners  will  not  be  confined  with  other  prisoners  except  in  cases  of 
necessity. 

933.  Soldiers  against  whom  charges  may  be  preferred  for  trial  by  summary 
court  will  not  be  confined  in  the  guardhouse,  but  will  be  placed  in  arrest  in 
quarters,  before  and  during  trial  and  while  awaiting  sentence,  except  when  in 
particular  cases  restraint  may  be  necessary. 

934.  If  there  are  any  prisoners  with  no  record  of  charges  against  them,  the 
old  officer  of  the  day  will  report  that  fact  to  the  commanding  officer,  who  will 
give  the  necessary  instructions. 

935.  Prisoners  will  not  be  placed  in  irons  except  pursuant  to  sentence  of  a 
court-martial,  or  in  the  extraordin.-iry  case  of  a  prisoner  who,  in  the  judgment 
of  the  commanding  officer,  is  a  desperate  or  dangerous  character,  in  which  case 
report  of  action  and  the  circumstances  will  be  immediately  made  to  the  depart- 
ment  commander.     A    prisoner   nuiy   lie    shackled   or   hnndcuffed   while   being 
transported  from  one  post   to  another,  or  from  a  post  to  a  penitentiary  when, 
in  the  judgment  of  the  officer  in  charge,  the  escape  of  the  prisoner  can  not 
otherwise  be  prevented. 

936.  Special  rules  and  regulations  will  be  promulgated  by  the  Secretary  of 
War  to  govern  the  enforcement  of  discipline,  the  methods  of  guarding,  and  the 
treatment  of  general  prisoners  confined  at  posts ;  also  the  measure  of  labor  to  be 
imposed  and  the  character  of  clothing  and  diet  to  be  furnished  them. 

937.  The  commanding  officer  at  posts  where  general  prisoners  are  confined 
will  forward,  on  the  last  day  of  every  month,  directly  to  The  Adjutant  General 
of  the  Army  and  to  the  department  commander,  a  return  of  general  prisoners. 
Blank  forms  for  this  return  will  be  furnished  by  the  Adjutant  General's  De- 
partment.    General   prisoners  will  be  reported  under  the  following  headings: 
(a)   General  prisoners  under  sentence  for  purely  military  offenses  alone.     (&) 
General  prisoners  under  sentence  for  statutory  or  common-law  crimes  or  misde- 
meanors either  alone  or  in  connection  with  purely  military  offenses. 

938.  Prisoners  will  be  forwarded  from  places  of  trial  to  places  at  which  they 
are  sentenced  to  serve  confinement  only  on  orders  of  department  commanders  or 
higher  authority.    The  strength  of  guards  to  accompany  them  will  be  limited  to 
the  necessities  of  safe  delivery.     Orders  detailing  guards  in  charge  of  military 
prisoners  will  provide  for  the  return  journey  of  the  guard  and  for  commuta- 
tion of  rations,  when  such  commutation  is  necessary.    The  commanding  officer 
of  a  post  from  which  a  prisoner  is  transferred  will  send,  under  seal,  to  the  com- 
manding officer  of  the  post  or  prison  to  which  the  prisoner  is  transferred,  the 
following  papers  in  his  case,  viz :   Descriptive  list,   orders  promulgating  and 
modifying  sentences,  statement  of  conduct  while  under  sentence  to  date  of  trans- 
fer, and  a  list  of  clothing  in  possession  of  the  prisoner  when  forwarded,     In 


ARREST  AND  CONFINEMENT.  181 

the  case  of  a  general  prisoner  the  commanding  officer  will  send  the  discharge 
papers  of  the  prisoner,  together  with  all  the  other  papers  hereinbefore  described, 
except  the  descriptive  list ;  in  lieu  of  that  list  the  commanding  officer  will  send 
a  certified  copy  of  the  prisoner's  record  as  recorded  on  the  form  furnished  by  the 
Adjutant  General's  Department  for  keeping  such  records. 

939.  All  serviceable  clothing  and  blankets  which  are  the  property  of  a  pris- 
oner will  accompany  him  to  the  post  designated  for  his  confinement,  and  will  be 
fully  itemized  on  the  clothing  list  mentioned  in  the  preceding  paragraph.     The 
guard  in  charge  of  the  prisoner  during  transfer  will  be  furnished  with  a  dupli- 
cate of  this  list  and  will  be  held  responsible  for  the  delivery,  with  the  prisoner, 
of  all  articles  itemized  therein. 

940.  The  personal  effects  of  military  prisoners  who  have  escaped  from  con- 
finement, except  such  as  possess  some  special  value  as  keepsakes,  may  be -dis- 
posed of  by  sale  as  in  the  case  of  effects  of  deceased  soldiers,  and  the  proceeds 
thereof,  together  with  any  money  left  by  the  prisoner  in  the  hands  of  the  com- 
pany commander,  be  turned  over  to  a  quartermaster,  who  should  account  for  the 
same  in  the  manner  provided  for  quartermasters'  collections.     The  officer  will 
take  the  quartermaster's  receipt  for  the  amount  paid  him  and  forward  the  same 
to  the  Auditor  for  the  War  Department. 

941.  No  general  prisoner  will  be  released  from  confinement  except  on  an 
order  communicated  by  the  commanding  officer,  who,  before  giving  such  order, 
will  verify  the  date  of  expiration  of  the  prisoner's  sentence  by  examining  all 
orders  fixing  or  modifying  his  term  of  confinement. 

942.  General  prisoners,  other  than  those  confined  in  penitentiaries,  will  be 
allowed  in  abatement  of  their  terms  of  confinement  when  serving  sentences  of 
over  three  months,  and  not  over  12  months,  five  days  for  each  complete  period 
of  25  days  during  the  whole  of  which  their  conduct  has  been  good ;  but  the  abate- 
ment of  five  days  so  authorized  shall  not  have  the  effect  in  any  case  of  reduc- 
ing the  confinement  below  three  months.     On  sentences  exceeding  one  year  they 
will  be  allowed  the  foregoing  abatement  for  the  first  year  of  the  sentence  in- 
cluding abatement,  and  thereafter  10  days  for  each  complete  period  of  20  days 
during  the  whole  of  which  their  conduct  has  been  good.    Abatements  thus  au- 
thorized may  be  forfeited,  wholly  or  in  part,  by  subsequent  misconduct,  such 
forfeiture  to  be  determined  by  the  commanding  officer  of  the  post  where  the 
prisoner  is  confined.     A  general  prisoner  serving  sentence  in  a  penitentiary  will 
be  allowed  the  abatement  authorized  for  convicts  in  that  penitentiary. 

Garrison  prisoners  will  be  allowed  in  abatement  of  their  terms  of  confinement 
when  serving  sentences  of  one  month  five  days  for  good  conduct.  On  sentences 
exceeding  one  month  they  will  be  allowed  the  foregoing  abatement  for  the  first 
month  of  the  sentence,  and  thereafter  10  days  for  each  complete  period  of  20 
days  during  the  whole  of  which  their  conduct  has  been  good.  Abatements  thus 
authorized  may  be  forfeited,  wholly  or  in  part,  by  subsequent  misconduct,  such 
forfeiture  to  be  determined  by  the  commanding  officer  of  the  post  where  the 
prisoner  is  confined. 

In  order  to  secure  uniformity  in  computing  abatement  of  terms  of  confine- 
ment the  following  method  of  computation  will  be  used : 

A  general  prisoner  or  garrison  prisoner  will  be  credited  at  the  beginning  of 
his  confinement  with  all  the  good-conduct  time  that  can  be  earned  in  his  case 
during  the  entire  period  of  his  sentence.  All  months  will  be  assumed  to  con- 
sist of  30  days.  When  forfeitures  of  good-conduct  time  are  imposed,  they  will 
be  deducted  from  the  amount  of  the  prisoner's  credit,  but  care  will  be  taken  not 
to  impose  or  deduct  a  forfeiture  in  excess  of  the  amount  of  good-conduct  time 
that  has  actually  been  earned  at  date  of  forfeiture. 


182  AKREST   AND   CONFINEMENT COURTS-MARTIAL. 

943.  After  a  garrison  prisoner  lias  served  one-half  of  his  sentence  he  may, 
if  his  enlistment  has  not  expired,  submit  to  the  commander  of  the  post  where 
the  sentence  is  being  executed  a  request  to  be  put  on  probation  for  the  remainder 
of  the  term  of  confinement  adjudged,  and  upon  the  request  being  granted  the 
soldier  will  be  restored  to  duty  upon  condition  that  if  his  conduct  is  not  good 
while  on  probation  he  will  be  required  to  serve  the  remainder  of  his  sentence. 

After  a  general  prisoner  who  is  serving  sentence  at  a  post  has  served  one-half 
of  his  sentence  he  may  submit  to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  post  an  applica- 
tion to  be  placed  upon  parole  during  working  hours  for  the  remainder  of  the 
term  of  confinement.  Such  application  will  contain  a  pledge  on  the  part  of  the 
applicant  to  comply  with  all  general  conditions  under  which  general  prisoners 
may  be  paroled,  and  also  with  any  special  requirements  that  may  from  time  to 
time  be  made  of  him.  Upon  receipt  of  such  an  application  the  post  commander 
may,  in  the  exercise  of  his  disqretion,  parole  the  prisoner  during  working  hours 
for  work  in  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  upon  condition  that  if  the  prisoner's 
conduct  is  not  good  the  parole  status  will  be  forfeited.  The  granting  of  the 
qualified  parole  here  authorized  does  not  constitute  a  release  of  the  prisoner 
from  military  custody  or  control,  but  merely  authorizes  a  relaxation  of  the 
strict  rule  which  would  otherwise  require  the  presence  of  a  guard  whenever  the 
prisoner  is  outside  of  the  guardhouse. 

In  determining  what  constitutes  one-half  of  a  sentence  the  calculation  will  be 
based  upon  the  prisoner's  term  without  deduction  for  good  conduct. 

The  authorized  abatement  for  good  conduct  will  continue  to  accrue  during  the 
good  conduct  of  a  garrison  prisoner  on  probation  or  of  a  general  prisoner  on 
parole.  ' 

944.  The  power  to  remit  or  mitigate  punishment  imposed  by  a  court-martial, 
vested  in  the  authority  who  appointed  the  court  or  the  corresponding  authority 
under  whose  jurisdiction  the  sentence  is  being  executed,  extends  only  to  unex- 
ecuted portions  of  a  sentence.  If  the  punishment  be  one  imposed  by  a  general 
court-martial,  it  may  be  remitted  or  mitigated  only  by  an  officer  competent  to 
order  a  general  court-martial  and  under  whose  jurisdiction  the  sentence  is  be- 
ing executed.  The  fact  that  a  soldier  has  been  dishonorably  discharged  through 
his  sentence  does  not  affect  this  power.  An  application  for  clemency  in  case  of 
a  prisoner  sentenced  to  confinement  in  a  penitentiary,  or  in  the  United  States 
Military  Prison  or  any  branch  thereof,  will  be  forwarded  to  The  Adjutant  <;<»n- 
eral  of  the  Army  for  the  action  of  the  Secretary  of  War  and  the  President.  A 
military  prisoner  sentenced  to  confinement  in  a  penitentiary,  or  in  the  United 
States  Military  Prison  or  any  branch  thereof,  will,  so  far  as  concerns  the  exer- 
cise of  clemency,  be  considered  to  have  passed  beyond  the  jurisdiction  of  a  de- 
partment commander  from  the  date  of  the  approval  of  his  sentence,  without  re- 
gard to  the  fact  of  his  being  temporarily  retained  within  the  command  of  the  de- 
partment commander  pending  transfer  to  a  penitentiary,  or  the  United  Stales 
Military  Prison  or  any  branch  thereof.  The  power  to  commute  sentences  im- 
posed by  military  tribunals,  not  being  vested  in  military  commanders,  can  be 
exercised  by  the  President  only. 

ARTICLE  LXX. 
COURTS-MARTIAL. 

945.  The  order  appointing  a  general  or  special  court-martial  will  name  its 
members  in  order  of  rank,  and  they  will  sit  according  to  rank.  Authorities  com- 
petent to  appoint  a  general  court-martial  will  endeavor  to  obtain  the  maximum 
number  of  members  for  the  trials  of  officers  and  for  important  trials  of  enlisted 


COURTS-MARTIAL SUBPCEHAS WRITS CHARGES,   ETC.         183 

men.    The  decision  of  the  appointing  authority  as  to  the  number  of  members  of 
a  general  or  a  special  court-martial  is  conclusive. 

946.  The  place  of  holding  a  court  is  designated  by  the  authority  appointing 
it.    Courts  will  be  assembled  at  posts  or  stations  where  trial  or  examination 
will  be  attended  with  the  least  expense.     A  member  stationed  at  the  place 
where  it  sits  is  liable  to  duty  with  his  command  during  adjournment  from  day 
to  day.    Courts  will,  as  far  as  practicable,  hold  their  sessions  so  as  to  interfere 
least  with  ordinary  routine  duties. 

947.  A  president  of  the  court  will  not  be  announced.     The  officer  highest  in 
rank  present  will  act  as  president. 

948.  A  court-martial  has  no  power  to  punish  its  members;  but  for  disorderly 
conduct  a  member  is  liable  as  for  other  offenses  against  military  discipline. 
Improper  words  used  by  him  should  be  taken  down  in  writing,  and  any  dis- 
orderly conduct  reported  to  the  appointing  authority. 

949.  When  a  court  sits  in  closed  session,  the  judge  advocate  will  withdraw, 
and  when  legal  advice  or  assistance  is  required  it  will  be  obtained  in  open  court. 

STJBPCENAS    TO    WITNESSES. 

950.  The  judge  advocate  will  summon  the  necessary  witnesses  for  the  trial, 
but  will  not  summon  witnesses  at  the  expense  of  the  Government  without  the 
order  of  the  court,  unless  satisfied  that  their  testimony  is  material  and  neces- 
sary.   A  subpoena  may  be  served  by  any  person. 

951.  An  officer  or  enlisted  man  who  receives  a  summons  to  attend  as  a  wit- 
ness before  any  military  court,  board,  civil  court,  or  other  tribunal  competent 
to  issue  subpoenas,  which  is  sitting  beyond  the  limits  of  the  department  where 
he  is  serving,  will,  before  starting  to  obey  the  summons,  forward  it,  through 
the  proper  channel,  to  his  department  commander,  that  necessary  orders  or 
authority  to  obey  a  civil  process  may  be  given.    In  urgent  cases,  or  when  the 
public  interest  would  be  liable  to  suffer  by  delay,  a  post  commander  may  author- 
ize immediate  departure,  reporting  his  action  and  the  reasons  thereof  to  the 
department  commander 

WRITS    OF    ATTACHMENT. 

952.  Judge  advocates  of  military  courts,  in  issuing  process  under  section 
1202,  Revised  Statutes,  to  compel  the  attendance,  as  witnesses,  of  persons  not 
in  the  military  service  in  the  State,  Territory,  or  District  in  which  the  court 
sits,  will  formally  direct  the  same  to  an  officer  designated  by  the  department 
commander  to  execute  it.     The  nearest  military  commander  will  furnish  the 
necessary  military  force  for  the  execution  of  the  process,  if  force  be  required. 

CHARGES    AND    SPECIFICATIONS. 

953.  Commanding  officers  are  not  required  to  bring  every  dereliction  of  duty 
before  a  court  for  trial,  but  will  endeavor  to  prevent  their  recurrence  by  admo- 
nitions, withholding  of  privileges,  and  taking  such  steps  as  may  be  necessary 
to  enforce  their  orders.     Company  commanders  are  authorized,  subject  to  the 
control  of  the  commanding  officer  of  the  post,  to  dispose  of  cases  of  derelictions 
of  duty  in  their  commands  which  would  be  within  the  jurisdiction  of  summary 
courts-martial,  by  requiring  extra  tours  of  fatigue,  unless  the  soldier  concerned 
demands  a  trial.    This  right  to  demand  a  trial  must  be  made  known  to  him. 

954.  When  charges  are  preferred  against  an  enlisted  man  for  trial  other 
than  by  summary  court,  the  charges,  accompanied  by  the  statement  of  service 
properly  filled  out,  the  proper  evidence  of  previous  convictions,  if  any,  and  a 
brief  statement  of  the  evidence  expected  from  each  witness,  together  with  a 
statement  of  any  other  available  evidence  in  the  case,  will  be  submitted  to  the 


184  COURTS-MARTIAL — CHARGES  AND  SPECIFICATIONS. 

officer  exercising  special  court-martial  jurisdiction  over  the  command  to  which 
the  accused  belongs.  If  this  officer  deems  trial  by  general  court-martial  expe- 
dient, the  charges,  accompanied  by  the  prescribed  papers,  will  be  forwarded  to 
the  authority  competent  to  appoint  a  general  court-martial  for  the  trial.  If  the 
officer  to  whom  the  charges  are  submitted  decides  that  trial  should  be  had  by 
special  or  summary  court-martial,  he  will  take  action  accordingly. 

955.  Before  forwarding  charges  they  will  be  carefully  investigated  by  the 
commanding  officer,  or  an  officer  designated  by  him,  other  than  the  officer  pre^ 
ferring  the  charges,  and  in  forwarding  the  charges  the  name  of  the  officer  mak- 
ing the  investigation  will  be  noted  in  the  commanding  officer's  indorsement. 
The  commanding  officer  will  state  in  his  indorsement  whether  or  not,  in  his 
opinion,  the  charges  can  be  sustained.     When  offenses  against  the  peace  and 
good  order  of  civil  communities  are  committed  by  persons  subject  to  military 
law  and  such  offenses  are  cognizable  by  courts-martial,  the  proper  military 
authorities  will  be  prompt  in  the  preferring  of  charges  and  the  arraignment  of 
offenders,  having  due  regard  for  arrangements  existing  for  the  purpose  of  se- 
curing between  the  authorities  of  the  two  jurisdictions,   civil   and  military, 
mutual  aid  and  cooperation  in  the  administration  of  justice.     In  such  cases,  if, 
after  charges  are  preferred,  the  officer  competent  to  order  trial  by  the  proper 
court-martial  deems  it  inadvisable  to  bring  the  case  to  trial,  he  will  forward 
the  charges,  with  his  views  thereon,  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

956.  Charges  submitted  for  trial  by  a  summary  court  should  be  accompanied 
by  evidence  of  previous  convictions,  to  be  furnished  when  practicable  by  the 
officer  preferring  the  charges;  or,  if  the  evidence  is  contained  in  the  summary 
court  record,  a  reference  to  it  will  be  sufficient.     If  this  evidence  is  not  sub- 
mitted or   cited,   the   summary  court  may  take  judicial  notice  of  any   such 
evidence  which  that  record  contains. 

957.  The  charges  preferred  for  offenses  cognizable  by  summary  courts  will 
be  laid  before  the  proper  commander,  who,  if  he  thicks  that  the  accused  should 
be  tried  by  summary  court,  will  cause  him  to  be  brought  before  such  court, 
where  he  will  be  arraigned  and  allowed  to  plead  according  to  prevailing  court- 
martial  practice.     If  the  accused  neither  holds  a  certificate  of  eligibility  to  pro- 
motion, nor   (being  a  noncommissioned  officer)    objects  to  trial  by  summary 
court,  nor  pleads  guilty,  witnesses  will  be  sworn  and  evidence  received,  the 
accused  being  permitted  to  testify  in  his  own  behalf  and  make  a  statement; 
but  the  evidence  and  statement  will  not  be  recorded.     The  summary  court  as 
soon  as  trial  is  concluded  will  record  its  findings  :uid  sentence  in  the  summary 
court  record  and  submit  it  to  the  officer  appointing  the  court,  or  commanding 
for  the  time  being,  who  will  record  therein  his  approval  or  disapproval,  in  part 
or  in  whole,  with  date  and  signature.     No  other  record  of  the  proceedings  will 
be  kept,  and  such  trials  will  not  be  published  in  orders.     Commanding  officers 
will  furnish  company  and  other  commanders  with  copies  of  the  summary  court 
record  relating  to  men  of  their  commands,  said  copies  to  be  authenticated  as 
official  copies  by  the  signature  of  the  commanding  officer  or  his  adjutant,  or 
by  the  impressed  stamp  of  the  headquarters  having  custody  of  the  original 
record.     When  the  summary  court  officer  is  also  the  commanding  officer,  no 
sentence  of  such  summary  court-martial  adjudging  confinement  at  hard  labor 
or  forfeiture  of  pay,  or  both,  for  a  period  in  excess  of  one  month  shall  be  carried 
into  execution  until  the  same  shall  have  been  approved  by  superior  authority ; 
but  the  findings  and  sentence  of  every  trial  by  summary  court,  after  having 
been  signed  by  the  summary  court  officer,  must  be  approved  or  disapproved,  in 
whole  or  in  part,  and  signed  by  the  commanding  officer  as  such,  even  though 
the  latter  be  the  only  officer  present  with  the  command  and  sit  as  summary 
court. 


COURTS-MARTIAL — TRIALS — SENTENCES.  185 

958.  Noncommissioned  officers  shall  not,*  if  they  object  thereto,  be  brought 
to  trial  before  summary  courts  without  the  authority  of  the  officer  competent 
to  order  their  trial  by  general  court-martial,  but  shall  in  such  cases  be  brought 
to  trial  before  special  or  general  courts-martial,  as  the  case  may  be;  nor  will 
post  noncommissioned  staff  officers,  or  sergeants,  first  class,  Hospital  Corps,  be 
reduced,   but   they   may   be   dishonorably   discharged   whenever    reduction    is 
included  in  the  limit  of  punishment. 

959.  The  summary  court  will  be  opened  at  a  stated  hour  every  day  except 
Sunday  for  the  trial  of  such  cases  as  may  properly  be  brought  before  it.     Trials 
will  be  had  on  Sunday  only  when  the  exigencies  of  the  service  make  it  neces- 
sary.    The  commanding  officer,  and  not  the  court,  will  determine  when  and 
what  cases  shall  be  brought  before  it.    Delay  in  the  trial  of  a  soldier  by  sum- 
mary court  does  not  invalidate  the  proceedings,  but  may  be  considered  by  the 
court  in  awarding  sentence. 

960.  The  order  convening  a  special  court-martial,  the  charges  submitted  for 
trial  thereby,  the  procedure  before  the  court,  and  the  record  will  be  similar  to 
the  order,  the  charges,  the  procedure,  and  the  record,  respectively,  in  the  case 
of  a  general  court-martial,  except  that  as  to  the  procedure  and  the  record  in 
trials  by  special  court-martial,  the  statements  and  arguments  made  before  the 
court  will  not  be  recorded;  nor  will  the  testimony  taken  before  such  special 
courts-martial  be  reduced  to  writing  unless  directed  by  the  authority  referring 
the  case  to  the  court  for  trial. 

TRIALS. 

961.  The  commanding  officer  of  a  post  where  a  general  or  a  special  court- 
martial  is  convened  will,  at  the  request  of  any  prisoner  who  is  to  be  arraigned, 
detail  as  counsel  for  his  defense  a  suitable  officer.     If  there  be  no  such  officer 
available,  the  fact  will  be  reported  to  the  appointing  authority  for  action.     An 
officer  so  detailed  should  perform  such  duties  as  usually  devolve  upon  counsel 
for  defendant  before  civil  courts  in  criminal  cases.     As  such  counsel  he  should 
guard  the  interests  of  the  prisoner  by  all  honorable  and  legitimate  means  known 
to  the  law,  so  far  as  they  are  not  inconsistent  with  military  relations. 

962.  Whenever  a  soldier  is  convicted  of  an  offense  for  which  a  discretionary 
punishment  is  authorized,  the  court  will  receive  evidence  of  previous  convictions, 
if  there  be  any,  such  evidence  being  limited,  except  in  the  case  of  desertion,  to 
previous  convictions  by  courts-martial  for  any  offense  or  offenses  within  one 
year  preceding  the  date  of  commission  of  any  offense  charged  and  during  the 
current  enlistment.     General  and  special  courts-martial  will,  after  a  finding 
of  guilty,  be  opened  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  whether  there  is  such  evi- 
dence, and,  if  so,  of  receiving  it.     Previous  convictions  by  courts-martial  must 
be  proved  by  the  records  of  pVevious  trials  and  convictions,  or  by  duly  authenti- 
cated copies  of  such  records,  or  by  duly  authenticated  copies  of  the  orders 
promulgating  such  trials.    General  and  special  courts-martial  will  consider  only 
such  evidence  of  previous  convictions  as  is  referred  to  them  by  the  convening 
authority.     The  proper  evidence  of  previous  convictions  by  summary  court  is 
the  copy  of  a  summary  court  record  furnished  to  company  and  other  commanders, 
as  required  by  paragraph  957,  or  one  similarly  authenticated  and  furnished  for 
the  purpose.     When  "the  proof  produced  is  a  copy  furnished  to  the  company  or 
other  commander,  it  will  be  returned  to  him  and  a  copy  of  it  attached  to  the 
record  of  the  general  or  special  court-martial  trying  the  case. 

SENTENCES. 

963.  Whenever  by  any  of  the  Articles  of  War  punishment  is  left  to  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  court,  it  shall  not,  in  time  of  peace,  be  in  excess  of  a  limit  which 


186  COURTS-MARTIAL SENTENCES. 

the  President  may  prescribe.     The  limits  so  prescribed  are  set  forth  in  the 
Manual  for  Courts-Martial,  published  by  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 

964.  Sentences  imposing  tours  of  guard  duty  are  forbidden. 

965.  When  the  sentence  of  a  general  court-martial  prescribes  confinement, 
so  much  of  the  sentence  as  relates  thereto  will  be  expressed  in  substantially  the 
following  form :  "  To  be  confined  at  hard  labor,  at  such  place  as  the  reviewing 
authority  may  direct,  for ,"  leaving  to  the  reviewing  authority  the  desig- 
nation of  the  place  of  confinement. 

966.  A  penitentiary  may,  and  ordinarily  will,  be  designated  as  the  place  of 
confinement  of  a  general  prisoner  sentenced  to  be  confined  for  more  than  one 
year  upon  conviction  of  an  offense  punishable  by  confinement  in  a  penitentiary 
under  some  statute  of  the  United  States  or  of  the  State,  Territory,  or  District 
in  which  the  offense  was  committed  or  under  the  common  law  as  the  same  is  in 
force  in  such  State,  Territory,  or  District.     The  United  States  Military  Prison 
at  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans.,  or  a  military  post  will  be  designated  as  the  place 
of  confinement  of  a  general  prisoner  convicted  of  military  offenses  alone.    The 
Pacific  Branch  of  the  United  States  Military  Prison  at  Alcatraz,  Cal.,  or  a 
military  post,   will   be  designated  as  the  place  of  confinement  of  a   general 
prisoner  whose  case  does  not  come  within  the  terms  of  either  of  the  preceding 
provisions  of  this  paragraph.     Detailed  instructions  to  supplement  the  general 
provisions  of  this  paragraph  will  be  issued  from  time  to  time  by  the  Secretary 
of  War. 

967.  When  a  military  prison  or  post  has  been  designated  as  the  place  of 
confinement  of  a  prisoner  under  sentence,  no  power  is  competent  to  increase  the 
punishment  by  designating  a  penitentiary  as  the  place  of  confinement. 

968.  When  a  sentence  of  confinement  or  forfeiture  is  in  excess  of  the  legal 
limit,  the  part  within  the  limit  is  legal  and  may  be  executed. 

969.  When  the  date  for  the  commencement  of  a  term  of  confinement  imposed 
by  sentence  of  a  court-martial  is  not  expressly  fixed  by  the  sentence,  the  term 
of  confinement  begins  on  the  date  of  the  order  promulgating  it.     The  sentence 
is  continuous  until  the  term  expires,  except  when  the  person  sentenced  is  absent 
without  authority. 

970.  The  order  promulgating  the  proceedings  of  a  court  and  the  action  of  the 
reviewing  authority  will,  when  practicable,  be  of  the  same  date.    When  this  is 
not  practicable,  the  order  will  give  the  date  of  the  action  of  the  reviewing 
authority  as  the  date  of  the  beginning  of  the  sentence.    This  does  not  apply  to 
sentences  of  forfeiture  of  all  pay  and  allowances.    A  soldier  awaiting  result  of 
trial  will  not  be  paid  before  the  result  is  known. 

971.  The  authority  which  has  designated  the  place  of  confinement,  or  higher 
authority,  may  change  the  place  of  confinement  of  any  prisoner  under  the  juris- 
diction of  such  authority. 

972.  A  sentence  to  confinement,  with  or  without  forfeiture  of  pay,  can  not 
become  operative  prior  to  the  date  of  confirmation.     If  it  be  proper  to  take 
into  consideration  the  length  of  confinement  to  which  the  prisoner  has  been 
subjected  previous  to  such  confirmation,  it  may  be  done  by  mitigation  of  sen- 
tence. 

973.  When  soldiers  awaiting  result  of  trial  or  undergoing  sentence  commit 
offenses  for  which  they  are  tried,  the  second  sentence  will  be  executed  upon  the 
expiration  of  the  first. 

974.  A  sentence  adjudging  a  dishonorable  discharge,  to  take  effect  at  such 
period  during  a  term  of  confinement  as  may  be  designated  by  the  reviewing 
authority,  is  illegal. 

975.  The  time  at  which  a  dishonorable  discharge  is  to  take  effect,  as  fixed  by 
a  sentence,  can  not  be  postponed  by  the  reviewing  officer. 


COURTS-MARTIAL — SENTENCES — THE   RECORD.  187 

976.  When   a   sentence   imposes  forfeiture  of  pay,   or  of  a   stated  portion 
thereof,  for  a  certain  number  of  months,  it  stops  for  each  of  those  months  the 
amount  stated.     Thus :  "  Ten  dollars  of  monthly  pay  for  one  year  "  would  be  a 
stoppage  of  $120.     When  the  sentence  is  silent  as  to  the  date  of  commencement 
of  forfeiture  of  pay,  the  forfeiture  will  begin  with  the  period  for  which  pay 
has  accrued  since  last  payment.     A  forfeiture  not  limited  by  the  sentence  to 
,'iny  particular  month  or  months  or  other  space  of  time,  but  expressed  simply 
as  a  forfeiture  of  so  many  months'  pay,  or  of  a  certain  amount  of  pay,  is  legally 
chargeable  against  the  pay  due  and  payable  at  the  next  payment,  and  the  bal- 
ance, if  any,  against  pay  accruing  thereafter,  until  the  forfeiture  is  fully  satis- 
fied, but  the  rate  of  forfeiture  will  be  the  rate  of  pay  the  soldier  is  entitled  to 
receive  at  the  date  of  the  promulgation  of  the  sentence. 

977.  An  order  remitting  a  forfeiture  of  pay  operates  only  on  the  pay  to 
become  due  on  and  after  the  date  of  the  order. 

978.  Notwithstanding  a  sentence  contemplates  payment  of  a  stated  sum  to  a 
soldier  upon  his  release  from  confinement,  it  can  not  be  made  unless  there  is  a 
sufficient  balance  to  his  credit  after  all  authorized  stoppages  are  deducted. 

THE   RECORD. 

979.  Each  general  court-martial  shall  keep  a  complete  and  accurate  record 
of  its  proceedings,  separate  in  each  case.     Each  special  court-martial  and  each 
summary  court-martial  shall  keep  an  accurate  record  of  its  proceedings,  separate 
for  each  case,  which  record  shall  contain  such  matter  as  may  be  required  or 
indicated  in  the  forms  prescribed  for  the  records  of  such  courts,  respectively. 
The  record  of  each  case  tried  by  a  general  or  special  court-martial  will  be 
authenticated  by  the  signatures  of  the  president  and  the  judge  advocate.     The 
judge  advocate  should  affix  his  signature  to  each  day's  proceedings.     Whenever, 
by  reason  of  the  death  or  disability  of  the  judge  advocate  occurring  after  the 
court  has  decided  on  the  sentence,  the  record  can  not  be  authenticated  by  his 
signature,  it  must  show  that  it  has  been  formally  approved  by  the  court  and 
must  be  authenticated  by  the  signature  of  the  president. 

980.  When  records  of  trial  by  general  courts-martial  are  written  on  the  type- 
writer the  copyable  ribbon  will  be  used  when  practicable,  as  this  will  save  labor 
in   making  the  copies  required  to  be  furnished  under  the  one  hundred  and 
fourteenth  article  of  war. 

981.  The  judge  advocate  will  transmit  the  proceedings  without  delay  to  the 
officer  having  authority  to  confirm  the  sentence,  who  will  state  at  the  end  of  the 
proceedings  in  each  case  his  decision  and  orders. 

982.  After  having  been  finally  acted  upon  by  the  officer  appointing  the  court 
or  by  the  officer  commanding  for  the  time  being,  the  record  of  each  trial  by 
special  court-martial,  and  monthly  reports  of  cases  tried  by  summary  courts  will 
be  transmitted  without  delay  to  department  headquarters,  there  to  be  filed  in 
the  office  of  the  department  judge  advocate  for  a  period  of  two  years,  at  the 
end  of  which  time  such  records  and  reports  may  be  destroyed. 

983.  When  the  record  of  a  court  exhibits  error  in  preparation,  or  seemingly 
erroneous  conclusions,  the  reviewing  authority  may  reconvene  -the  court  for  a 
reconsideration  of  its  action,  pointing  out  defects.     Should  the  court  concur 
in  the  views  submitted,  it  will  proceed  by  amendment  to  correct  its  error,  and 
may  modify  or  completely  change  its  findings.     A  reopening  of  the  case,  by 
calling  or  recalling  witnesses,  is  illegal. 

984.  Trials  by  general  courts-martial,  including  so  much  of  the  proceedings 
as  will  give  the  charges  and  specifications,  the  pleas,  findings,  and  sentence, 
and  the  action  and  remarks  of  the  reviewing  authority,  will  be  announced  in 


188       COURTS-MARTIAL — REPORTERS,  CLERKS,  INTERPRETERS. 

general  orders  issued  from  the  War  Department  or  in  general  court-martial 
orders  from  the  headquarters  of  territorial  departments.  If  the  charges  contain 
matter  which  for  any  reason  is  unfit  for  publication,  such  matter  will  be 
omitted  from  the  order,  but  a  copy  thereof  will  be  promptly  furnished  by  the 
reviewing  authority  to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  post  at  which  the  officer 
or  soldier  is  confined,  to  be  included  with  the  papers  required  by  paragraph  93S 
to  be  sent  to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  post  or  military  prison  where  the 
sentence  of  confinement  is  to  be  executed. 

REPORTERS,    CLERKS,    INTERPRETERS. 

985.  The  commanding  officer  will  detail,  when  necessary,  a  suitable  enlisted 
man  as  clerk  to  assist  the  judge  advocate  of  a  general  court-martial  or  military 
commission,  or  the  recorder  of  a  court  of  inquiry. 

986.  A  judge  advocate  of  a  general  or  special  court-martial  or  military  com- 
mission, and  a  recorder  of  a  court  of  inquiry,  may  employ,  when  authorized  by 
the  convening  authority,  a  stenographic  reporter,  not  an  enlisted  man,  who 
shall  be  paid  at  the  following  rates  of  compensation  by  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  on  vouchers  certified  to  be  correct  by  the  judge  advocate  or  recorder,  who 
will  forward  a  copy  of  the  same  with  the  record: 

For  each  case  not  to  exceed  $1  an  hour  for  time  actually  spent  in  court  dur- 
ing the  trial  or  hearing  except  when  the  court  or  commission  sits  less  than 
three  hours  during  the  first  day,  when  the  allowance  for  such  day  shall  be  $3. 
Time  will  be  reckoned  to  the  nearest  half  of  an  hour. 

Fifteen  cents  for  each  100  words  for  transcribing  notes  and  making  that  por- 
tion of  the  original  record  which  is  typewritten;  but  no  allowance  shall  be  made 
for  the  first  carbon  copy  of  that  portion  of  the  record  which  is  typewritten  or 
for  original  papers  which  are  appended  as  exhibits. 

Ten  cents  for  each  100  words  for  copying  papers  material  to  the  inquiry,  and 
2  cents  for  each  100  words  for  each  carbon  copy  of  the  same,  when  ordered  by 
the  court  or  commission  for  its  use. 

Two  cents  for  each  100  words  for  the  second  and  each  additional  carbon  copy 
of  the  record  when  authorized  by  the  convening  authority. 

Except  for  such  part  of  the  journey  as  may  be  covered  by  Government  trans- 
portation, mileage  at  the  rate  authorized  for  a  civilian  witness  not  in  Govern- 
ment employ,  and  $3  a  day  for  expenses  when  the  judge  advocate  or  recorder 
keeps  him,  at  his  own  expense,  away  from  his  usual  place  of  employment  for 
24  hours  or  more,  on  public  business  referred  to  the  court  or  commission,  shall 
be  allowed  the  reporter  for  himself,  and,  when  ordered  by  the  court  or  commis- 
sion, for  each  necessary  assistant. 

The  judge  advocate  or  recorder  shall  require  the  reporter  to  furnish  the  type- 
written record  of  the  proceedings  of  each  session  of  the  court  or  commission 
with  one  carbon  copy  of  the  same  not  later  than  24  hours  after  the  adjournment 
of  that  session.  The  complete  record  will  be  finished,  indexed,  bound,  and  ready 
for  authentication  not  later  than  48  hours  after  the  completion  of  its  action  by 
the  court  or  commission  on  the  merits  of  the  case  or  hearing. 

An  enlisted  man  may  be  detailed  to  serve  as  stenographic  reporter,  and 
while  so  serving  shall  receive  extra  pay  at  the  rate  of  not  to  exceed  5  cents 
for  each  100  words  taken  in  shorthand  and  transcribed. 

987.  No  person  in  the  military  or  civil  service  of  the  Government  can  law- 
fully receive  extra  compensation  for  clerical  duties  performed  for  a  military 
court,  except  as  provided  in  paragraph  986. 

988.  Interpreters  to  courts-martial  are  paid  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps 
upon  the  certificate  of  the  judge  advocate  that  they  were  employed  by  order  of 
the  court,    They  will  be  allowed  the  pay  and  allowances  of  civilian  witnesses. 


CIVILIAN   WITNESSES.  189 

ARTICLE  LXXI. 
CIVILIAN  WITNESSES. 

989.  Civilians  in  the  employ  of  the  Government  when  traveling  upon  sum- 
mons as  witnesses  before  military  courts  are  entitled  to  transportation  in  kind 
from  their  place  of  residence  to  the  place  where  the  court  is  in  session  and 
return.    If  no  transportation  be  furnished,  they  are  entitled  to  reimbursement  of 
the  cost  of  travel  actually  performed  by  the  shortest  usually  traveled  route, 
including  transfers  to  and  from  railway  stations,  at  rates  not  exceeding  50  cents 
for  each  transfer,  and  the  cost  of  sleeping  car  accommodations  to  which  entitled, 
or  steamer  berth  when  an  extra  charge  is  made  therefor.     They  are  also  entitled 
to  reimbursement  of  the  actual  cost  of  meals  and  rooms  at  a  rate  not  exceeding 
$3  per  day  for  each  day  actually  and  unavoidably  consumed  in  travel  or  in 
attendance  upon  the  court  under  the  order  or  summons.     No  allowance  will  be 
made  to  them  when  attendance  upon  court  does  not  require  them  to  leave  their 
stations. 

990.  A  civilian,  not  in  Government  employ,  duly  summoned  to  appear  as  a 
witness  before  a  military  court  or  at  a  place  where  his  deposition  is  to  be 
taken  for  use  before  such  court,  will  receive  $1.50  for  each  day  of  his  actual 
attendance  before  such  court  or  for  the  purpose  of  having  his  deposition  taken, 
and  5  cents  a  mile  for  going  from  his  place  of  residence  to  the  place  of  trial 
or  of  the  taking  of  his  deposition,  and  5  cents  a  mile  for  returning,  except  as 
follows : 

1.  In  Porto  Rico  and  Cuba  he  will  receive  $1.50  a  day  while  in  attendance 
as  above  stated,  and  15  cents  for  each  mile  necessarily  traveled  over  stage  line 
or  by  private  conveyance,  and  10  cents  for  each  mile  over  any  railway  or 
steamship  line. 

2.  In  Alaska,  east  of  the  one  hundred  and  forty-first  degree  of  west  longitude, 
he  will  receive  $2  a  day  while  in  attendance  as  above  stated,  and  10  cents  a  mile ; 
and  west  of  said  degree  $4  a  day  and  15  cents  a  mile. 

3.  In  the  States  of  Wyoming,  Montana,  Washington,  Oregon,  California,  Ne- 
vada, Idaho,  Colorado,  Utah,  New  Mexico,  and  Arizona  he  will  receive  $3  a 
day  for  the  time  of  actual  attendance  as  above  stated,  and  for  the  time  neces- 
sarily occupied  in  going  to  and  returning  from  the  same,  and  15  cents  for  each 
mile  necessarily  traveled  over  any  stage  line  or  by  private  conveyance,  and  5 
cents  for  each  mile  by  any  railway  or  steamship. 

991.  In  case  a  civilian  witness  duly  subpoenaed  before  a  general  court- 
martial  refuses  to  appear  or  qualify  as  a  witness,  or  to  testify  or  produce  docu- 
mentary evidence,  as  required  by  law.  he  will  at  once  be  tendered  or  paid  by 
the  nearest  quartermaster  oneday's  fee  and  mileage  for  the  journeys  to  and  from 
the  court,  and  will  thereupon  be  again  called  upon  to  comply  with  the  require- 
ments of  law.    The  fees  and  mileage  of  civilian  witnesses  residing  beyond  the 
limits  of  the  State,  District,  or  Territory  in  which  the  court-martial  is  held 
will  not  be  paid  in  advance,  as  such  witnesses  can  not  be  mmished  if  they 
refuse  to  obey  the  summons.     Civilian  witnesses  will  be  paid  by  the  Quarter- 
master Corps. 

992.  The  charges  for  return  journeys  of  witnesses  will  be  made  upon  the 
basis  of  the  actual  charges  allowed  for  travel  to  the  court,  and  the  entire  account 
thus  completed  will  be  paid  upon  discharge  from  attendance  without  waiting  for 
completion  of  return  travel. 

993.  The  items  of  expenditure  authorized  in  paragraphs  989  and  990  will 
be  set  forth  in  detail  and  made  a  part  of  each  voucher  for  reimbursement.     No 
other  items  will  be  allowed. 


190      CIVILIAN   WITNESSES CIVIL   COUNSEL HABEAS   CORPUS. 

The  certificate  of  the  judge  advocate  will  be  evidence  of  the  fact  and  period 
of  attendance,  and  will  be  made  upon  the  voucher. 

When  payment  is  made  under  the  provisions  of  paragraph  989,  the  correct- 
ness of  the  items  will  be  attested  by  the  affidavit  of  the  witness,  to  be  made, 
when  practicable,  before  the  judge  advocate. 

994.  Compensation  to  civilians  in  or  out  of  Government  employ  for  attend- 
ance upon  civil  courts  is  payable  by  the  civil  authorities. 

ARTICLE   LXXII. 

EMPLOYMENT  OF  CIVIL  COUNSEL — HABEAS  CORPUS. 

995.  The  employment  of  counsel  at  the  expense  of  the  United  States  is 
under  the  direction  of  the  Department  of  Justice. 

996.  When  a   necessity  arises  for  an  attorney  or  counselor  to  defend  or 
advise  officers  and  others  connected  with  the  military  service  in  cases  connected 
with  their  public  duties,  request,  with  report  of  the  facts,  will  be  made  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  through  the  regular  military  channels,  but  in 
cases  which  will  not  admit  of  delay  the  request  may  be  sent  direct.     The 
Adjutant  General  will  promptly  submit  all  such  requests  to  the  Secretary  of 
War  for  reference  to  the  Department  of  Justice.     Officers  and  others  in  the 
military  service  employing  an  attorney  or  counselor  without  being  specially 
authorized  to  do  so  will  be  required  to  pay  the  expenses  attendant  upon  such 
employment. 

997.  Officers  will  make  respectful  returns,  in  writing,  to  all  writs  of  habeas 
corpus  served  on  them.     When  the  writ  is  issued  by  a  State  court  or  judge,- 
and  the  person  held  by  the  Army  officer  is  a  civilian  who  has  been  apprehended 
under  a  warrant  of  attachment  to  be  taken  before  a  court-martial  to  testify 
as  a  witness,  the  officer  will  not  produce  the  body,  but  will,  by  his  return,  set 
forth  fully  the  authority  by  which  he  holds  the  person  and  allege  that  the  State 
authority  is  without  jurisdiction  to  issue  the  writ  of  habeas  corpus,  and  ask  to 
have  the  same  dismissed.     He  will  also  exhibit  to  the  court  or  officer  issuing  the 
writ  of  habeas  corpus  the  warrant  of  attachment  and  the  subpoana   (and  the 
proof  of  the  service  of  the  subpoena)  on  which  the  warrant  of  attachment  was 
based,  and  also  a  certified  copy  of  the  order  convening  the  court-martial  before 
which  he  had  been  commanded  to  take  the  person. 

998.  Should  a  writ  of  habeas  corpus  issued  by  a  State  court  or  judge  be 
served  upon  an  Army  officer,  commanding  him  to  produce  an  enlisted  man  or  a 
general  prisoner,  and  show  cause  for  his  detention,  the  officer  will  decline  to 
produce  in  court  the  body  of  the  person  named  in  the  writ,  but  will  make  respect- 
ful return  in  writing  to  the  effect  that  the  man  is  a  duly  enlisted  soldier  of  the 
United  States  or  a  general  prisoner  under  sentence  of  court-martial,  as  the  case 
may  be,  and  that  the 'Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  has  decided  that  a 
magistrate  or  court  of  a  State  has  no  jurisdiction  in  such  a  case. 

999.  A  writ  of  habeas  corpus  issued  by  a  United  States  court  or  judge  will 
be  promptly  obeyed.     The  person  alleged  to  be  illegally  restrained  of  his  liberty 
will  be  taken  before  the  court  from  which  the  writ  has  issued,  and  a  return  made 
setting  forth  the  reasons  for  his  restraint.     The  officer  upon  whom  such  a  writ 
is  served  will  at  once  report  the  fact  of  such  service,  by  telegraph,  directly  to 
The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  and  the  commanding  general  of  the  de- 
partment. 


QUARTERMASTER  CORPS GENERAL  DUTIES.  191 

ARTICLE   LXXIII. 

QUARTERMASTER  CORPS. 

NOTE. — Regulations  for  the  government  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  prepared  and 
published  under  the  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  are  distributed  to  its  officers  by 
the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps.  Only  such  regulations  are  herein  given  as  are 
general  in  their  nature  or  affect  other  branches  of  the  service. 

GENERAL    DUTIES. 

1000.  The  Quartermaster  Corps  is  charged  with  the  duty  of  providing  means 
of  transportation  of  every  character,  either  under  contract  or  in  kind,  which 
may  be  needed  in  the  movement  of  troops  and  material  of  war.     It  furnishes 
all  public  animals  employed  in  the  service  of  the  Army,  the  forage  consumed 
by  them,  wagons  and  all  articles  necessary  for  their  use,  and  the  horse  equip- 
ments for  the  Quartermaster  Corps.     It  furnishes  clothing,  camp  and  garrison 
equipage,   barracks,  storehouses,   and  other  buildings ;   constructs  and  repairs 
roads,  railways,  bridges;  builds  and  charters  ships,  boats,  docks,  and  wharves 
needed  for  military  purposes;  supplies  subsistence  for  enlisted  men  and  others 
entitled  thereto;   supplies  articles  for  authorized  sales  and  issues;  furnishes 
lists  of  articles  authorized  to  be  kept  for  sale ;  gives  instructions  for  procuring, 
distributing,   issuing,   selling,   and  accounting  for  all  quartermaster  and  sub- 
sistence supplies;  has  charge  of  the  supply  and  distribution  of  and  accounting 
for  funds  for  the  payment  of  the  Army,  and  such  other  financial  duties  as  are 
specially  assigned  to  it;  and  attends  to  all  matters  connected  with  military 
operations  which   are  not  expressly   assigned   to   some  other  bureau   of   the 
War  Department. 

1001.  The  Quartermaster  Corps  transports  to  the  place  of  issue  and  pro- 
vides storehouses  and  other  means  of  protection  for  the  preservation  of  stores 
supplied  for  the  Army  by  other  departments. 

1002.  General  depots  for  the  collection,  manufacture,  and  preservation  of 
quartermaster  stores,  until  required  for  distribution,  are  under  the  immediate 
control  of  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

1003.  The  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  announce  from  time  to 
time  the  depots  from  which  requisitions  for  quartermaster  supplies — issuable 
under  Army  Regulations — will  be  filled. 

The  commanding  officers  of  the  depots  so  designated  will  fill,  as  soon  as  pos- 
sible after  their  receipt,  all  requisitions  approved  by  competent  authority. 

1004.  Department  commanders  will  take  final  action  on  all  requisitions  for 
supplies  furnished  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps  issuable  under  Army  Regula- 
tions or  general  orders  and  send  them  for  supply  to  the  depots  designated  by 
the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

1005.  Requisitions  for  quartermaster  supplies  not  covered  by  Army  Regula- 
tions or  general  orders  will  be  forwarded  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  for  his  action. 

1006.  Department  commanders  will  take  final  action  upon  all  extra  issues 
of  fuel  and  kerosene  oil. 

1007.  Emergency  purchases  of  quartermaster  stores  payable  from  appro- 
priations for  incidental  expenses,  Army  transportation,  and  regular  supplies, 
not  exceeding  $200  in  any  one  case,  may  be  made  under  the  authority  of  the 
department  commander,  but  purchases  under  this  authority  should  be  avoided 
as  much  as  possible  by  timely  requisitions. 


192  QUARTERMASTER  CORPS GENERAL  DUTIES. 

1008.  Estimates  for  funds  required  to  discharge  accrued  liabilities,  or  lia- 
bilities to  become  due  within  the  month  for  which  the  funds  are  to  be  supplied, 
will  be  submitted  by  quartermasters  at  posts  under  the  jurisdiction  of  depart- 
ment commanders  to  their  respective  department  quartermasters ;  by  recruiting 
officers  (for  funds  pertaining  to  appropriation  Subsistence  of  the  Army)  to  the 
disbursing  officers  designated  to  settle  their  accounts,  and  by  depot  quarter- 
masters and  quartermasters  of  independent  stations  directly  to  the  Chief  of  the 
Quartermaster  Corps,  sufficient  time  in  advance  of  the  period  for  which  required 
to  insure  the  funds  being  available  when  payments  become  due. 

1009.  1.  The  enlisted  members  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  consist  of 
such  number  and  grades  as  the  Secretary  of  War  may  from  time  to  time  author- 
ize under  the  provision  of  law. 

They  shall  receive  the  same  pay  and  allowances  as  enlisted  men  of  corre- 
sponding grades  in  the  Signal  Corps. 

2.  Master  electricians  and  sergeants,  first  class,  will  be  appointed  by  the 
Secretary  of  War  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps.     Sergeants  will  be  appointed  by  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps, 
and  corporals,  cooks,  and  privates,  first  class,  will  be  appointed  by  the  com- 
mander of  a  territorial  department,  division,  or  separate  brigade  in  the  field,  on 
the  recommendation  of  the  department,  division,  or  brigade  quartermaster.     Be- 
fore   appointment    master    electricians,    sergeants,    first    class,    and    sergeants 
must  pass,  under  the  direction  of  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  a  satis- 
factory examination,  to  be  conducted  by  the  quartermaster  of  the  station  at 
which  the  applicant  may  be  serving,  or  elsewhere,  as  the  Chief  of  the  Quarter- 
master Corps  may  direct. 

Master  electricians  and  sergeants,  first  class,  though  liable  to  discharge  for 
inefficiency  or  misconduct,  will  not  be  reduced.  Sergeants  may  be  reduced  by 
sentence  of  a  court-martial  or  by  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  and 
corporals,  cooks,  and  privates,  first  class,  may  be  reduced  by  sentence  of  a 
court-martial,  by  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  or  by  the  commander 
of  a  territorial  department,  division,  or  separate  brigade  in  the  field,  on  the 
recommendation  of  the  department,  division,  or  brigade  quartermaster.  Cooks 
may  not  be  reduced  by  sentence  of  summary  or  special  courts. 

3.  Within  his  command  the  commander  of  a  territorial  department  or  of  a 
field  army,  division,  or  separate  brigade  in  the  field,  on  the  recommendation 
of  the  department  quartermaster,  chief  quartermaster,  division  or  brigade  quar- 
termaster, may  transfer  enlisted  men  of  the  line  of  the  Army  as  privates  to  the 
Quartermaster  Corps,  and  he  may  transfer  enlisted  men  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  from  duty  at  one  post  or  with  one  organization  to  another  where  their 
services  are  required,  reporting  such  transfer  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps.    Applications  for  transfer  from  the  line  of  the  Army  to  the  Quarter- 
master Corps  will  state  the  age,  character,  special  qualifications,  physical  condi- 
tion, date  of  expiration  of  current  enlistment,  previous  service,  and  whether 
made  for  an  existing  or  prospective  vacancy,  and  will  originate  with  the  quar- 
termaster  of   the  post  or   organization   and   be   forwarded   through   military 
channels. 

4.  All  enlistments  for  the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  be  made  in  the  grade  of 
private  unless  expressly  authorized  for  a  higher  grade  by  the  Chief  of  the 
Quartermaster  Corps,  or  in  the  cases  of  master  electricians  and  sergeants,  first 
class,   by   the   Secretary   of  War.     Master   electricians,    sergeants,   first   class, 
sergeants,  corporals,  cooks,  and  privates,  first  class,  who  have  ^completed  an 
authorized  enlistment  period  of  four  years  or  seven  years,  none  of  which  has 


GENERAL  DUTIES BAREACKS  AND   QUARTERS.  193 

been  passed  in  the  reserve,  may  be  reenlisted  in  their  respective  grades  and  their 
warrants  or  appointments  continued  in  force  provided  they  reenlist  on  the  day 
following  discharge.  If,  however,  the  quartermaster  under  whom  the  soldier 
may  be  serving  should  not  deem  the  continuing  in  force  of  the  warrant  or 
appointment  to  be  for  the  best  interests  of  the  service,  he  will  communicate 
through  military  channels  his  reasons  in  detail  to  the  authority  competent  to 
appoint  or  promote  to  the  grade  for  which  reenlistment  is  desired,  in  order 
that  a  decision  may  be  had  before  the  date  of  the  soldier's  discharge.  Each 
reenlistment  and  continuance  will  be  noted  on  the  warrant  or  appointment  by 
the  quartermaster. 

Married  men  will  not  be  enlisted,  except  with  the  approval  of  the  Chief  of 
the  Quartermaster  Corps,  but  may  be  transferred  from  the  line  or  reenlisted 
by  proper  authority. 

5.  When  a  man  is  enlisted  for,  reenlisted  in,  or  transferred  to  the  Quarter- 
master Corps,  the  quartermaster  who  first  receives  the  soldier  will  forward  a 
copy  of  his  descriptive  list  and  military  record  directly  to  the  Chief  of  the 
Quartermaster  Corps. 

Quartermasters  will  make  monthly  returns  of  their  detachments  on  form 
prescribed  for  a  company,  which  is  furnished  by  The  Adjutant  General  of  the 
Army.  The  returns  will  be  forwarded  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  through  department  quartermasters  and  will  show  the  date  and  nature 
of  any  change  affecting  the  status  of  the  soldier. 

6.  Accounts  of  pay  and  clothing  and  all  records  pertaining  to  enlisted  men 
of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  be  kept  by  the  quartermaster  under  whose 
immediate  direction  they  are  serving.    All  members  casually  at  a  post,  camp, 
or  other  station  are  under  the  immediate  orders  of  the  quartermaster,  except 
prisoners  and  those  sick  in  hospital,  who  will,  however,  be  borne  on  the  muster 
rolls,   morning  report,   and  returns  of  the  Quartermaster   Corps  detachment. 
If  discharged,  their  final  statements  will  be  prepared  by  the  quartermaster. 

7.  The  number   of  noncommissioned   officers   and   privates   of  the  Quarter- 
master Corps  to  be  apportioned  among  departments  and  independent  posts  and 
stations  will  be  determined  by  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps.     De- 
partment   commanders,    on   the   recommendation    of   the  department   quarter- 
master,  will  make  suitable  allotments  of  enlisted  men  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  to  the  several  posts  and  stations  of  their  command,  but  the  aggregate 
thus  allotted  must  not  exceed  the  total  number  apportioned  to  the  department. 

8.  Enlisted  men  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  not  be  required  to  perform 
any  military  duties  other  than  those  pertaining  to  their  corps. 

BARRACKS  AND   QUARTERS. 

1010.  When  buildings  are  about  to  be  occupied,  allotted,  or  vacated,  an 
inspection  of  them  will  be  made  by  the  quartermaster,  who  will  make  and  file  a 
statement  of  their  condition,  reporting  to  the  commanding  officer  any  damage 
apparently  due  to  carelessness  or  neglect.     Damages  will  be  promptly  repaired 
if  possible. 

10 11.  Neglect  by  any  officer  or  soldier  to  take  proper  care  of  rooms  or  furni- 
ture used  by  him  is  a  military  offense.     In  case  of  damage,  such  officer  or 
soldier  may  be  allowed  to  pay  cost  of  necessary  repairs  if  the  commanding 
officer  deem  such  payment  sufficient.     Commanding  officers  will  report,  through 
prescribed  channels,  to  the  War  Department  their  proceedings  in  all  cases  under 
this  regulation. 

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194  BAKKACKS  AND  QUARTERS. 

1012.  The  annual  inspection  of  all  public  buildings,  structures,  and  systems 
at  every  post  and  station  will  be  made  prior  to  March  1  each  year  by  the  com- 
manding officer  and  the  quartermaster,   after  which   the  latter  will  prepare 
annual  estimates  on  the  prescribed  forms,  showing  the  nature  and  cost  of  the 
repairs  to  be  paid  for  out  of  the  appropriations  for  the  ensuing  fiscal  year. 
He  will  omit  from  the  estimates  for  repairs  all  work  for  which  funds  have  been 
allotted  or  supplied  for  the  current  year.     All  estimates  for  new  construction 
and  betterments  will  be  prepared  separately  and  forwarded  to  the  department 
commander,  who  will  carefully  consider  and  revise  them  as  may  be  necessary 
and  forward  them,  with  an  express  statement  of  his  approval  or  disapproval, 
through  military  channels  for  the  consideration  of  the  Secretary  of  War  in  con- 
nection with  the  preparation  of  the  next  estimates  to  be  submitted  to  Congress. 

He  will  also  state  the  condition  of  each  building,  structure,  or  system,  and  will 
properly  enter  under  the  indicated  headings  the  amounts  expended  during  the 
preceding  year  (from  March  1  to  March  1). 

1013.  Estimates  for  repairs  to  public  buildings  will  include  repairs  to  the 
buildings,  and  to  all  fixtures,  systems,  and  apparatus  pertaining  to  the  buildings 
and  permanently  installed  therein. 

Annual  estimates  for  repairs  will  also  be  prepared  for  all  structures  and 
systems  exterior  to  buildings,  including  target  ranges,  drainage,  dredging,  and 
improvement  to  grounds. 

Estimates  for  necessary  new  construction,  extensions,  alterations,  additions, 
or  new  installations  will  be  prepared  annually  and  forwarded  at  the  same  time 
and  in  the  same  manner  as  the  estimates  for  annual  repairs,  stating  fully  the 
necessity  for  each  item  of  work  called  for. 

Where  blanks  are  furnished  especially  for  the  purpose  these  estimates  will 
be  submitted  thereon;  in  cases  where  no  special  blank  is  furnished  estimates 
will  be  submitted  on  Form  No.  160,  Q.  M.  C. 

1014.  Post   commanders  will   carefully  examine  these  estimates  and  will 
forward  them  not  later  than  April  1  with  their  recommendations  to  the  depart- 
ment commander. 

The  commanding  generals  of  departments  and  commanding  officers  of  places 
excepted  from  the  control  of  department  commanders  will  carefully  examine 
these  estimates  and  will  forward  them  with  their  recommendations  to  The 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  not  later  than  April  15  of  each  year. 

Estimates  in  the  Philippine  Department  will  be  forwarded  in  like  manner  to 
the  department  commander  for  his  action. 

1015.  Based  upon  the  estimates  and  recommendations  received,  the  Chief 
of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  with  the  approval  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  will 
make   apportionments   from   which   department   and   other   commanders   will 
make  allotments  for  repairs. 

The  department  commander  in  making  allotments  for  repairs  for  the  various 
posts  in  his  department  will  specify  the  amount  approved  for  each  building, 
structure,  or  system,  and  will  comply  with  the  provisions  of  paragraph  707. 

After  allotments  for  repairs  shall  have  been  made  by  the  department  com- 
mander one  copy  of  each  annual  estimate  will  be  forwarded  to  The  Adjutant 
General  of  the  Army,  one  copy  will  be  sent  to  the  post  to  which  it  pertains, 
and  one  copy  will  be  retained  at  department  headquarters. 

After  allotments  for  repairs  shall  have  been  made  by  commanding  officers 
of  depots  and  independent  stations  one  copy  of  each  annual  estimate  will  be 


BARRACKS  AND   QUARTERS.  195 

forwarded  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  and  one, copy  will  be  retained 
at  the  depot  or  station. 

1016.  Post  and  department   commanders  will  carefully  examine  into  the 
methods  that  are  being  pursued  in  making  repairs  with  a  view  to  utilizing  to 
the  fullest  extent  all  facilities  that  are  available  at  the  post  for  such  a  purpose. 

In  the  preparation  of  estimates  for  repairs  available  post  labor  will  be  fully 
considered  with  a  view  to  its  use  wherever  practicable. 

Post  transportation  and  prison  labor,  when  available,  will  be  used  in  making 
repairs  to  roads,  walks,  and  wharves,  and  in  improving  grounds,  and  all  posts 
should  be  supplied  with  the  machinery  necessary  for  making  such  repairs. 

1017.  No  extensions,  alterations,  or  additions  to  buildings,   structures,  or 
systems  will  be  made  at  military  posts  or  stations  without  proper  authority 
from  the  War  Department,  nor  will  funds  apportioned  for  repairs  to  these  build- 
ings, structures,  or  systems  be  used  in  making  extensions,  alterations,  or  addi- 
tions thereto. 

When  extensions,  alterations,  or  additions  to  any  buildings,  structures,  or 
systems  at  a  post  or  a  station  are  required,  a  statement  showing  the  neces- 
sity therefor  accompanied  by  detailed  information  relative  thereto  and  estimates 
of  cost  on  the  prescribed  form,  with  map  or  drawings  to  illustrate,  will  be 
submitted  to  the  War  Department,  through  military  channels. 

10 18.  When  private  buildings  occupied  as  barracks  or  quarters  or  lands 
occupied  as  encampments  are  vacated,  the  commanding  officer  and  quartermaster 
will  make  an  inspection  of  them,  and  the  latter  will  report,  through  the  pre- 
scribed channel,  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  their  condition  and 
any  injury  which  has  resulted  to  them  by  reason  of  such  occupancy. 

1019.  At  each  post  there  will  be  kept  a  book  (Record  Barracks  and  Quar- 
ters— supplied  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps)  in  which  will  be  entered  a  record 
of  every  permanent  building,   under  its  proper  numerical   designation.     The 
number  originally  given  a  building  will  be  retained  as  a   permanent  record 
and  will  not  be  altered  to  conform  to  the  post  directory  nor  to  any  changes 
therein. 

On  the  record  of  each  building  will  be  debited  all  authorizations  for  expendi- 
tures of  any  kind  on  that  building,  whether  annual  allotments  or  special,  and  as 
vouchers  are  paid  thereunder  the  account  will  be  credited  therewith. 

This  book  will  be  balanced  annually  on  March  1,  and  the  total  amount  ex- 
pended on  that  building  during  the  preceding  12  months  will  be  reported  on 
the  annual  estimate  for  repairs  for  the  ensuing  year. 

At  the  close  of  each  fiscal  year  unexpended  balances  not  held  by  post  quarter- 
masters for  authorized  payments  under  contract  will  be  returned  to  the  depart- 
ment quartermaster,  and  the  account  with  the  building  so  credited;  but  no 
balances  will  be  struck  until  March  1  of  the  following  year. 

This  book  will  be  so  kept  as  to  show  at  all  times  an  accurate  record  of  expend- 
itures for  all  repairs,  additions,  alterations,  etc.,  that  the  total  cost  of  the 
building  to  date  may  at  any  time  be  determined. 

1020.  Permanent  heavy  furniture  will  be  assigned  to  officers'  quarters  by 
the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  under  the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of 
War.     All  articles  of  such  furniture  will  be  marked  with  the  number  of  the 
quarters  to  which  they  may  be  assigned,  will  be  considered  a  part  of  such 
quarters,  and  will  not  be  removed  therefrom  (except  for  repair  or  storage,  or 
when  the  quarters  are  abandoned  for  use  as  officers'  quarters)  without  author- 
ity of  the  Secretary  of  War.     A  memorandum  receipt  will  be  given  by  an  officer 
to  whom  quarters  have  been  assigned  for  the  furniture  therein  supplied  by 


196     BARRACKS  AND   QUARTERS ALLOWANCE  AND  ASSIGNMENT. 

the  Quartermaster  Corps,  and  he  will  be  responsible  for  its  proper  care  and 
will  be  charged  with*  the  amount  of  any  damage  thereto  other  than  that  inci- 
dent to  fair  wear  and  tear. 

The  quartermaster  will  include  in  the  report  called  for  by  paragraph  1010 
a  statement  of  the  condition  of  furniture  placed  in  officers'  quarters. 

1021 .  The  Quartermaster  Corps  will  provide  in  all  permanent  barracks  a 
trunk  locker  for  each  enlisted  man  for  his  uniform  and  extra  clothing. 

1022.  Barracks  will  be  supplied  with  chairs,  at  a  rate  not  exceeding  one  for 
each  noncommissioned  officer  and  one  for  every  two  of  the  other  enlisted  men 
quartered  there.     Cuspidors,  with  suitable  mats  on  which  to  place  them,  will  be 
supplied  in  all  barracks  and  other  buildings  occupied  or  used  by  enlisted  men. 

1023.  China  and  glass  ware  belonging  to  mess  outfits  and  bunks,  mattresses, 
pillows,  benches,  chairs,  tables,  and  other  articles  of  furniture  provided  for 
soldiers'  barracks  will  not  be  removed  therefrom  without  the  order  of  the  post 
commander,  nor  will  they  be  removed  from  a  post  or  station  except  by  order  of 
the  War  Department. 

In  all  changes  of  station  of  organizations,  trunk  lockers,  mattress  covers, 
pillowcases,  bed  sheets,  blankets,  overcoats,  ponchos,  slickers,  sweaters,  and 
barrack  bags  will  be  transferred  with  them.  In  all  changes  of  station  of  all 
individual  enlisted  men,  trunk  lockers,  blankets,  overcoats,  ponchos,  slickers, 
and  sweaters  will  be  transferred  with  them,  the  fact  being  noted  on  the  soldier's 
descriptive  list.  None  of  those  articles,  except  blankets,  overcoats,  ponchos, 
slickers,  and  sweaters  will  be  taken  into  the  field. 

Previously  to  the  execution  of  an  order  for  change  of  station  of  an  organi- 
zation the  commanding  officer  of  the  post  or  station  will  appoint  a  surveying 
officer,  if  possible  an  officer  belonging  to  an  organization  other  than  that  chang- 
ing station,  who  will  survey  all  china  am"  glassware  of  the  outgoing  organiza- 
tion. He  will  render  a  report  as  to  the  serviceability  or  unserviceability  of  the 
articles  surveyed,  and  that  report,  when  approved  by  the  commanding  officer, 
will  be  final.  All  china  and  glassware  found  to  be  serviceable  will  be  turned 
in  to  the  quartermaster  for  reissue.  All  china  and  glassware  found  to  be  un- 
serviceable after  the  authorized  allowance  of  5  per  cent  a  quarter  on  account 
of  breakage  shall  have  been  deducted  will  be  destroyed  and  the  money  value 
thereof  charged  against  the  officer  who  is  responsible  for  the  property. 

ALLOWANCE  AND   ASSIGNMENT  OF   QUARTERS. 

1024.  At  each  post  and  station  where  there  are  public  quarters  in  buildings 
belonging  to  the  United  States,  the  quartermaster,  under  direction  of  the  com- 
manding  officer,   will   allot   to   each  officer   the   quarters   to   which    his   rank 
entitles  him. 

1025.  At  all  posts,  where,  in  the  opinion  of  the  department  commander,  the 
barracks  and  quarters  are  sufficient  for  the  purpose,  the  following  regulations 
will  govern  their  assignment  and  occupation : 

1.  Permanent  quarters  will  be  assigned  to  the  field  and  staff  officers  of  the 
garrison. 

2.  Quarters  for  the  captain  and  lieutenants  of  each  company  will  be  desig- 
nated as  appertaining  to  each  set  of  barracks,  having  reference  to  convenience 
of  location.     Where  bachelor  quarters  are  provided  at  a  military  post  it  is 
proper,  when  necessary,  that  they  be  assigned  to  officers  without  families.     The 
post  commander's  decision  with  respect  to  the  necessity  for  such  assignment 
will  govern  in  each  case. 

3.  On  arrival  of  troops  each  company  will  be  assigned  by  the  commanding 
officer  to  appropriate  vacant  barracks  and  quarters.    Quarters  thus  regularly 


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assigned  will  not  be  subject  to  choice,  but  any  not  occupied  may  be  chosen  for 
temporary  occupancy  by  an  officer,  in  accordance  with  existing  regulations, 
subject,  however,  to  removal  whenever  an  officer  entitled  to  them  arrives.  The 
original  assignment  of  quarters  at  any  post  or  station  will  be  made  by  a  board 
of  officers  consisting  of  the  commanding  officer,  the  two  senior  line  officers 
present,  the  surgeon,  and  the  quartermaster.  Upon  the  department  com- 
mander's approval  of  the  board's  action,  its  recommendations  will  be  carried 
into  effect  as  soon  as  practicable,  the  department  commander  causing  the 
assignments  to  take  effect  as  changes  occur  in  the  stations  of  officers  and  troops, 
without  removing  any  officer  from  quarters  occupied  by  him  under  other  exist- 
ing regulations. 

1026.  At  posts  or  stations  where  the  provisions  of  paragraph  1025  can  not  be 
applied  officers  may  make  selection  of  quarters  in  accordance  with  their  rank, 
but  the  commanding  officer  may  direct  that  they  confine  their  selection  to  build- 
ings located  near  their  troops.     An  officer  may  select  quarters  occupied  by  a 
junior,  but  will  not  displace  a  junior  if  there  be  quarters  suitable  to  the  rank 
of  the  senior  available,  with  equal  conveniences  and  accommodations.     When 
an  officer  has  made  his  choice  he  must  abide  by  it,  and  shall  not  again  displace 
a  junior  unless  he  himself  is  displaced  by  a  senior.     The  particular  rooms  which 
constitute  a  set  of  quarters  will  be  designated  by  the  quartermaster,  under  the 
direction  of  the  commanding  officer.    Attics  are  not  counted  as  rooms.    Officers 
will  not  choose  rooms  belonging  to  different  sets. 

1027.  An  officer  reporting  for  duty  at  a  post  will,  immediately  upon  his 
arrival,  make  written  application  to  the  commanding  officer  for  quarters.     If  in 
command  of  troops,  he  will  apply  for  quarters  for  himself,  for  his  subordinate 
officers,  and  the  enlisted  men  of  his  command.     The  application  will  be  accom- 
panied by  a  copy  of  the  order  directing  him  to  report  at  the  station,  and  will 
be  referred  to  the  quartermaster  for  proper  action  under  such  instructions  as 
the  commanding  officer  may  indorse  thereon. 

1028.  An  officer  will  not  occupy  more  than  his  proper  allowance  of  quarters, 
except  by  permission  of  the  commanding  officer  when  there  is  an  excess  of 
quarters  at  the  station.    The  allowance  will  be  reduced  pro  rata  by  the  com- 
manding officer  when  the  number  of  officers  and  troops  present  makes  it  neces- 
sary.   If  the  public  buildings  are  inadequate,  the  commanding  officer  will  apply, 
through  the  department  commander,  to  the  Secretary  of  War  for  authority  to 
hire  necessary  quarters. 

1029.  Officers  on  duty   with   troops   at   stations  where   there   are   public 
quarters  will  be  furnished  them  in  kind.     If  insufficient,  application  for  author- 
ity to  hire  quarters  will  be  made  as  directed  in  paragraph  1028. 

1030.  At  a  military  post  where  the  headquarters  of  a  department  are  or 
may  be  established  the  department  commander  may  set  aside  quarters  for  the 
staff,  but  will  not  disturb  assignments  made  under  paragraph  1025  if  it  can  be 
avoided.     Quarters  thus  reserved  will  not  be  open  to  selection,  but  will  be  sub- 
ject to  assignment  independent  of  choice. 

1031.  An  officer's  right  to  quarters  is  solely  one  of  occupancy.    When  he  and 
his  family  cease  to  occupy  them,  except  in  case  of  temporary  absence,  they  are 
open  to  selection  by,  and  reassignment  to,  some  other  officer  on  duty  at  the  post. 

1032.  When  assigned  to  duty  without  troops  or  awaiting  orders  for  the  con- 
venience of  the  Government,  officers  will  be  entitled  to  quarters,  but  in  no  case 
will  they  be  furnished  with  quarters  at  two  stations  at  the  same  time. 

1033.  The  allowance  of  quarters  to  which  an  officer  is  entitled  when  on  duty 
may  be  continued  in  kind,  at  his  proper  station,  during  the  period  for  which  the 
law  permits  him  to  be  absent,  without  reduction  of  pay  and  allowances.    An 


198  QUARTERS — FUEL  AND  STOVES. 

officer  under  suspension  has  the  same  right  to  quarters  as  when  on  duty  status, 
if  present  at  the  post. 

1034.  At  a  post  a  sufficient  number  of  rooms  may  be  set  aside  for  a  mess 
when  a  majority  of  its  officers  unite  in  a  mess,  but  never  when  the  officers  to 
be  accommodated  are  less  than  three  in  number. 

1035.  An  officer  on  sick  leave  is  entitled  to  public  quarters  at  his  station 
during  the  period  of  sick  leave,  not  exceeding  six  months,  provided  he  or  his 
family  occupy  them.     He  may  hold  hired  quarters  only  while  he  is  personally 
an  occupant. 

FUEL    AND    STOVES. 

1036.  Each  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer  entitled  to  and  occupying  pub- 
lic quarters,  or  quarters  other  than  public  which  are  heated  by  a  separate  plant, 
will  be  furnished  at  the  expense  of  the  United  States  with  the  quantity  of  fuel 
set  forth  in  the  table  of  allowances,  paragraph  1044,  for  the  number  of  rooms 
actually  occupied,  but  not  exceeding  the  number  to  which  the  rank  of  the  officer 
or  noncommissioned  officer  entitles  him.     This  allowance  may  be  considered 
accumulative  within  a  fiscal  year,  and  any  excess  of  allowance  appearing  as 
overdrawn  by  an  officer  at  the  end  of  a  fiscal  year  will  be  paid  for  at  contract 
price.     Where  an  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer  is  occupying  quarters  other 
than  public,  not  heated  by  a  separate  plant,  or  for  which  it  is  impracticable  to 
furnish  fuel  in  kind,  the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  pay  the  owner  or  authorized 
agent  of  such  quarters  for  the  heat  at  a  rate  of  $4  a  cord  for  the  fuel  allow- 
ance for  the  number  of  rooms  actually  occupied,  but  not  exceeding  the  number 
to  which  the  rank  of  the  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer  entitles  him,  as  set 
forth  in  the  table  of  allowances,  paragraph  1044. 

Where  an  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer  on  detached  service  in  a  foreign 
country  occupies  quarters  other  than  public,  the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  pay 
the  owner  or  authorized  agent  of  such  quarters  for  the  heat  furnished  in 
accordance  with  the  prescribed  allowance  for  the  number  of  rooms  actually 
occupied,  but  not  exceeding  the  number  to  which  the  rank  of  the  officer  or 
noncommissioned  officer  entitles  him,  at  the  local  rates  at  the  place  where  he  is 
serving. 

1037.  The  Quartermaster  Corps  may  issue  or  sell  fuel  in  accordance  with 
paragraph  1036  to  contract  surgeons,  acting  dental  surgeons,  and  veterinarians. 
Fuel  may  be  sold  to  retired  officers  at  cost  to  the  Government,  delivered  when 
they  reside  at  places  where  it  can  be  done  conveniently.     Fuel  purchased  upon 
its  B.  t.  u.  value  will  be  sold  at  contract  base  price. 

1038.  The  commanding  officer  of  a  post  at  or  near  which  the  immediate 
family  of  a  regular  or  volunteer  soldier  resides  may,  if  the  residence  and  other 
conditions  of  such  family  make  it  proper,  grant  to  the  head  thereof  permits  to 
purchase  for  cash  at  cost  prices  such  quantities  of  fuel  and  mineral  oil  as  in  his 
opinion  may  be  reasonably  needed  for  the  sole  use  of  the  soldier's  immediate 
family. 

1039.  Fuel  will  only  be  issued  or  sold  to  an  officer  upon  his  certificate  that 
it  is  for  his  personal  or  family  use;  any  sale,  exchange,  or  transfer  whatever 
of  fuel  issued  or  sold  to  an  officer  under  this  paragraph  is  forbidden. 

1040.  Merchantable  oak  wood  is  the  standard;  the  cord  is  128  cubic  feet. 
The  scale  of  equivalents  to  govern  in  the  issue  and  sale  of  fuel  will  be  published 
from  time  to  time  in  general  orders. 

1041.  An   officer  may  draw  from  the  Quartermaster  Corps  a   reasonable 
quantity  of  fuel  in  kindling  wood,  which  will  be  issued  on  the  basis  of  its 
equivalent  in  oak  wood. 


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199 


1042.  Fuel  issued  to  officers  or  troops  is  public  property.  Any  portion  not 
consumed  by  them  during  the  fiscal  year  will  be  reported  on  July  1,  or  as  soon 
thereafter  as  possible,  to  the  quartermaster  and  will  be  taken  up  on  his  return. 

1043.  Fuel  will  be  issued  only  in  the  month  when  due.     The  cheapest  fuel 
at  the  place  of  issue  will,  all  things  considered,  be  furnished. 

1044.  The  following  table  shows  the  number  of  rooms,  the  quantity  of  fuel, 
and  the  allowance  of  cooking  and  heating  stoves  to  be  supplied  for  the  use  of 
officers  and  men  in  quarters  and  barracks : 


Rooms. 

Cords 
of  wood 
per 
month. 

Increased 
allowance 
from  Sept. 
Ito 
Apr.  30. 

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Major  general  or  officer  of  higher  rank  occupying  9 

9 

Brigadier  general  or  officer  of  higher  rank  occupying 
8  rooms  as  quarters 

g 



Colonel  or  officer  of  higher  rank  occupying  7  rooms  as 

7 

Lieutenant  colonel  or  officer  of  higher  rank  occupying 
6rooms  as  quarters 

g 

Major  or  officer  of  higher  rank  occupying  5  rooms  as 

5 

Captain  or  officer  of  higher  rank  occupying  4  rooms  as 

4 

First  lieutenant  or  officer  of  higher  rank  occupying  3 

3 

Second  lieutenant  or  officer  of  higher  rank  occupying 

2 

Officer  of  any  rank  occupying  1  room  as  quarters.  
The  Chief  of  Staff  of  the  Army 

1 

V 

3 

2 

1 

2 
1 

1 

The  commanding  general  of  a  department,  brigade, 

0 

An  assistant  to  the  Chief  of  Staff  of  the  Army,  the 
aids  to  the  commanding  general  of  a  department, 
brigade,  or  district,  and  the  general  staff  officers 

1 

A  colonel  or  lieutenant  colonel,  Quartermaster  Corps, 
a  colonel,  Medical  Department,  and  the  department 
quartermaster  at  the  headquarters  of  a  territorial 
department,  each 

? 

The  commanding  officer  of  a  regiment,  post,  or  bat- 
talion of  engineers  or  field  artillery,  quartermaster, 
and  adjutant  each 

1 

An  adjutant  general,  an  inspector  general,  an  acting 
inspector  general,  an  engineer,2  an  ordnance  officer,8 
a  signal  officer,  a  judge  advocate  or  an  acting  judge 
advocate,  and  the  senior  medical  officer,  when  sta- 
tioned on  duty  at  any  place  not  in  the  field,2  each.  . 
Noncommissioned  officers  above  grade  number  16, 
paragraph  9,  principal  musicians,  chief  trumpeters, 
and  firemen,  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  each  
Noncommissioned  officers  below  grade  15,  paragraph 
9,  and  privates,  when  on  detached  service  or 
assigned  to  special  duty  of  such  a  nature  as  to  neces- 
sitate the  hiring  or  leasing  of  quarters,  each  

1 
1 

1 

1 

i 

iV 

1 
1 

Superintendent  national  cemetery 

1 

Each  noncommissioned  officer,  musician,  private, 
and  hospital  matron.  .  . 

1  The  allowance  of  fuel  for  officers  and  enlisted  men  in  the  Philippine  Department  for  each  month  in  the 
year  will  be  that  now  fixed  for  each  month  between  May  1  and  Aug.  31. 
»  Except  at  Military  Academy. 


200 


QUARTERS FUEL  AND   STOVES. 


Rooms. 

Cords 
of  wood 
per 
month. 

Increased 
allowance 
from  Sept. 
Ito 
Apr.  30. 

For 
quarters. 

For 
office. 

As  quarters. 

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May  1  to  Aug.  31. 
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Each  necessary  fire  for  the  sick  in  hospital,  each  dis- 
pensary and  hospital  mess  room  at  a  military  post 
or  station,  to  be  regulated  by  the  surgeon  and  com- 
manding officer,  not  exceeding  

1 

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2 
1 

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§ 

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1 

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TV 

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For  general  hospitals,  when  necessary,  not  exceeding 
for  each  bed  ..  

.Each  guard  fire,  to  be  regulated  by  the  commanding 
officer,  not  exceeding  

; 

Each  necessary  fire  for  military  courts  or  boards,  at  a 
rate  not  exceeding  

Storehouse  of  a  quartermaster,  when  necessary,  not 
exceeding,  for  each  

Each  employee  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  or  Medi- 
cal Department  to  whom  subsistence  in  kind  is 
issued  by  the  Government  

TV 

For  library,  reading  room,  schoolroom,  chapel,  and 
gymnasium,  1  heating  stove  for  each,  and  when  the 
garrison  exceeds  150  enlisted  men,  2  heating  stoves, 
and  such  quantity  of  fuel  for  the  same  as  may  be  cer- 
tified to  as  necessary  by  the  officers  in  charge  and 
approved  by  the  commanding  officer 

For  a  company:  2  large  stoves  in  dormitory,  1  large 
stove  in  each  mess  room  and  day  room,  1  small 
stove  for  each  of  the  two  rooms  for  noncommissioned 
officers,  1  small  stove  for  the  library,  and  1  cooking 
stove  or  range  sufficient  to  cook  its  food 

Each  hospital  kitchen. 

1 

For  each  autUorized  room  as  quarters  for  civilian  em- 

i 

For  each  6  civilian  employees  to  whom  fuel  is  allowed 

1 

j 

For  each  blacksmith  carpenter  and  saddler  shop 

For  a  bakery  and  post  exchange  such  quantity  of  fuel 
for  the  same  as  may  be  certified  to  as  necessary  by 
the  officers  in  charge  and  approved  by  the  com- 
manding officer 

i  The  allowance  of  fuel  for  officers  and  enlisted  men  in  the  Philippine  Department  for  each  month  in  the 
year  will  be  that  now  fixed  for  each  month  between  May  1  and  Aug.  31. 

When  buildings,  except  officers'  and  noncommissioned  officers'  quarters,  for 
which  fuel  is  furnished  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  are  heated  by  steam  by 
separate  plants,  they  will  be  allowed  per  month  for  each  foot  of  direct  radi- 
ating surface,  from  September  1  to  April  30,  one  one-hundred-and-fortieth  cord 
of  wood  and  for  each  foot  of  direct-indirect  radiating  surface  one  one-hundred- 
and-thirteenth  cord  of  wood ;  between  thirty- sixth  and  forty-third  degrees  north 
latitude,  one-fourth  increase;  north  of  forty-third  degree  north  latitude  one- 
third  increase.  Buildings  heated  by  hot  water  will  be  allowed  two-thirds  of 
the  steam  allowance. 

1045.  When  on  detached  service,  or  assigned  to  special  duty  in  places  where 
there  are  no  public  quarters  available,  the  allowance  of  quarters  for  each  mem- 
ber of  the  Nurse  Corps  is  fixed  at  two  rooms,  to  be  provided  by  the  Quarter- 
master Corps,  with  allowances  of  fuel  and  stoves  not  to  exceed  those  prescribed 
in  paragraph  1044,  and  of  light  not  to  exceed  the  quantities  prescribed  in  para- 
graphs 1054  and  1057, 


QUARTERS — FUEL  AND  STOVES — ILLUMINATING  SUPPLIES.      201 

When  on  duty  in  hospitals,  or  where  nurses'  buildings  have  been  provided, 
such  quarters  as  may  be  available  will  be  provided  for  the  use  of  members  of 
the  Nurse  Corps,  in  which  case  heat  and  light  will  be  supplied  as  may  be 
necessary,  to  be  regulated  by  the  surgeon  and  the  commanding  officer.  The 
allowances  for  the  superintendent  of  the  Nurse  Corps  when  on  duty  are  the 
same  as  those  prescribed  for  members  of  the  Nurse  Corps. 

1046.  In  addition  to  the  number  prescribed  in  the  table,  paragraph  1044, 
the  headquarters  of  a  department,  brigade,  or  district  will  be  allowed  such 
number  of  office  rooms  (not  more  than  eight)  as  may  be  necessary  for  clerks  on 
duty  thereat   (the  Quartermaster  Corps  excepted),  which  will  be  assigned  by 
the  commanding  general.    A  heating  stove  for  each  room  not  otherwise  heated 
will  also  be  allowed.    Office  rooms  will  not  be  hired  without  the  written  author- 
ity of  the  Secretary  of  War,  and  no  lease  of  such  rooms  will  take  effect  until 
approved  by  him. 

1047.  The  officers  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  may,  when  necessary,  be 
allowed  additional  rooms,  with  a  heating  stove  for  each.    The  number  of  addi- 
tional rooms  so  allowed  will  be  regulated  by  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps. 

1048.  Stoves  will   not  be   issued   to  officers   who  receive  commutation  of 
quarters. 

1049.  If  at  a  military  post,  situated  between  the  thirty-sixth  and  forty-third 
degrees    of    latitude,    the    mean    temperature    for    20    days    of    any    calendar 
month  is  not  above  20°  F.,  an  increase  of  fuel  of  one-third  instead  of  one-fourth, 
as  shown   in   the  table,   will   be  allowed.     If   the  mean   temperature  for  20 
days  of  any  calendar  month  is  not  above  10°  F.,  an  increase  of  one-half  will  be 
allowed,  whatever  the  latitude  of  the  place.    The  certificate  of  the  post  surgeon 
as  to  the  mean  temperature  and  the  order  of  the  post  commander  for  the  issue 
will  be  filed  with  the  abstract  of  issues. 

ILLUMINATING   SUPPLIES. 

1050.  The  Quartermaster  Corps  will  provide  supplies  for  interior  and  ex- 
terior illumination.     The  necessary  lights  will  be  supplied  for  all  buildings 
for  which  fuel  is  supplied. 

1051.  The  number  of  lights,  exterior  and  interior,  and  the  hours  during 
which  they  may  be  used  at  a  post  commanded  by  a  general  officer  will  be  fixed 
and  announced  by  the  post  commander ;  at  other  posts,  by  the  commanding  offi- 
cer, with  the  approval  of  the  department  commander.     The  number  of  such 
lights  must  be  limited  to  the  smallest  number  for  proper  lighting,  and  the  period 
of  authorized  burning  of  each  light  must  be  limited  to  the  necessities  of  the 
case. 

1052.  If  candle  lanterns  are  used  in  stables,  the  candles  will  be  issued  by 
the  Quartermaster  Corps  in  such  quantity  as  the  commanding  officer  shall  order 
as  necessary.     If  oil  lanterns  are  used,  the  issue  of  oil,  wicks,  and  chimneys 
therefor  will  be  made  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

1053.  Mineral  oil  will  be  supplied  for  lamps  and  oil  lanterns  and  issued  in 
quantities  as  follows:  For  lamps  used  for  exterior  and  interior  illumination  at 
the  rate,  for  each  burner,  of  4  ounces  avoirdupois  for  each  hour  of  authorized 
illumination  for  lamps  using  wicks  of  about  1£  inches  in  diameter,  3  ounces  an 
hour  for  lamps  using  wicks  of  about  1  inch  in  diameter,  and  2  ounces  an  hour 
for  lamps  with  smaller  wicks ;  for  all  oil  lanterns,  such  quantities  as  the  com- 
manding officer  may  order  and  certify  as  necessary.     No  volatile  oils,  except 
those  authorized  and  supplied  by  the  supply  departments,  will  be  used  at  mili- 


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tary  posts  without  the  authority  of  the  commanding  general  of  the  department 
in  which  the  post  is  located. 

1054.  Where  quarters  are  lighted  by  mineral  oil,  the  Quartermaster  Corps 
will  allow  to  each  officer  and  to  each  noncommissioned  officer  entitled  to  and 
occupying  separate  quarters  one  lamp  for  each  authorized  room.     For  each 
lamp  one  wick  arid  one  chimney  a  quarter  will  be  allowed.     From  September  1 
to  April  30,  4  gallons  of  mineral  oil  a  month  will  be  allowed  for  each  author- 
ized room.     From  May  1  to  August  31,  3  gallons  of  mineral  oil  a  month  for 
each  authorized  room  will  be  allowed.     The  oil  allowance  may  be  considered 
accumulative  within  the  fiscal  year,  and  any  excess  of  allowance  appearing  as 
overdrawn  by  an  officer  at  the  end  of  a  fiscal  year  will  be  paid  for  at  contract 
price.     An  officer  occupying  as  quarters  a  number  of  rooms  less  than  his  au- 
thorized allowance  will  be  entitled  to  mineral  oil  for  such  number  of  rooms 
only  as  he  actually  occupies.     Officers  of  the  Army,  contract  surgeons,  acting 
dental  surgeons,  and  veterinarians  may  buy  from  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  at 
contract  prices,   such  moderate  quantity  of  mineral   oil,   lamps,   wicks,   and 
chimneys  as  they  may  need  in  the  rooms  occupied  by  themselves  and  families 
as  quarters,  in  excess  of  the  allowances  set  forth  herein. 

1055.  Civilians  employed  with  the  Army  at  remote  posts  or  stations,  where 
it  is  impossible  to  procure  at  reasonable  rates  such  articles  of  clothing  and 
other  quartermaster  supplies  (except  uniforms),  as  they  may  need  for  their 
health  and  comfort,  may  be  allowed  to  purchase  same  from  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  in  limited  quantities  for  their  own  use,  for  cash  at  cost  prices,  with  10 
per  cent  added  to  cover  transportation.     Such  sales  will,  however,  be  made 
only  upon  the  written  approval  of  the  commanding  officer  setting  forth  the 
necessity  for  such  action,  this  authority  to  be  filed  with  the  return  of  the  officer 
making  such  sales. 

1056.  Mineral  oil  issued  to  officers  or  troops  is  public  property  and  will  be 
treated  as  provided  in  paragraph  1042  for  fuel. 

1057.  Each  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer,  entitled  to  and  occupying  pub- 
lic quarters  or  quarters  other  than  public  where  gas,  acetylene,  or  electricity  is 
installed,  will  be  allowed,  at  the  expense  of  the  United  States,  for  each  room 
acutally  occupied,  but  not  exceeding  the  number  to  which  his  rank  entitles 
him,  for  the  period  between  September  1  and  April  30,  1,500  cubic  feet  of  gas, 
or  150  cubic  feet  of  acetylene,  or  20,000  watt  hours  of  electricity  a  month,  and 
from  May-1  to  August  31,  900  cubic  feet  of  gas,  or  90  cubic  feet  of  acetylene,  or 
12,000  watt  hours  of  electricity  a  month,  which  allowances  may  be  considered 
accumulative  within  a  fiscal  year,  and  any  excess  of  allowance  appearing  as 
overdrawn  by  an  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer  at  the  end  of  a  fiscal  year 
will  be  paid  for  at  the  rate  or  contract  price  at  the  station  where  said  excess 
accrued. 

Where  an  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer  occupies  quarters  other  than 
public,  the  lighting  of  which  is  measured  by  separate  meter  readings,  the  Quar- 
termaster Corps  will  make  settlement  with  the  owner  or  authorized  agent  of 
the  quarters,  or  agent  of  the  company  supplying  the  light,  for  the  actual  quan- 
tity of  gas,  acetylene,  or  electricity  supplied,  and  if  the  prescribed  allowance 
is  exceeded  at  the  end  of  the  fiscal  year  such  excess  will  be  paid  for  to  the 
quartermaster  by  the  responsible  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer. 

Where  an  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer  occupies  quarters  other  than 
public,  which  are  lighted  by  gas,  acetylene,  or  electricity,  and  the  quantity 
supplied  is  not  measured  by  separate  meter  readings,  the  Quartermaster  Corps 
will  make  settlement  with  the  owner  or  authorized  agent  for  light  for  the 
number  of  rooms  actually  occupied,  but  not  exceeding  the  number  to  which  the 


ILLUMINATING  SUPPLIES — STATIONERY.  203 

rank  of  the  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer  entitles  him,  in  accordance  with 
the  prescribed  allowance,  at  the  following  rates:  For  electricity,  6  cents  n 
kilowatt  hour ;  for  gas,  80  cents  a  1,000  cubic  feet ;  for  acetylene  gas,  $8  a  1,000 
cubic  feet. 

Where  an  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer  on  detached  service  in  a  foreign 
country  occupies  quarters  other  than  public,  the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  pay 
the  owner  or  authorized  agent  of  such  quarters  for  the  light  furnished  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  prescribed  allowance  for  the  number  of  rooms  actually  occu- 
pied, but  not  exceeding  the  number  to  which  the  rank  of  the  officer  or  non- 
commissioned officer  entitles  him  at  the  local  rates  at  the  place  where  he  is 
serving. 

At  posts  where  electricity  is  furnished  from  a  Government  plant,  the  charge 
for  excess  electricity  will  be  at  the  rate  of  6  cents  a  1,000  watt  hours.  At  posts 
where  gas  is  furnished  from  a  Government  plant,  the  charge  for  the  excess  will 
be  at  the  actual  cost  of  manufacture.  At  posts  where  gas  or  electricity  is  ob- 
tained from  a  local  company,  the  charge  for  the  excess  will  be  at  the  contract 
price. 

The  Quartermaster  Corps  may  furnish  light  in  accordance  with  the  foregoing 
provisions  of  this  paragraph  to  contract  surgeons,  acting  dental  surgeons,  and 
veterinarians.  Light  may  be  furnished  to  retired  officers  at  cost  to  the  Govern- 
ment delivered  when  they  reside  at  places  where  it  can  be  done  conveniently. 

1058.  In  order  to  measure  the  amount  of  gas  or  electric  current  consumed, 
each  noncommissioned  staff  quarters  will  be  provided  with  proper  meter,  the 
key  of  which  will  be  kept  in  possession  of  the  quartermaster. 

1059.  Each  officer's  quarters  will  be  provided  with  a  meter. 

The  cost  of  installation  and  maintenance  of  electric  lights,  gas  fixtures,  or 
mineral  oil  lamps  in  officers'  and  noncommissioned  officers'  quarters,  as  in  other 
public  buildings  at  px>sts,  will  be  borne  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

1060.  At  each  post  supplied  with  a  fortification  electric  plant  sufficiently 
large  for  supplying  necessary  current  for  lighting  buildings  and  grounds  the 
plant  may  be  used  for  that  purpose  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps  when  author- 
ized by  the  Chief  of  Engineers,  provided  that  the  needs  of  defense  shall  have 
precedence  over  post  lighting  or  power  supply  in  any  case  in  which  both  uses 
are  simultaneously  desired. 

For  this  purpose,  when  funds  that  are  applicable  can  be  spared,  the  Engineer 
Department  will  construct  necessary  conduits,  service  wires,  etc.,  to  deliver  the 
current  to  the  various  buildings  and  to  exterior  lights,  and  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  will  wire  the  buildings,  furnish  meters  for  officers'  and  noncommissioned 
officers'  quarters,  exterior  lamps,  etc.,  and  will,  in  addition  to  the  fuel,  ma- 
terial, etc.,  required  to  be  furnished  by  it  to  all  fortification  electric  plants, 
supply  for  such  plants  as  may  be  used  for  post  lighting  all  material  and  funds 
necessary  for  their  repair  and  preservation. 

1061.  The  allowances  of  lamps  and  mineral  oil  are  prohibited  for  buildings 
and  grounds  where  gas  or  electric  light  is  installed. 

STATIONERY. 

1062.  The  issue  of  stationery  for  all  military  purposes  shall  be  made  on 
requisition  approved  by  the  commanding  officer.     The  material  to  be  issued  shall 
consist  of  typewriter  supplies,  writing  and  blotting  paper,  pads,  pens,  penholders, 
ink,  mucilage,  sealing  wax,  office  tape,  envelopes,  and  lead  pencils.     Officers  ap- 
proving requisitions  will  enforce  economy  in  the  use  of  stationery.     But  1 
issue  a  quarter  will  be  made  to  officers  not  drawing  for  an  office.     For  each  issue 


204  STATIONERY PURCHASE   OF   PUBLIC   ANIMALS. 

the  quartermaster  will  require  2  copies  of  the  approved  requisition  receipted 
by  the  officer  to  whom  the  issue  is  made.  These  issues,  as  soon  as  made,  will  be 
entered  upon  the  return,  and  1  copy  of  the  approved  requisition  will  be  for- 
warded to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  with  the  return,  as  a  voucher 
thereto. 

1063.  To  each  office  desk  or  table  is  allowed  1  inkstand,  1  paper  folder,  1 
ruler,  1  steel  eraser,  and  1  piece  of  india  rubber.     A  company  commander  is 
entitled  to  this  allowance.     Officers  when  relieved  will  transfer  office  stationery 
to  their  successors. 

1064.  The   Quartermaster   Corps  is  authorized  to  issue  yearly  to   retired 
officers,  upon  proper  requisition,  G  quires  of  writing  paper,  100  official  envelopes, 
and  50  letter  'envelopes. 

1065.  The  yearly  allowance  of  stationery  to  a  post  noncommissioned  staff 
officer  on  duty  at  a  post  not  garrisoned  by  troops  is  2  quires  of  writing  paper, 
letter  size ;  4  sheets  of  blotting  paper ;  100  envelopes,  official  size ;  1  dozen  steel 
pens;  2  penholders;  1  pint  bottle  of  black  ink;  1  small  bottle  of  mucilage  with 
brush ;  1  inkstand,  and  1  piece  of  office  tape. 

PURCHASE  OF  PUBLIC  ANIMALS. 

1066.  The  purchase  of  public  animals  will  be  made  by  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  after  their  inspection  by  that  corps,  and,  unless  otherwise  directed  by  the 
Secretary  of  War,  by  contract  after  due  competition. 

1067.  Public  animals  shall,  upon  the  day  received,  be  branded  with  the  let- 
ters "U.  S."  on  the  left  fore  shoulder.     Horses  assigned  to  organizations  will 
also  be  branded  on  the  hoof  of  one  forefoot,  1£  inches  below  the  coronet,  with 
the  designation  of  the  company.     Branding  irons  of  uniform  size  and  design  will 
be  supplied  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps.     Letters  "  U.  S."  to  be  2  inches  in 
height.     Letters  and  numbers  of  hoof  brands  on  the  same  line,  to  be  three- 
fourths  of  an  inch  high,  the  letter  to  precede  the  number,  and  blocked  so  as  to 
penetrate  the  hoof  one-sixteenth  of  an  inch.     For  example,  the  hoof  brands  on 
horses  assigned  to  Band,  Ninth  Cavalry,  would  be  CB9 ;   to  Troop  A,   Fifth 
Cavalry,  would  be  A5 ;  to  the  Band,  Second  Regiment,  Field  Artillery,  AB2 ;  to 
Battery  B,  Fourth  Regiment,  Field  Artillery,  would  be  BA4;  to  Company  A, 
Battalion  of  Engineers,  would  be  BEA. 

1068.  Any  alteration  in  the  length  or  shape  of  the  tails,  manes,  or  forelocks 
of  public  horses  by  docking,  banging,  or  clipping  is  prohibited,  and  only  such 
reasonable  trimming  and  plucking  as  may  be  necessary  to  prevent  shagginess 
of  appearance  is  permitted. 

1069.  A  complete  descriptive  list  of  each  animal  will  be  made  at  the  time  of 
purchase,  and  will  accompany  him  wherever  he  may  be  transferred. 

1070.  A  file  of  descriptive  cards  of  public  animals  will  be  kept  with  the 
records  of  every  officer  accountable  for  public  animals.     It  will  contain  a  de- 
scription of  every  animal  received,  showing  the  kind,  name,  age,  size,  color, 
marks,  brands,  or  other  peculiarities  of  the  animal,  how  and  when  acquired,  th$ 
use  to  which  applied,  and  what  disposition,  if  any,  was  made  of  the  animal. 

1071.  When  public  animals  are  issued  or  transferred,  the  person  in  charge 
of  them  will  be  provided  with  full  and  accurate  descriptive  cards,  which  he  will 
deliver  to  the  receiving  officer. 

1072.  Public  animals  will  be  assigned  to  their  riders  or  drivers,  who  will 
not  exchange  or  surrender  them  to  the  use  of  any  other  person  without  the 
permission    of    the    company    commander,    quartermaster,    or    other    officer 
responsible. 


VETERINARY   MEDICINES FORAGE   AND   STRAW.  205 

1073.  Public  animals  inspected  and  found  unsuited  for  one  branch  of  the 
service  may  be  transferred  to  another  for  which  they  are  fitted.     When  of  no 
further  use  for  any  branch  of  the  service  they  will  be  submitted  to  an  inspector, 
and  if  condemned,  sold  at  public  auction  or  destroyed  under  the  following  cir- 
cumstances:  (1)  To  terminate  suffering  (from  disease  or  other  cause)  ;   (2)  to 
prevent   contagion;    (3)  on   account  of   incurable  disease   or  injury;    (4)  on 
.account  of  old  age,  when  to  sell  them  for  work  in  the  hands  of  irresponsible 
persons  would  be  cruel  and  cause  suffering  to  the  animals. 

Horses  assigned  to  troops  of  cavalry,  batteries  of  field  artillery,  companies  of 
the  Signal  Corps,  and  mules  assigned  to  the  combat  transportation  of  the  Signal 
Corps  will  not  be  sold  or  turned  in  to  the  Quartermaster  Corps  unless  previously 
acted  upon  by  an  inspector,  except  in  the  Philippine  and  Hawaiian  Depart- 
ments, where  the  sale  of  such  horses  may  be  made  to  mounted  officers,  as 
provided  in  paragraph  1095. 

Public  animals  that  die  of  sickness,  or  that  it  is  necessary  to  kill  because  of 
contagious  disease,  or  when  incurably  wounded,  will  be  dropped  by  the  account- 
able officer  upon  the  certificate  of  the  responsible  officer  and  affidavit  of  the 
veterinarian,  or,  in  the  absence  of  the  latter,  the  certificate  of  a  disinterested 
officer  and  the  affidavit  of  a  disinterested  person,  approved  by  the  commanding 
officer.  In  such  case  the  action  of  a  surveying  officer  is  not  required,  unless  it 
appears  that  the  condition  of  the  animal  resulted  from  fault  or  neglect ;  and  in 
such  case  the  investigation  by  the  surveying  officer  may  follow  the  killing  of  the 
animal  when  its  immediate  destruction  is  made  necessary  to  prevent  contagion 
or  to  terminate  suffering. 

VETERINARY   MEDICINES. 

1074.  Veterinary  instruments,  books,  medicines,  and  supplies  for  the  treat- 
ment of  public  animals  and  authorized  private  horses  of  mounted  officers  are 
furnished  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps.     The  supply  table  furnished  by  the 
Quartermaster  Corps  gives  a  list  of  the  articles  supplied.     Requisitions  will  be 
limited  to  actual  necessities.    A  special  estimate  for  articles  not  in  the  table, 
with  an  explanation  of  the  nature  of  the  emergency  or  case  rendering  it  neces- 
sary, will  be  forwarded,  through  the  regular  channel,  for  the  action  of  the  Chief 
of  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

1075.  The  quartermaster  will  have  charge  of  veterinary  instruments,  books, 
medicines,  and  supplies,  and  under  the  direction  of  the  commanding  officer  will 
issue  and  expend  such  medicines  and  supplies  in  such  quantities  as  may  be 
necessary. 

1076.  At  posts  where  there  is  a  veterinary  surgeon  the  quartermaster  may, 
under  the  direction  of  the  commanding  officer,  transfer  to  the  veterinary  sur- 
geon upon  memorandum  receipts  such  veterinary  instruments,  books,  medicines, 
and  supplies  as  may  be  necessary;  otherwise  they  will  remain  in  the  custody 
of  the  quartermaster,  and  will  be  loaned  as  needed  in  the  public  service. 

FORAGE    AND    STRAW. 

1077.  The  forage  ration  for  a  horse  is  14  pounds  of  hay  and  12  pounds  of 
oats,  corn,  or  barley ;  for  a  mule,  14  pounds  of  hay  and  9  pounds  of  oats,  corn, 
or  barley.    To  each  animal  3  pounds  of  bran  may  be  issued  in  lieu  of  that 
quantity  of  grain.    Department  commanders  will  reduce  the  forage  ration  when 
necessary. 

1078.  Where  grazing  is  practicable,  or  when  little  labor  is  required,  com- 
manding officers  will  order  a  judicious  reduction  of  the  forage  ration, 


206         FOKAGE  AND  STRAW — CARE  OF  PROPERTY. 

1079.  Forage  will  be  issued  only  during  the  month  when  due. 

1080.  Forage  is  furnished  to  the  authorized  allowance  of  horses  of  mounted 
officers  actually  owned  and  kept  by  them  in  the  performance  of  their  official 
duties,  either  when  on  duty  at  stations,  at  posts,  or  in  the  field.     When  on  leave 
of  absence  or  on  duty  the  nature  of  which  necessitates  the  temporary  separa- 
tion of  the  officer  and  his  mounts,  forage  may  be  furnished  for  four  months  or 
such  additional  period  as  may  be  approved  by  the  Secretary  of  War.     Forage 
is  furnished  to  the  following  number  of  horses:  Of  a  lieutenant  general.  4;  of 
a  major  general  or  a  brigadier  general,  3 :  of  other  mounted  officers,  each  2. 

1081.  Mounted  officers  will  not  use  public  horses  and  at  the  same  time  draw 
forage  for  those  they  own,  except  while  on  foreign  service  in  countries  from 
which  horses  are  not  allowed  to  enter  the  United  States;  nor  will  they  use 
public  animals  except  as  authorized  by  regulations.     Should  circumstances  ren- 
der it  necessary,  an  officer  may  be  temporarily  furnished  with  public  horses. 

1082.  An  officer  may  purchase  forage  for  two  horses  kept  for  his  own  use, 
for  which   he  will  be  charged  cost,   including  transportation.     This  privilege 
may  be  extended  to  retired  officers,  provided  such  sales  are  limited  to  quarter- 
master depots  or  stations  at  which  contracts  for  supply  of  forage  are  made 
and  the  deliveries  under  said  contracts  are  in  sufficient  quantities  to  warrant 
the  sale  without  detriment  to  the  service,  but  no  contracts  shall  be  made  for 
the  sole  purpose  of  procuring  forage  for  sale  to  retired  officers. 

1083.  An  officer  shall  not  sell,  nor  allow  to  be  sold,  the  forage  issued  for  his 
own  horses  or  the  public  animals  under  his  charge;  nor  shall  he  use  or  dispose 
of,  or  permit  to  be  used  or  disposed  of,  such  forage,  or  any  portion  thereof, 
except  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  was  issued.     Forage  issued  for  a  particular 
period   and   unconsumed   during   the  period  will   be  taken   up   and   properly 
accounted  for. 

1084.  When   mattresses  are  not  supplied,  a  bed  sack  and  30  pounds  of 
straw  a  month  for  bedding  will  be  furnished  to  each  enlisted  man  in  barracks 
or  in  a  permanent  or  a  maneuver  camp,  and  to  each  prisoner  in  a  guardhouse. 
and  a  bed  sack  and  such  quantity  of  straw  as  the  chief  medical  officer  may 
certify  to  be  necessary  to  each  enlisted  man  in  a  field  hospital.     In  the  field, 
in  cases  not  covered  above,  such  quantity  of  straw  or  hay  for  the  tM'dding  of 
troops  is  authorized  as  the  commanding  officer,  after  advising  with  the  medical 
officer  of  the  command,  may  deem  necessary  to  preserve  the  health  of  the  troops. 
So  far  as  practicable,  an  iron  bunk  will  be  furnished  to  each  prisoner  in  a  post 
guardhouse  and  prison  room. 

1085.  One  hundred  pounds  of  straw  per  month  is  allowed  for  bedding  to 
each  horse  or  mule  in  public  service.    At  posts  where  straw  is  not  furnished  hay 
will  be  issued  and  used  for  bedding. 

CARE   AND   ACCOUNTABILITY   FOR    PROPERTY. 

1086.  Unless  otherwise  specially  directed  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  there 
will  be  at  each  military  post  or  station  but  one  accountable  officer  in  the  Quar- 
termaster Corps,  and  he  will  account  for  all  quartermaster  supplies  there  in 
use  or  in  store. 

1087.  When  troops  are  assembled  for  field  service,  there  will  be  but  one 
accountable  officer   in   the   Quartermaster   Corps  for   each   regiment,    separate 
battalion,  or  squadron,  and  he  will  account  for  all  quartermaster  supplies  in 
the  possession  of  the  command  of  which  he  is  quartermaster. 

1088.  At  places  requiring  the  services  of  more  than  one  quartermaster, 
each  one  charged  with  the  care  and  disposition  of  quartermaster  supplies  will 
account  for  the  same. 


CAKE   OF  PROPERTY.  207 

1089.  Officers  commanding  companies  or  detachments  will  be  furnished  by 
the   quartermaster,   on   approved   requisition,   with   the  necessary   authorized 
quartermaster  supplies;  and  for  all  such,  except  those  that  may  be  properly 
dropped  as  expended,  said  commanding  officers  will  give  memorandum  receipts 
to  the  accountable  officer,  who  will  continue  to  bear  said  supplies  on  his  return 
until  they  have  been  transferred,  expended,  or  otherwise  disposed  of  and  duly 
accounted  for  as  required  by  regulations. 

1090.  Officers  commanding  companies  or  detachments  temporarily  absent 
from  posts  will  continue  responsible  to  quartermasters  from  whom  supplies  have 
been  procured  on  memorandum  receipts.     Should  the  services  of  a  quartermas- 
ter become  necessary,  one  will  be  appointed  for  the  command. 

1091.  When   troops  change   station,    only   such   quartermaster   supplies  as 
are  authorized,  or  as  may  be  directed  to  be  transferred,  will  be  removed  from 
the  station.     Company  and  detachment  commanders,  prior  to  departure  from 
a  station,  will  have  a  settlement  with  the  quartermaster  for  supplies  held  on 
memorandum  receipt.     For  such  supplies  as  must  accompany  troops,  company 
and  detachment  commanders  will  give  certificates  to  the  quartermaster.     Mem- 
orandum receipts  that  have  been  thus  satisfied  will  be  returned  to  the  respective 
company  and  detachment  commanders.     The  quartermaster  will  forward  the 
certificates,  accompanied  by  the  requisite  papers  for  transferring  the  accounta- 
bility, to  the  quartermaster  at  the  destination  of  the  troops.     The  commanders 
of  incoming  organizations  upon  arrival  will  report  the  supplies  in  their  custody 
and  give  memorandum  receipts  therefor  to  the  quartermaster,  who  will  then 
return  to  the  respective  commanders  their  certificates. 

1092.  Certificates  given  for  supplies  accompanying  troops  and  memoran- 
dum receipts  given  by  officers  for  supplies  issued  or  loaned  for  their  individual 
use,  or  for  use  of  the  organizations  under  their  command,  will  be  made  in  the 
prescribed  form,  and  should  any  officer,  when  called  upon  by  proper  authority 
to  produce  any  of  the  supplies  enumerated  therein,  fail  to  do  so,  or  to  furnish 
proper  evidence  that  deficient  or  damaged  supplies  have  been  accounted  for  as 
required  by  regulations,  the  name  of  the  officer  delinquent  will  be  reported  to 
the  Secretary  of  War  by  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  and  said  officer's 
pay  to  the  extent  of  the  deficiency  or  damage  will  be  stopped,  in  conformity 
with  paragraphs  702  and  703.     The  accountable  officer  may  drop  from  his  return 
the  articles  deficient,  forwarding  the  memorandum  receipt  or  certificate  as  a 
voucher  therefor. 

1093.  A  forage  master  or  wagon  master  shall  not  be  concerned,  directly 
or  indirectly,  in  any  means  of  transport  employed  by  the  United  States,  or  in 
the  purchase  or  sale  of  any  property  procured  for  or  belonging  to  the  United 
States,  except  as  agent  for  the  Government. 

1094.  Every  officer  accountable  for  quartermaster  supplies  will  keep  him- 
self accurately  informed,  by  personal  examination,  of  the  quantities  and  condi- 
tion of  the  property  on  hand,  and  will  be  held  strictly  responsible  that  they 
are  correctly  reported  on  his  returns.     The  commanding  officer  will  see  that 
a  complete,  detailed,  and  accurate  inventory  of  such  property,  except  that  held 
on  memorandum  receipts,  is  taken  by  the  accountable  officer  in  person  at  least 
once  each  year,  and  as  much  oftener  as  he  may  deem  necessary  for  the  inter- 
ests of  the  Government.     At  each  transfer  of  such  property  both  the  invoicing 
and  receipting  officer  will  attend  in  person,  and  each  will  satisfy  himself,  by 
personal  count  and  examination,  that  all  property  invoiced  is  on  hand  and  in 
condition  as  stated  in  the  invoices.     When  loss,  damage,  or  deficiency  is  dis- 
covered upon  taking  any  of  these  inventories,  a  surveying  officer  will  at  once 
investigate  and  ascertain  the  cause  thereof,  which  he  will  report  with  his  con- 
clusions as  to  the  responsibility  for  the  same. 


208  HORSES   OF   MOUNTED   OFFICERS. 

HORSES    OF    MOUNTED   OFFICERS. 

1095.  In  the  field,  at  posts,  or  in  active  service,  horses  held  in  the  Quarter- 
master Corps  unassigned,  other  than  those  at  remount  depots,  may  be  sold  to 
mounted  officers  on  the  authority  of  the  department  or  division  commander. 
An  application  to  purchase  a  horse  at  a  remount  depot  will  be  forwarded  to  the 
Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  by  the  officer  desiring  to  make  the  purchase. 
An  application  to  purchase  a  horse  at  a  post  will  be  forwarded  through  military 
channels  for  the  action  of  the  department  commander.  In  his  application  the 
officer  will  state  what  horses  he  has  purchased  from  the  Government  during 
the  past  10  years  and  what  disposition  has  been  made  of  them;  also  what  number 
of  mounts  he  owns.  The  price  to  be  paid  for  a  horse  purchased  by  an  officer  will 
be  the  price  paid  by  the  Government  for  the  horse,  but  will  not  be  less  than 
the  average  price  paid  by  the  Government  for  horses  for  the  mounted  service 
during  the  preceding  fiscal  year.  Purchase  and  payment  will  be  completed 
within  30  days  from  the  date  of  receipt  of  the  authority  for  the  sale  and  the 
purchase  money  at  once  deposited  to  the  credit  of  the  current  appropriation. 
Horses  thus  sold  will  not  be  exchanged  or  returned. 

When  an  officer  of  infantry  or  of  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps  is  relieved  from 
mounted  duty,  or  when  a  mounted  officer  is  ordered  to  duty  beyond  the  seas  or 
to  make  a  change  of  station  in  the  United  States,  in  which  the  cost  of  trans- 
portation for  the  private  horses  which  he  is  required  to  keep  exceeds  $100  for 
each  horse,  including  the  cost  of  attendant,  if  any,  the  Quartermaster  Corps 
may,  upon  the  request  of  such  officer,  purchase  such  private  horse  or  horses  as 
he  may  not  desire  to  take  with  him  upon  the  following  conditions :  An  officer  de- 
siring to  dispose  of  his  horse  will  request  the  necessary  authority  from  the  de- 
partment commander,  who  will  convene  a  board  to  be  composed  of  not  less  than 
three  commissioned  officers  to  examine  the  animal  with  a  view  to  determining 
its  fitness  for  service  or  for  sale  to  an  officer,  and  if  it  be  found  serviceable  to 
appraise  its  value ;  the  price  found  by  the  board  shall  not  exceed  the  average 
price  paid  by  the  Government  for  horses  for  the  mounted  service  during  the 
preceding  fiscal  year,  except  that  in  case  of  horses  purchased  from  the  Govern- 
ment the  price  shall  not  exceed  that  for  which  the  animal  was  purchased.  The 
proceedings  of  the  board,  when  approved  by  the  department  commander,  will 
be  returned  to  the  applicant  and  will  authorize  the  payment  of  the  appraised 
price  upon  the  delivery  of  the  animal  to  an  officer  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps, 
who  will  be  designated  by  the  department  commander  to  receive  it.  The  pur- 
chase of  a  horse  made  under  the  authority  conferred  herein  will  be  reported  to 
the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  by  the  department  quartermaster  of  the 
department  in  which  the  purchase  has  been  made. 

Horses  assigned  to  organizations  in  the  Philippine  Islands  and  Hawaii  Terri- 
tory may  be  sold  to  mounted  officers  on  authority  of  the  commanding  generals, 
Philippine  and  Hawaiian  Departments,  provided  that  they  can  be  spared.  The 
price  to  be  paid  for  a  horse  purchased  by  an  officer  will  be  the  price  paid  by  the 
Government  for  the  horse,  but  will  not  be  less  than  the  average  price  paid  by 
the  Government  for  horses  for  the  mounted  service  during  the  preceding  fiscal 
year. 

When  a  mounted  officer  purchases  a  horse  under  the  provisions  of  this  para- 
graph he  shall  not  be  permitted  to  sell  him  to  private  parties,  but  may  sell  him 
to  another  officer  at  a  price  agreed  upon  between  seller  and  buyer,  or  back  to 
the  Government,  at  a  price  to  be  determined  in  the  manner  indicated  above; 
this  rule  to  govern  subsequent  owners. 

If.  however,  the  board  should  find  that  a  horse  purchased  from  the  Govern- 
ment by  a  mounted  officer,  and  offered  for  sale  by  him,  is  no  longer  fit  for  an 


HORSES   OF   MOUNTED   OFFICERS.  209 

officer's  mount,  or  for  the  military  service,  the  owner  may  dispose  of  the  horse 
at  private  sale. 

1096.  For  their  own  headquarters  and  otherwise,  except  as  provided  in  this 
paragraph,  the  use  of  public  horses  by  officers  will  be  regulated  by  department 
commanders  in  conformity  with  the  necessities  of  the  public  service. 

Officers  below  the  rank  of  major  who  are  required  to  be  mounted  will  be 
furnished  with  one  mount  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps  in  case  they  do  not 
elect  to  provide  themselves  with  suitable  private  mounts.  Such  public  mounts 
will  ordinarily  be  assigned  one  to  the  exclusive  use  of  each  officer  and  will  bo 
foraged,  stabled,  shod,  groomed,  fed,  watered,  and  furnished  with  veterinary 
treatment  and  medicine  at  Government  expense.  Authorized  private  mounts 
of  officers  will  similarly  at  Government  expense  be  stabled,  shod,  foraged,  and 
supplied  with  veterinary  treatment  and  medicine.  Should  the  circumstances 
of  service  at  a  particular  station  cause  the  number  of  Government  mounts 
available  for  use  under  this  paragraph  to  fall  below  the  number  of  officers 
entitled  to  such  mounts  under  the  law,  the  post  commander  will  regulate  the 
use  of  the  public  mounts  actually  on  hand  with  due  consideration  for  the 
service  and  the  rights  and  duties  of  the  individual  officers  concerned. 

1097.  The  Quartermaster  Corps  will  provide  and   issue  horse  and  mule 
shoes,  nails,  smith's  tools,  and  materials  required  for  the  service,  except  the 
forges  and  tools  for  field  service  of  cavalry,  field  artillery,  and  machine-gun 
platoons.     The  animals  of  a  troop  of  cavalry  or  battery  of  field  artillery  will 
be  shod  by  the  organization. 

1098.  The  Quartermaster  Corps  will  transport  for  officers  changing  station, 
and  for  graduates  of  the  United  States  Military  Academy  assigned  to  mounted 
organizations  upon  first  assignment  to  station,  the  number  of  horses  for  which 
they  are  legally  entitled  to  forage,  and  an  attendant  to  accompany  the  horses 
when  necessary,  subject  to  the  following  restrictions : 

1.  That  the  expense  to  the  United  States  shall  not  exceed  $100  for  each  horse 
transported.     The  entire  cost  of  such  shipment  may  be  paid  by  the  Quarter- 
master Corps,  but  if  the  entire  cost  exceeds  $100  for  each  horse,  including  trans- 
portation of  attendant,  if  any,  the  excess  must  be  refunded  to  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  by  the  owner.    The  expenses  of  the  attendant  other  than  his  transporta- 
tion will  not  be  paid  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  except  that  when  an  enlisted 
man  is  ordered  to  be  such  attendant  there  may  be  paid  also  commutation  of 
rations  when  necessary. 

2.  That  the  shipment  shall  be  made  at  a  valuation  of  not  to  exceed  $100  per 
animal,   unless  the  owner  pays,   under  the  regulations  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps,  the  cost  incident  to  increased  valuation. 

3.  That  the  horses  are  owned  by  the  officer  and  are  intended  to  be  used  by 
him  at  his  new  station  in  the  public  service. 

4.  The  horses  of  deceased  or  retired  officers  or  officers  ordered  to  their  homes 
to  await  retirement,  or  of  officers  effecting  a  voluntary  transfer,  will  not  be 
transported  at  public  expense. 

5.  When  horses  are  purchased  by  officers  at  points  other  than  their  station 
the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  transport  them  from  points  of  purchase  to  tiio 
station  of  the  officer,  provided  the  officer  is  entitled  to  have  and  has  not  had 
his  authorized  private  mounts  shipped  from  his  old  to  his  new  station,  and 
provided,  when  the  cost  of  shipment  from  point  of  purchase  to  new  station 
exceeds  the  cost  from  old  to  new  station  on  last  change  of  station,  the  officer 
will  deposit  the  excess  cost  with  the  shipping  officer  when  shipment  is  made 
by  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

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210        HORSES   OF    MOUNTED   OFFICERS MILITARY   ATTACHES. 

6.  Officers  ordered  for  extended  service  over  the  seas  or  to  Alaska,  if  they  so 
desire,  may  have  their  authorized  mounts  transported  from  their  old  stations  to 
any  designated  point  in  the  United  States  for  safe-keeping,  and  upon  their 
return  transported  to  their  new  stations  in  the  United  States. 

Officers  detailed  on  service  in  a  foreign  country  and  required  to  he  mounted 
should  furnish  their  own  mounts,  such  mounts  to  be  transported  to  and  from 
their  foreign  stations  at  the  expense  of  the  United  States,  the  limitation  in  the 
cost  of  transportation,  as  prescribed  in  section  1  of  this  paragraph,  being  waived 
in  such  cases.  However,  if  an  officer  below  the  rank  of  major  so  desires,  a  pub- 
lic mount  may  be  assigned  to  'him  and  transported  as  hereinbefore  provided,  or, 
if  it  be  to  the  interest  of  the  United  States,  a  mount  may  be  purchased  for  him 
in  the  vicinity  of  his  foreign  station.  Such  officers  should  advise  the  War 
Department  by  which  method  they  desire  to  be  furnished  with  mounts.  (Under 
present  regulations  of  the  Treasury  Department,  animals  are  not  allowed  to  be 
returned  from  the  Philippine  Islands  to  the  United  States.) 

1099.  1.  An  officer  of  the  Army  will  be  permitted  to  have  his  authorized 
private  mounts  (stallions  excepted),  for  which  forage  is  allowed,  shipped  to  and 
cared  for  at  a  remount  depot  during  his  absence  on  foreign  service  or  while  on 
duty  in  Alaska. 

2.  The  officer  will  make  written  application  for  permission  to  send  his  mount 
to  a  designated  remount  depot,  upon  receipt  of  which  the  post  or  regimental  com- 
mander will  cause  the  horse  to  be  examined  by  a  veterinarian  as  to  soundness 
and  will  make  a  personal  examination  as  to  fitness  as  an  officer's  mount,  and  the 
post  commander  will  indorse  on  the  application  the  result  of  the  examination 
and  then  forward  the  application  directly  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army 
for  the  decision  of  the  Secretary  of  War.    No  horse  will  be  shipped  to  a  remount 
depot  that  does  not  pass  both  inspections,  above  provided  for,  and  indicate 
prospective  suitability  for  military  service  at  probable  termination  of  the  officer's 
foreign  service. 

3.  The  horses  will  be  shipped  to  and  from  the  remount  depot  and  kept  there 
entirely  at  the  risk  of  the  owner.    An  officer  in  charge  of  a  remount  depot  shall 
have  the  right  to  destroy  a  horse  belonging  to  an  officer  when  necessary  to  pre- 
vent contagion  or  terminate  suffering;  and  neither  the  Government  nor  the 
authorities  at  a  remount  depot  will  be  held  responsible  in  case  of  accident  or 
disease.    In  case*  of  death  or  destruction  of  an  officer's  horse  at  a  remount  depot 
the  affidavit  of  the  veterinarian  and  the  certificate  of  the  officer  in  charge  or 
his  assistant  will  be  forwarded  to  the  owner,  and  will  operate  to  relieve  the 
officer  in  charge  of  further  responsibility. 

4.  An  officer's  mount,  upon  arrival  at  a  remount  depot,  will  be  lip-branded 
and  an  accurate  descriptive  card,  showing  the  owner's  name,  will  be  prepared. 
The  same  care  and  attention  as  regards  handling,  stabling,  grooming,  and  feed- 
ing will  be  given  the  mount  as  is  accorded  a  horse  purchased  by  the  Govern- 
ment for  military  service  and  will  include  turning  out  to  pasture  during  six  or 
eight  months  in  the  year  and  feeding  in  open  sheds  in  pasture  during  the 
remainder  of  the  year. 

5.  On  account  of  climatic  conditions  shipments  of  officers'  horses  to  and  from 
Fort  Keogh  Remount  Depot  should  be  avoided  between  November  1  and  April  1. 

MILITARY   ATTACHES. 

1100.  An  officer  of  the  Army  serving  as  military  attache  abroad  will  be  en- 
titled to  the  following  allowances :  A  suitably  furnished  office  when  needed,  or 
an  unfurnistied  room  with,  one  desk  or  table,  six  chairs,  one  book  or  file  case, 


MILITARY   ATTACHES TRANSPORTATION.  211 

the  articles  allowed  for  an  office  desk  by  regulations,  and  the  stationery  required 
in  the  performance  of  public  duty,  to  be  furnished  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps, 
and  in  either  case  the  regulation  allowance  of  fuel  for  one  office  fire.  Mounted 
officers  will  be  allowed  forage  if  -horses  are  actually  kept,  and  officers  not 
mounted,  or  mounted  officers  not  drawing  forage,  the  hire  of  a  horse  when 
necessary  for  mounted  duty.  Necessary  funds  for  these  allowances  and  blank 
forms  for  reports  and  returns  will  be  procured  by  requisition  on  the  Chief  of 
the  Quartermaster  Corps.  Money  accounts  will  be  rendered  quarterly.  Items 
for  necessary  cost  of  exchange  will  be  entered  on  accounts  current,  the  entries 
of  each  being  supported  by  the  certificate  of  the  officer  that  current  rates  of 
exchange  were  paid  and  that  other  vouchers  are  not  obtainable. 

TRANSPORTATION,    GENERAL   PROVISIONS. 

1101.  For  wagon  and  pack  transportation  mules  will  generally  be  employed, 
but  horses  may  be  used  for  saddle  purposes  by  wagon  masters,  messengers,  ex- 
pressmen, and  employees  or  enlisted  men  having  similar  occupation  which  require 
them  to  be  mounted.     For  draft  purposes,  except  at  depots  or  posts  in  or  near 
large  cities  where  little  transportation  is  needed,  horses  will  not  be  used,  unless 
specially  authorized  by  the  War  Department. 

1 102.  The  allotment  of  draft  and  pack  animals  to  each  military  department 
will  be  made  by  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  under  the  direction  of  the 
Secretary  of  War. 

1103.  The  allowance  of  spring  wagons,  exclusive  of  the  prescribed  ambu- 
lance for  the  sick,  is  fixed  at  one  to  each  post,  except  when  otherwise  authorized 
by  the  War  Department.    All  four-wheeled  passenger  wagons   (except  ambu- 
lances) having  springs  under  the  body  shall  be  considered  spring  wagons. 

1104.  Spring  wagons  will  be  used  only  by  direction  of  commanding  officers 
and  for  the  purpose  for  which  they  are  supplied,  viz,  for  the  transportation  of 
officers  and  enlisted  men  traveling  on  duty  when  other  means  are  not  available. 

1105.  The  Quartermaster  Corps  will  provide  the  necessary  ambulances  for 
transporting  the  sick  and  wounded  upon  the  requisition  of  the  proper  medical 
officer.     It   will   purchase,   hire,   operate,   maintain,   and   repair  such  harness, 
wagons,  carts,  drays,  and  other  vehicles  as  are  required  for  the  transportation 
of  troops  and  supplies,  and  for  official,  military,  and  garrison  purposes. 

1106.  All  means  of  public  transportation  at  a  post  will  be  accounted  for  by 
the  quartermaster,  and  will  be  under  his  charge  except  as  provided  in  para- 
graph 1427.     Commanding  officers  will  cause  mounted  organizations  to  be  pro- 
vided daily  with  the  proper  facilities  for  policing  stables  and  hauling  forage. 

1107.  Commanding  officers  will  give  timely  notice  to  the  proper  officers  of 
the  Quartermaster  Corps  of  all  contemplated  movements  of  troops  and  supplies 
that  proper  and  sufficient  transportation  may  be  in  readiness. 

1108.  The  duty  of  furnishing  transportation  at  any  post,  station,  or  depot 
will  be  intrusted  to  one  officer  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  on  whom  requisitions 
will  be  made  therefor.     In  the  performance  of  their  official  and  military  duties 
officers  of  the  Army  are  authorized  to  use  the  means  of  transportation  provided 
by  the  Quartermaster  Corps  in  accordance  with  law. 

1109.  The  Quartermaster  Corps  is  charged  with  the  transportation  of  troops 
and  supplies  between  the  United  States  and  such  over-sea  garrisons  and  military 
commands  as  shall  be  authorized.     Those  officers  and  employees  who  are  detailed 
to  carry  out  the  work  constitute  the  Army  Transport  Service.     All  necessary 
expenses  incident  to  that  service  will  be  paid  from  the  appropriations  made  for 
the  support  of  the  Army.     The  Army  Transport  Service  is  governed  by  special 
regulations  promulgated  by  tne  Secretary  of  War. 


212  TKANSPOKTATION. 

TRANSPORTATION  OF  PERSONS. 

1110.  When  troops  are  moved,   suitable  transportation  will  be  provided; 
proper  orders  and  an  exact  return  of  the  command  will  be  furnished  to  the 
quartermaster  who  is  to  provide  the  same. 

1111.  A  person  requiring  transportation  will  exhibit  an  order  from  com- 
petent authority.     The  quartermaster  will  indorse  on  the  original  order,  over 
his  signature,  the  fact  that  transportation  has  been  provided,  its  kind,  the  place 
from  and  to  which  it  has  been  furnished,  and  the  number  of  pounds  of  extra 
baggage  transported,  if  any.     The  original  order  will  be  retained  by  the  per- 
son who  receives  the  transportation,  and,  in  case  of  a  soldier  entitled  to  com- 
mutation of  rations  while  traveling,  will  be  disposed  of  as  directed  in  paragraph 
1232.     When  a  quartermaster  furnishes  transportation,   under  the  provisions 
of  paragraph  110  to  a  soldier  on  furlough,  he  will  report  the  actual  or  probable 
cost  thereof  to  the  company  commander  and  will  enter  on  the  furlough  a  state- 
ment that  the  transportation  has  been  furnished.     The  officer  paying  the  account 
will  notify  the  company  commander  of  the  actual  amount  paid  and  the  date 
of  payment. 

11 12.  When  transportation  is  furnished  for  the  entire  journey,  the  route, 
if  not  designated  in  the  order,  will  be  determined  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps, 
in  accordance  with  existing  rules. 

1113.  A  quartermaster  who   provides   the  transportation   for   troops   will 
notify,  by  mail  or  telegraph,  the  quartermasters  at  places  where  changes  of 
route  are  to  be  made,  or  means  of  transportation  are  to  be  changed,  of  the  day 
on  which  the  troops  will  start,  their  route,  destination,  the  number  of  officers, 
enlisted  men,  and  animals,  and  the  quantity  of  public  property  and  baggage  for 
which  transportation  will  be  required. 

11 14.  The  quartermaster  who  provides  the  transportation,  or  a  duly  author- 
ized representative,  will  be  present  at  the  embarkation  of  the  troops,  and  will 
see  that  the  accommodations  contracted  for  have  been  provided.    A   similar 
course  will  be  pursued,  where  practicable,  at  places  where  changes  of  route  or 
important  connections  are  to  be  made.     If  delay  is  necessary  in  either  case  in 
order  to  complete  the  arrangements  for  transportation,  the  commanding  officer 
of  the  troops  will  be  duly  notified. 

1115.  The   Quartermaster   Corps   will    furnish   transportation    to   accepted 
applicants  for  enlistment  from  general   recruiting   stations  to  designated  re- 
cruiting depots   (including  recruit  depot  posts)    and  return   transportation  to 
such  of  the  applicants  as  are  rejected  on  final  examination. 

TRANSPORTATION    REQUESTS. 

11 16.  A  request  for  transportation  issued  by  a  quartermaster  should  sot 
forth  date  and  place  of  issue ;  time  for  which  it  will  be  valid ;  name  of  company 
required  to  furnish  transportation ;  name  of  the  person,  or  of  the  one  in  charge 
of  the  party  to  be  transported,  with  number  thereof:  pounds  of  extra  baggage, 
if  any ;  organization  to  which  the  person  belongs,  if  an  officer  or  enlisted  man ; 
and  the  initial  letters  of  each  road  or  line  to  be  used  on  the  journoy. 

1117.  Requests  should  be  properly  receipted  by  the  party  named  therein,, 
and  tickets  procured  before  commencing  the  journey,  as  conductors  are  not 
authorized  to  accept  transportation  requests.     If  more  than  one  person  is  to  be 
transported,  the  officer  or  person  in  charge  of  the  party,  in  filling  the  receipt, 
will  state  the  number  of  the  persons  and  pounds  of  extra  baggage  carried,  and 
the  class  and  description  of  transportation  furnished.    In  no  case  will  a  receipt 


TRANSPORTATION.  213 

be  given  for  transportation  of  more  persons  or  extra  baggage  than  the  request 
calls  for. 

1118.  The  blank  receipt  at  the  bottom  of  the  request  will  be  filled  in  ink, 
and  if  the  person  receipting  can  not  write  his  name  he  will  make  his  mark, 
which  will  be  witnessed.     Names  and  places  will  be  written  in  full.     If  the 
transportation  is  furnished  by  other  than  passenger  train  or  in  other  than  pas- 
senger cars  the  fact  will  be  stated  in  the  receipt. 

11 19.  No  portion  of  a  request  above  the  signature  of  the  issuing  officer  will 
be  changed  in  any  particular.     If  explanations  are  required,  they  will  be  made 
on  the  back  of  the  request. 

1120.  All  unused  transportation  requests  will  be  returned  without  delay  to 
the  officer  issuing  same  for  cancellation.     All  unused  tickets  or  parts  of  tickets 
procured  on  a  transportation  request  will  be  returned  to  the  officer  who  issued 
them,  and  by  him  forwarded  to  the  officer  who  pays  the  account  for  the  service. 
The  value  of  such  ticket  or  parts  of  tickets  will  be  deducted  from  any  money 
due  or  to  become  due  the  company  for  transportation  over  whose  line  they  were 
obtained.     On  the  collection  of  the  value  of  such  unused  tickets  they  will  be 
returned  to  the  company  by  which  they  were  issued. 

1121.  When  transportation  to  any  given  point  and  return  is  required,  the 
request  for  return  transportation  should  be  obtained  at  the  destination,  pro- 
vided it  can  be  there  procured,  except  in  cases  where  round-trip  tickets  can  be 
obtained  at  reduced  rates  and  made  available  for  the  journey;  otherwise  the 
quartermaster  will  issue  two  sets  of  requests,  one  to  the  place  of  destination, 
the  other  for  return  transportation. 

1122.  An  officer  traveling  on  a  mileage  status  is  not  entitled  to  transporta- 
tion at  public  expense  of  any  baggage  which  may  accompany  him  on  the  journey. 

1 123.  When  an  officer  under  orders  for  temporary  duty  or  permanent  change 
of  station  certifies  that  it  is  necessary  for  his  field  allowance  of  baggage  to 
be   transported   to   his   temporary   or   permanent   station,    the   Quartermaster 
Corps  will  furnish  transportation  for  the  same  by  freight,  unless  in  cases  of 
emergency  transportation  by  express  is  authorized  by  the  Secretary  of  War. 
The  total  amount  of  baggage  transported  at  public  expense  will  in  no  instance 
exceed  the  allowance   provided  by   paragraph   1136.     Transportation   for  250 
pounds  of  baggage,  including  150  pounds  usually  carried  free  by  railroads,  is 
authorized  for  Army  nurses  when  they  join  for  duty  under  the  first  order, 
upon  permanent  change  of  station,  and  on  return  to  their  homes  upon  annulment 
of  contract. 

Receipts  covering  an  excess  of  baggage  will  contain  certificates  as  to  whether 
transportation  for  such  excess  has  been  furnished. 

1124.  For  enlisted  men  and  applicants  for  enlistment  traveling  under  orders 
without  troops,  each  ticket  furnished  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  usually 
cover  150  pounds  of  baggage  free.     Where  this  is  not  the  case,  as  on  stage 
lines,  the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  provide  for  the  transportation  of  sufficient 
excess  baggage  to  make  a  total  of  free  and  excess  as  follows : 

Pounds. 

Noncommissioned   officers 100 

Privates  of  the  Hospital  Corps 100 

Other  privates 50 

1 125.  Quartermasters,  in  issuing  requests  for  transportation  of  officers  and 
others  traveling  under  orders,  will  not  include  therein  public  property  of  any 
description,  nor  the  allowance  of  personal  baggage  carried  free  by  the  various 
transportation  lines. 


214  TRANSPORTATION TICKETS ACCOMMODATIONS. 

FERRIES,    TURNPIKES,   AND   BRIDGES. 

1126.  Whenever  it  shall  be  necessary  for  troops,  teams,  or  employees  in 
the  military  service  to  pass  on  public  duty  over  a  legally  constituted  toll  bridge, 
ferry,  or  turnpike,  the  officer  or  person  in  charge  of  the  party  will  apply  to  the 
nearest  quartermaster  for  a  request  for  such  passage.     If  he  can  not  obtain  it, 
he  will  give  to  the  keeper  of  the  bridge,  ferry,  or  turnpike  a  certificate  stating 
the  number  of  persons  and  whether  mounted  or  on  foot,  number  of  loose  animals, 
teams  and  animals  to  each  team  for  which  toll  or  ferriage  is  due,  and  showing 
that  the  travel  is  on  public  duty.    Accounts  for  such  service,  accompanied  by 
the  request,  or  certificates  duly  receipted,  will  be  presented  to   the  nearest 
disbursing   quartermaster   for   settlement,   who,   before  payment,   will   satisfy 
himself  that  the  rates  charged  do  not  exceed  those  authorized,  or  paid  by 
private  individuals,  and  that  the  indebtedness  was  necessarily  incurred  for  the 
public  service.     Payment  may  be  made  at  the  authorized  or  usual  rates,  unless 
more  favorable  terms  can  be  obtained. 

STREET-CAB    AND    FERRY    TICKETS. 

1127.  For  the  transportation  of  officers,  messengers,  and  employees  of  the 
United  States  in  the  transaction  of  public  business,  street-car  tickets  can  be 
supplied  by  the   Quartermaster   Corps,   when   this   form   of  transportation  is 
preferable  in  convenience  and  cost  to  the   supply  of   a   Government  wagon. 
This  will  not  apply  to  an  officer  traveling  under  orders  covering  mileage,  or  to 
an  officer,  noncommissioned  officer,  or  civilian  employee  in  his  travel  from  his 
home  to  his  office  and  return.     The  tickets  when  purchased  will  be  taken  up  on 
the  property  account  and  expended  solely  in  the  performance  of  public  duty. 
Written  requests  for  street-car  and  ferry  tickets  will  be  prepared  by  quarter- 
masters and  forwarded  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  for  authority  to 
purchase. 

PARLOR   AND    SLEEPING    CAR   ACCOMMODATIONS. 

1128.  The  following-named  persons,  when  traveling  under  orders,  are  en- 
titled at  public  expense  to  a  lower  berth  in  a  standard  sleeping  car,  seat  in  a 
parlor  car,  or  to  the  customary  stateroom  accommodations  on  steamers  where 
extra  charge  is  made  for  the  same:  (1)  Officers  of  the  Army  when  traveling  on 
duty  with  troops.     (2)  Noncommissioned  officers  above  grade  17,  paragraph  9, 
when  traveling  on  duty  without  troops.     (3)   Army  nurses.     (4)   Civilian  em- 
ployees in  the  military  service,  viz,  architects,  marine  engineers,  assistant  engi- 
neers, chief  packer,  chief  cutter,  clerks,  civil  engineers,  draftsmen,  electricians, 
electrical  engineers,  examiners,  inspectors,  stationary  engineers,  stenographers, 
superintendents  of  construction,  typewriters,   veterinarians,  and  employees  of 
similar  character.     (5)   Licensed  officers  of  the  transport  service  and  of  the 
harbor  boat  service  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  viz,  masters,  mates,  engineers, 
assistant  engineers,   and   pilots.     (6)    Invalid   soldiers   when   traveling   under 
orders  without  troops,  on  the  certificate  of  a  medical  officer  showing  the  neces- 
sity therefor.     (7)   The  enlisted  attendants  accompanying  invalid  soldiers  are 
entitled  to  accommodations  equal  to  those  herein  allowed  to  invalid  soldiers. 

Noncommissioned  officers  below  grade  16,  paragraph  9,  when  traveling  under 
orders  without  troops,  when  the  journey  exceeds  12  hours  and  is  scheduled 
to  terminate  after  midnight,  are  entitled  to  a  berth  in  a  tourist  sleeping  car, 
upper  if  available,  or  to  the  customary  stateroom  accommodations  on  steamers 
where  extra  charge  is  made  for  the  same.  When  tourist  sleeping  car  accom- 
modations are  not  available  and  the  journey  exceeds  12  hours,  aud  is  scheduled 


TRANSPORTATION ACCOMMODATIONS BAGGAGE.  215 

to  terminate  after  midnight,  an  upper  berth  in  a  standard  sleeping  car  may  he 
furnished  for  that  portion  of  the  journey  for  which  tourist  sleeping  cars  are 
not  available. 

Enlisted  men,  other  than  noncommissioned  officers,  and  civilian  employees  in 
the  military  service,  not  specified  above,  when  traveling  under  orders  without 
troops,  when  the  journey  exceeds  12  hours,  and  is  scheduled  to  terminate  after 
midnight,  are  entitled  to  a  berth  in  a  tourist  sleeping  car,  upper  if  available, 
but,  when  the  number  is  three  or  more,  tourist  car  accommodations  will  be  fur- 
nished on  the  basis  of  three  men  to  a  section.  Standard  sleeping  car  accommo- 
dations will  not  be  furnished  in  any  instance.  Tourist  sleeping  cars  will  be 
provided  for  troops  on  the  basis  of  three  men  to  a  section  when  the  journey  in- 
volves spending  a  night  on  the  train  ;  but  when  the  number  of  troops  is  too  small 
to  justify  the  hiring  of  tourist  sleepers,  tourist  sleeping  car  accommodations  on 
the  same  basis,  if  available,  may  be  furnished. 

When  the  number  of  officers  traveling  with  troops  is  too  small  to  justify  the 
hire  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps  of  a  standard  sleeping  car  for  their  accom- 
modation, they  will  be  furnished  with  such  part  of  a  tourist  sleeping  car,  or 
other  suitable  sleeping  car,  properly  curtained  off  for  their  accommodation,  as 
the  Quartermaster  Corps  may  provide  for  their  use  during  the  journey,  one 
lower  berth  to  be  furnished  to  each  officer  if  practicable. 

1129.  Quartermasters   providing  parlor   and   sleeping  car  accommodations 
will  issue  requests  therefor,  and  state  therein  the  number  of  berths  or  seats 
required. 

1 130.  When  a  journey  is  to  be  performed  covering  a  route  requiring  change 
of  sleeping  or  parlor  car,  through  requests  will  be  issued. 

1131.  Persons  holding  requests  for  sleeping  or  parlor  car  accommodations 
will,  whenever  practicable,  present  them  to  the  proper  agent  and  obtain  tickets 
for  the  number  of  berths  or  seats  required  before  commencing  the  journey. 
When  not  practicable  to  do  so,  berths  or  seats  will  be  secured  from  the  conductor 
of  the  car.     They  will  receipt  for  the  number  of  berths  or  seats  furnished, 
naming  the  points  between  which  they  were  furnished. 

1132.  Special  sleeping  or  parlor  cars  will  not  be  chartered  when  the  ex- 
pense exceeds  the  cost  of  the  berths  or  seats  authorized  to  be  furnished. 

1 133.  When  it  is  impracticable  for  agents  or  conductors  to  furnish  berths 
or  seats  in  sleeping  or  parlor  cars,  the  holder  of  the  request  will,  on  the  termi- 
nation of  his  journey,  return  it  to  the  issuing  officer,  with  a  statement  of  the 
reasons  why  it  has  not  been  used,  and  that  officer  will  account  for  it  on  his 
return. 

1134.  An  officer,  traveling  with  troops,  who  incurs  expense  for  authorized 
sleeping  or  parlor  car  accommodations  when  it  is  impracticable  to  obtain  a 
request  therefor,  will  be  reimbursed  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  upon  applica- 
tion supported  by  a  receipt  for  the  amount  paid  by  him  and  a  copy  of  the  orders 
under  which  the  journey  was  performed. 

TRANSPORTATION  OF  BAGGAGE. 

1135.  In  changing  station  authorized  allowances  of  baggage  will  be  turned 
over  to   the  quartermaster  to   be  packed,   crated,  weighed,   and   marked   for 
transportation  as  freight  by  ordinary  freight  lines.     When  necessary  the  pack- 
ing, crating,  weighing,  and  marking  may  be  done  by  the  Ordnance  Department 
at  arsenals,  armories,  or  ordnance  depots,  or  it  may  be  done  by  the  Engineer 
Department  at  places  where  labor  and  supplies  are  available,  in  which  cases 
settlement  will  be  made  as  provided  in  paragraph  619. 


216 


TRANSPORTATION BAGGAGE. 


1 136.  The  baggage  to  be  transported  at  public  expense,  including  mess 
chests  and  personal  baggage,  upon  change  of  station  will  not  exceed  when 
packed  and  crated  the  following  gross  weights : 


Rank. 

In  the  field  or 
temporary 
change  of  station. 

Permanent 
change  of 
station. 

Lieutenant  general       

Pounds. 
1  500 

Pounds. 
15  000 

1  000 

10  500 

Brigadier  general  

'700 

8  400 

Field  officer 

400 

7  200 

Captain     

200 

o'ooo 

First  lieutenant,  contract  surgeon,  and  acting  dental  surgeon 

150 

5  100 

Second  lieutenant  and  veterinarian 

150 

4  500 

Noncommissioned  officers  above  grade  17,  paragraph  9        ... 

3  000 

Noncommissioned  officers,  grade  17,  paragraph  9,  upon  change  of  station 
without  troops                 

1,500 

Pay  clerk  Quartermaster  Corps 

3  000 

Civilian  employees  of  the  classified  service  transferred  for  the  good  of  the 
service                                                                       . 

3,000 

These  allowances  are  in  excess  of  the  weights  transported  free  of  charge 
under  the  regular  fare  by  public  carriers.  They  may  be  reduced  pro  rata  by 
the  commanding  officer,  if  necessary,  and  may  in  special  cases  be  increased  by 
the  War  Department  on  transports  by  water. 

Baggage  in  excess  of  the  foregoing  allowances  will  be  shipped  upon  the  same 
bill  of  lading  with  the  regulation  allowance  upon  deposit  with  the  shipping 
officer,  prior  to  issue  of  the  bill  of  lading,  of  a  sum  equal  to  the  commercial 
freight  charges  on  the  excess,  to  be  ascertained  from  or  through  the  agent  of 
the  carrier  at  point  of  shipment,  and  cost  of  exchange  for  remittance  to  the 
officer  who  will  settle  the  transportation  charges.  The  excess  will  not  be 
shipped  on  Government  bill  of  lading  unless  such  deposit  be  first  made. 

Bills  of  lading  covering  shipments  of  baggage  will  in  all  cases  carry  notation 
"  Unlimited  valuation,"  unless  the  owner  files  written  authority  with  the  ship- 
ping quartermaster  to  ship  his  entire  baggage  "  Released."  In  such  cases  bills 
of  lading  must  carry  the  notation  "  Valuation  $10  per  100  pounds."  An  officer 
detailed  for  duty  in  a  foreign  country  as  a  military  attache  is  entitled  to 
packing,  crating,  and  transportation  of  professional  books  and  papers  and  the 
number  of  pounds  of  personal  baggage  specified  in  the  table  above.  The  maxi- 
mum money  allowance  for  packing  and  crating  for  each  grade,  exclusive  of 
professional  books  and  papers,  will  be  as  follows,  and  will  not  be  exceeded. 
When  less  than  the  maximum  allowance  for  each  grade  is  transported,  a  pro- 
portionate decrease  in  the  cost  of  packing  and  crating  will  be  made. 


Rank. 

Permanent 
change  of 
station. 

Lieutenant  general                  .                

$90.00 

Major  general 

63  00 

Brigadier  general 

50  40 

Field  officer 

43.20 

Captain 

36  00 

First  lieutenant,  contract  surgeon,  and  acting  dental  surgeon  

30.60 

Second  lieu'enant  and  veterinarian 

27.00 

Noncommissioned  officers  above  grade  17  paragraph  9 

18  00 

Noncommissioned  officers,  grade  17,  paragraph  9,  upon  change  of  station  without  troops.  . 
Pay  clerk  Quartermaster  Corps 

9.00 
18.00 

Civilian  employees  of  the  classified  service  transferred  for  the  good  of  the  service 

18.00 

TRANSPORTATION — BAGGAGE. 

The  maximum  tare  weight  of  any  of  the  foregoing  allowances  will  not  exceed 
one-fifth  of  the  gross  weight.  Any  saving  in  tare  weight  effects  an  increase  in 
net  weight.  With  this  end  in  view,  burlap  and  excelsior  should  be  used  as  much 
as  possible  as  a  substitute  for  crating,  and  the  use  of  lumber  should  be  limited 
as  much  as  possible.  Should  the  owner  desire  lighter  packing  or  crating  than 
the  quartermaster  deems  sufficient,  the  lighter  crating  or  packing  will  be  used 
only  upon  written  request  of  the  owner. 

1137.  The  Quartermaster  Corps  will  pack,  crate,  and  transport  the  author- 
ized change  of  station  allowance  of  baggage  and  professional  books  and  papers 
for  officers  or  enlisted  men  upon  retirement,  or  who  die  in  the  service,  from 
their  last  duty  stations  to  such  places  within  the  limits  of  the  Untied  States  as 
may  be  the  homes  of  their  families,  or  as  may  be  designated  by  their  legal 
representatives  or  executors,  and  for  honorably  discharged  officers  from  place 
of  discharge  to  the  place  of  their  residence  at  the  time  of  their  appointment,  or 
to  the  place  of  their  original  muster  into  the  service;  also  150  pounds  of  bag- 
gage, inclusive  of  the  quantity  carried  free  by  transportation  "companies,  for 
enlisted  men  below  grade  16,  paragraph  9,  Army  Regulations,  who  die  in  the 
service,  from  their  last  duty  stations  to  such  places  within  the  limits  of  the 
United  States  as  may  be  the  homes  of  their  families,  or  as  may  be  designated  by 
their  legal  representatives  or  executors. 

1138.  Packing,  crating,  and  transportation  of  the  authorized  allowance  of 
baggage  for  permanent  change  of  station  is  authorized  for  officers  of  the  Medical 
Reserve  Corps  when  joining  for  duty  under  the  order  placing  them  upon  active 
duty  in  the  service  of  the  United  States,  for  officers  of  the  Medical  Corps  ap- 
pointed from  officers  of  the  Medical  Reserve  Corps  on  active  duty  in  the  service 
of  the  United  States,  from  the  place  of  their  appointment  to  their  first  stations 
on  joining  for  duty,  and  for  such  contract  surgeons  and  acting  dental  surgeons 
as  may  be  employed  when  they  join  for  duty  under  the  first  order,  and  also 
on  return  to  their  homes  on  the  termination  of  their  contracts,  if  provided  for 
in  the  contracts.     Packing,  crating,  and  transportation  for  1,500  pounds  of  bag- 
gage will  be  furnished  to  graduates  of  the  United  States  Military  Academy  and 
officers  promoted  from  the  ranks  on  their  first  assignment  to  duty  as  commis- 
sioned officers.     With  these  exceptions,  transportation  of  baggage  at  public  ex1- 
pense  is  not  authorized  when  joining  for  duty  on  first  appointment  to  the  mili- 
tary or  civil  service,  nor  upon  reinstatement  or  reappointinent,  nor  to  effect 
transfers  from  one  station  to  another,  at  the  request  of  those  transferred.     Offi- 
cers on  temporary  duty  are  entitled  only  to  the  allowance  for  temporary  change 
of  station  as  authorized  in  paragraph  1136.     In  lieu  of  the  allowance  author- 
ized for  permanent  change  of  station,  an  officer  detailed  as  attache  or  an  officer, 
noncommissioned  officer,  or  civilian  employee  entitled  to  an  allowance  of  bag- 
gage under  the  provisions  of  paragraph  1136,  under  orders  for  extended  service 
over  the  sea  or  for  duty  in  Alaska  is  entitled  to  have  his  full  allowance  trans- 
ported from  the  station  he  leaves  to  his  home  or  to  the  nearest  convenient 
place  of  storage,  and,  upon  resuming  duty  in  the  United  States,  from  such 
places  to  his  post  of  duty,  or,  if  he  so  desires,  a  portion  of  his  allowance  may 
be  shipped  abroad  and  the  balance  to  such  point  as  may  be  designated  in  the 
United  States  for  storage.     Officers,  noncommissioned  officers,  and  civilian  em- 
ployees desiring  to  make  shipment  of  baggage  under  the  preceding  clause  will 
furnish  shipping  officers  with  a  certificate  showing  whether  other  shipments 
have  been  made  or  are  contemplated  at  public  expense  to  or  from  other  points, 
and  if  so  the  weight  of  such  property. 

1139.  The  Quartermaster  Corps  will  pack,  crate,  and  furnish  transporta- 
tion for  the  prescribed  regimental  and  company  desks,  for  the  books,  papers, 


218  TRANSPORTATION BAGGAGE SUPPLIES. 

and  instruments  of  staff  officers  necessary  to  the  performance  of  their  duties, 
and  for  the  medical  chests  of  medical  officers;  also  for  the  professional  books, 
including  standard  works  of  fiction,  of  officers  changing  station,  officers  ordered 
home  for  retirement,  graduates  of  the  United  States  Military  Academy,  and 
officers  joining  on  first  appointment,  which  they  certify  belong  to  them  and 
pertain  to  their  official  duties.  Invoices  of  packages  turned  over  to  the  ship- 
ping officer  will  be  accompanied  by  the  certificate  of  the  officer  as  to  char- 
acter of  books,  and  a  certified  copy  will  be  attached  to  the  bill  of  lading1  issued 
at  the  initial  point  of  shipment. 

Shipment  of  professional  books  will  be  made  at  unlimited  valuation  as  pro- 
vided for  the  baggage  allowance  in  paragraph  1136. 

TRANSPORTATION   OF    SUPPLIES. 

1140.  Officers  turning  over  public  property  to  a  quartermaster  for  trans- 
portation will  plainly  mark  each  package  with  the  name  and  address  of  con- 
signee, a  list  of  its  contents,  its  weight,  and  "  U.  S." 

1141.  An  officer  who  turns  over  supplies  to  another  for  transportation  in 
the  best  condition  in  which  it  is  possible  to  put  them  is  relieved  from  any 
further  responsibility  therefor  by  the  receipt  of  the  officer  to  whom  they  are 
intrusted  for  transportation.     Procedure  in  case  of  loss,  damage,  or  deficiency 
found  on  arrival  at  destination  will  be  as  prescribed  in  paragraph  721. 

1142.  Transportation  by  express,  when  in  excess  of  cost  by  ordinary  freight, 
must  be  limited  to  emergencies  and  shipments  of  delicate  instruments,   and 
vouchers  in  payment  must  show  the  emergency  or  the  character  of  the  instru- 
ments transported  and  authority  for  such  transportation.     Upon  application 
approved  by  the  department  commander,  a  quartermaster  may  transport  public 
funds  by  express.    In  such  cases  he  will  receipt  only  for  so  many  sealed  pack- 
ages said  to  contain  so  much  public  money.     When  an  absent  disbursing  officer 
sends  his  check  to  the  order  of  the  quartermaster,  requesting  him  to  express 
the  amount  named  therein,  the  latter  will  receipt  for  the  actual  amount  to  be 
transported.     In  case  of  loss  of  funds  by  unavoidable  accident  the  shipping 
officer  will  not  be  held  responsible,  and  the  officer  accountable  for  the  funds 
must  seek  relief  through  application  to  the  Court  of  Claims  or  to  Congress. 

1143.  Supplies  issued  to  the  several  States  and  Territories  under  the  laws 
for  arming  and  equipping  the  militia  will  be  turned  over  to  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  for  transportation  and  delivery  at  the  railroad  depot  or  steamboat  dock 
nearest  to  the  point  within  the  State  or  Territory  designated  by  the  governor 
thereof.     Separate  bills  of  lading  will  be  used  in  shipping  this  property. 

1144.  A  quartermaster  is  authorized  to  transport  books  and  musical  instru- 
ments purchased  for,  or  donated  to,  post  chapels  or  to  post  or  company  libraries, 
and  gymnastic  and  athletic  appliances  purchased  with  regimental,  exchange,  or 
company  funds,  for  the  use  of  troops,  from  the  nearest  market  to  the  post  or 
station  of  the  troops.     Also  to  furnish  transportation  at  public  expense  for  read- 
ing matter  donated  for  use  of  the  enlisted  men  of  the  Army,  or  the  United 
States  Military  Prison  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans.,  such  transportation  to  be 
furnished  from  place  of  donation  to  the  post,  hospital,  or  prison  where  intended 
for  use.    All  such  packages  will  be  impersonally  addressed  and  consigned  to  the 
proper  commanding  officer  of  troops  or  hospitals,  or  the  commandant  of  the 
prison. 

1145.  The  Quartermaster  Corps  is  authorized  to  ship  (under  the  regulations 
governing  the  transportation  of  military  property,  and  on  the  same  forms  of 
bills  of  lading)   articles  donated  to  the  Medical  Museum  at  Washington,  the 


CLOTHING   AND  EQUIPAGE.  219 

library  and  museum  of  the  Military  Service  Institution  at  Governors  Island, 
N.  Y.,  or  the  United  States  Military  Academy  at  West  Point,  N.  Y.  Packages 
will  be  marked  with  the  name  of  the  institution,  and  sent  in  care  of  the  depot 
quartermaster  at  Washington  or  New  York,  or  the  quartermaster  at  West  Point. 

CLOTHING   AND    EQUIPAGE. 

1146.  Tables  showing  the  price  of  clothing  and  equipage  for  the  Army,  the 
allowance  of  clothing  in  kind  to  each  soldier  for  each  year  of  his  enlistment, 
and  his  clothing  money  allowance  for  each  year,  month,  and  day,  also  the 
allowance  of  equipage  to  officers  and  enlisted  men,  will  be  published  in  circulars 
from  the  office  of  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

1147.  Estimates  of  clothing  will  be  made  quarterly,  as  follows:  On  January 
1  for  the  quarter  ending  June  30;  on  April  1  for  the  quarter  ending  September 
30 ;   on  July  1  for  the  quarter  ending  December  31 ;   on  October  1  for  the 
quarter  ending  March  31. 

1148.  Based  upon  the  minimum  and  maximum  quantities  of  the  various 
articles  of  clothing,  as  determined  between  which  limits  the  stock  of  clothing 
will  be  maintained,  and  upon  the  probable  necessities  of  the  command  to  be 
supplied,  as  shown  by  previous  issues,  the  quartermaster  will  prepare  the  quar- 
terly estimates  of  clothing  in  triplicate  and  submit  them  to  the  commanding 
officer  for  his  action. 

These  estimates  will  show  the  number  of  each  article  on  hand  (giving  size) 
and  the  number  probably  required  for  the  period  for  which  the  estimate  is 
made.  It  will  also  show  the  number  of  each  article  surplus  that  can  be 
spared  for  issue  at  other  posts.  When  approved  by  the  commanding  officer  ? 
two  copies  will  be  forwarded  to  the  department  quartermaster. 

1149.  The  department  quartermaster,  upon  receipt  of  the  several  estimates, 
will  carefully  revise  the  same  and  note  the  articles  reported  as  surplus  and 
available  for  issue  at  other  posts.     He  will  then  submit  the  estimates  with 
his  recommendations  to  the  department  commander.     Surplus  articles  at  any 
post  in  the  department  should  be  recommended  for  transfer  to  other  posts 
where  they  are  required.     Articles  that  can  not  be  supplied  from  a  surplus 
should  be  recommended  for  supply  from  the  depot  designated  to  supply  these 
articles. 

1 150.  After  approval  by  the  department  commander,  the  estimates  amended 
to  show  the  number  of  each  article  not  filled  from  surplus  at  other  posts  will 
be  disposed  of  as  follows : 

One  copy  will  be  retained  in  the  office  of  the  department  quartermaster  and 
the  other  one  forwarded  directly  to  the  depot  designated  to  supply  these  articles, 
so  as  to  reach  it  not  later  than  February  1,  May  1,  August  1,  and  November  1, 
respectively. 

1151.  Should  the  quantity  of  clothing  and  equipage  supplied  upon  the  quar- 
terly estimates  prove  inadequate,  a  special  requisition  in  triplicate,  giving  rea- 
sons therefor,  should  be  made  and  forwarded  to  the  department  quartermaster, 
and  after  approval  by  the  department  commander  one  copy  will  be  retained 
for  record  in  the  office  of  the  department  quartermaster  and  the  remaining  two 
copies  forwarded  directly  to  the  supply  depot,  except  requisitions  for  band 
instruments  or  parts  thereof,  which  will  be  sent  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quarter- 
master Corps  directly.     In  case  of  absolute  necessity,  call  for  such  articles  as 
are  urgently  needed  may  be  made  by  telegraph. 

1152.  Officers  of  the  recruiting  service  will  forward  special  requisitions  for 
such  articles  of  clothing  and  equipage  as  may  be  needed  directly  to  such  depots 


220  CLOTHING  AND  EQUIPAGE. 

of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  as  may  be  designated  by  the  Chief  of  the  Quarter- 
master Corps.  Care  will  be  exercised  to  prevent  unnecessary  accumulations  of 
clothing  arid  equipage  and  other  supplies.  Lists  of  such  surplus  property  as 
may  be  on  hand  and  not  required  will  be  submitted  directly  to  the  Chief  of  the 
Quartermaster  Corps. 

1153.  To  enable  post  quartermasters  to  form  an  approximate  basis  as  to 
the   sizes  required,   each  company  or  detachment  commander  will,  whenever 
called  upon,  furnish  that  officer  witii  a  statement  of  the  sizes  of  the  various 
garments  worn  by  the  enlisted  men  composing  said  commands. 

1154.  All  officers  making  estimates  or  requisitions  for  clothing  and  equipage 
will  conform  to  regulations  and  orders  fixing  allowances.     The  sizes  furnished 
require  very  little,  if  any,  alteration,  and  estimates  should  be  made  as  near  the 
exact  requirements  of  the  men  as  possible. 

1155.  Should  any  of  the  sizes  of  clothing  supplied  prove  inadequate,  meas- 
urements stated  upon  prescribed  blanks  will  be  forwarded  with  the  estimate 
for  the  garments.     A  certificate  that  the  enlisted  man  for  whom  such  cloth- 
ing is  intended  can  not  be  fitted  with  the  sizes  of  clothing  furnished  should 
accompany  each  requisition.    Additional  cost  of  manufacture,  as  given  in  annual 
price  list,  will  be  charged  in  each  case. 

1156.  The  clothing  estimated   for  by   each  company   or  detachment   com- 
mander should,  as  a  rule,  be  held  subject  to  its  wants,  but  in  case  of  need  it 
may  be  otherwise  issued,  and  the  quartermaster  will  then  call  for  a  sufficient 
quantity  to  replace  it  if  necessary. 

1157.  When  clothing  is  required  a  requisition  in  duplicate,  enumerating  the 
articles  needed  and  showing  the  totals  required,  will  be  prepared  by  the  com- 
pany  or   detachment   commander   on   the   prescribed  form.     This  requisition, 
when  approved  by  the  commanding  officer,  will  be  sent  to  the  quartermaster, 
who  will  enter  on  the  upper  half  of  both  copies  the  totals  which  can  be  actually 
supplied.    The  quartermaster  will  then  enter  on  the  upper  half  of  both  copies 
the  money  value  in  words  and  figures  of  the  total  amount  of  clothing  to  be 
issued,  prepare  the  items  for  issue,  and  send  due  notice  to  the  company  or 
detachment  commander  when  the  clothing  is  ready  for  issue.    After  verifying 
the  quantities  of  clothing  entered  in  the  upper  half  of  the  requisition  by  the 
quartermaster,  the  organization  commander  will  sign  on  the  upper  half  of  the 
original  a  memorandum  receipt  to  the  effect  that  he  has  received  for  issue 
the  articles  noted  in  column  "Total  issued,"  and  will  remove  the  articles  from 
the  quartermaster's  storehouse. 

The  upper  half  of  the  original  (the  requisition)  thus  signed  will  be  detached 
by  the  quartermaster  and  retained  by  him  as  a  memorandum  receipt.  The 
lower  half  of  the  original  (the  receipt)  and  the  entire  duplicate  copy  (requisi- 
tion and  receipt)  will  be  turned  over  to  the  organization  commander  at  the  time 
of  issue  of  clothing. 

After  the  clothing  has  been  issued  to  the  enlisted  men  by  the  organization 
commander,  the  lower  half  (the  receipt)  of  both  copies  should  be  filled  in  by 
the  organization  commander,  showing  the  actual  quantity  of  each  article  issued, 
and  a  red  line  drawn  through  each  blank  space  and  the  certificate  of  the  organ- 
ization commander  at  the  foot  thereof  completed. 

The  lower  half  of  the  original  and  the  complete  duplicate,  together  with  all 
clothing  not  actually  issued  to  enlisted  men,  will  then  be  returned  to  the  quar- 
termaster, who  will,  upon  receipt  thereof,  verify  the  upper  half  of  the  original 
in  his  possession  with  the  issue  certified  to  by  the  organization  commander, 
taking  into  account  the  articles  returned,  which  should  be  noted  on  the  upper 
half  of  both  copies.  After  satisfactory  settlement  of  all  differences  the  quarter- 


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master  will  certify  to  the  money  value  of  the  articles  returned  on  the  upper  half 
of  both  copies  and  return  the  upper  half  of  the  original  to  the  organization 
commander. 

The  receipt,  serially  numbered,  will  be  filed  by  the  quartermaster  after  he 
has  entered  thereon  the  value  of  the  clothing  actually  issued,  as  a  voucher  to 
his  return  and  forwarded  .to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  as  authority 
for  dropping  the  items  therefrom.  The  duplicate  form  complete  will  be  retained 
by  the  quartermaster  as  a  voucher  to  his  retained  return. 

Should  the  prices  of  the  articles  issued  differ  from  the  prices  announced  in 
the  annual  clothing  order,  the  quartermaster  will  note  on  both  parts  of  the  form 
the  necessary  information  regarding  the  items  and  their  prices. 

Issues  to  individuals  will  be  made  at  once  by  the  company  or  detachment 
commander  or  other  commissioned  officer  representing  him.  The  transaction 
will  be  recorded  in  the  "  Detailed  statement  of  clothing "  and  in  the  clothing 
account  on  the  soldier's  "  Descriptive  list,"  the  latter  to  show  the  date  of  issue, 
voucher  number  of  requisition,  money  value  of  clothing  drawn,  and  signatures 
of  soldier  and  of  witnessing  officer. 

1158.  In  the  case  of  a  soldier  serving  at  an  ungarrisoned  or  isolated  station 
the  officer  who  keeps  the  soldier's  descriptive  list  will  prepare  the  requisition 
and  sign  the  receipt  for  the  clothing. 

1159.  Each  soldier's  clothing  account  will  be  kept  by  the  company  or  de- 
tachment commander  on  the  blank  provided  for  that  purpose.     The  account  will 
show  the  money  value  of  the  clothing  received  by  the  soldier  at  each  issue  and 
his  receipt  therefor  will  be  taken  on  the  blank.     Gratuitous  issues  will  be 
entered  separately,  but  their  money  value  will  not  be  deducted  from  the  soldier's 
regular  clothing  allowance. 

1160.  Company  and  detachment  commanders  will  settle  the  clothing  account 
of  every  enlisted  man  of  their  commands  on  June  30  and  December  31  of  each 
year,   without   regard  to  date  of  individual  enlistment.     The  entire  amount 
found  due  the  United  States  will  be  charged  to  the  soldier  upon  the  pay  rolls  for 
the  period  embracing  the  date  of  settlement  and  on  subsequent  rolls  until  the 
whole  amount  is  deducted. 

1161.  The  clothing  money  allowance  will  consist  of  an  initial  allowance  and 
a  yearly  allowance.     The  initial  allowance  is  intended  to  cover  the  cost  of  all 
clothing  required  between  date  of  enlistment  and  the  date  upon  which  the  recruit 
is  taken  up  for  full  duty,  but  will  not  be  considered  as  fully  earned  by  the  sol- 
dier until  he  shall  have  completed  six  months'  service.     The  yearly  allowance 
and  the  initial  allowance  will  be  determined  by  the  annual  estimated  value  of 
the  clothing.     One-sixth  of  the  initial  allowance  will  constitute  the  monthly 
share,  and  one-thirtieth  of  the  latter  the  daily  share  of  the  initial  allowance 
actually  accruing  to  the  soldier.     When  the  clothing  account  of  a  soldier  is 
opened  in  the  organization  to  which  he  has  been  assigned,  he  will  be  credited 
with  the  initial  allowance.    At  the  first  settlement  thereafter  he  will  be  credited 
with  the  portion  of  the  yearly  allowance  accruing  between  date  of  enlistment 
and  date  of  settlement  as  determined  by  the  monthly  and  daily  rates.    At  each 
succeeding  settlement  he  will  be  credited  with  half  the  yearly  allowance,  and  at 
the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service  will  be  credited  with  the  amount  due  from 
last  settlement  as  determined  by  the  monthly  and  daily  rates. 

1162.  When  a  soldier  is  separated  from  the  service  during  the  first  six 
months  of  his  enlistment,  any  clothing  allowance  which  may  have  been  pre- 
viously credited  to  him  will  be  disregarded,  and  the  allowance  to  be  credited  in 
the  settlement  of  his  clothing  account  will  be  determined  from  date  of  enlist- 
ment to  date  of  separation  from  the  service,  the  initial  allowance  according 


222  CLOTHING  AND   EQUIPAGE. 

to  the  table  of  allowances  in  force  at  the  date  of  enlistment,  and  the  yearly 
allowance  according  to  the  table  of  allowances  in  force  at  the  date  of  separation 
from  the  service ;  if,  however,  the  service  includes  a  June  30  settlement  date, 
that  part  of  the  yearly  allowance  applicable  to  the  service  terminating  on  June 
30  will  be  determined  according  to  the  table  of  allowances  in  force  on  that  date, 
and  the  remainder  of  the  service  by  the  table  of  allowances  in  force  at  the  date 
of  the  separation  from  the  service.  He  will  be  given  no  credit  for  clothing  not 
drawn  in  kind  unless  the  total  value  of  the  clothing  charged  to  his  account 
shall  be  less  than  the  amount  of  credit  accruing  between  date  of  enlistment  and 
date  of  separation  from  the  service.  This  will  be  determined  by  adding  to  the 
allowance  due  at  the  yearly  rate  the  portion  of  the  initial  allowance  correspond- 
ing to  the  number  of  months  and  days  of  service.  Thus,  if  such  soldier  has  had 
three  months  and  three  days'  service  the  allowance  to  be  credited  from  date  of 
enlistment  to  date  of  separation  from  the  service  would  be  the  sum  of  three 
times  the  monthly  allowance,  three  times  the  daily  allowance,  three  times  the 
monthly  share  of  the  initial  allowance,  and  three  times  the  daily  share  of  the 
initial  allowance.  No  deduction  will  be  made  from  the  initial  allowance  be- 
cause of  unauthorized  absence  prior  to  the  date  of  separation  from  the  service. 
Should  the  clothing  charged  to  the  soldier  amount  to  less  than  this  sum,  the 
difference  will  be  due  him;  but  the  final  account  of  such  soldier  shall  show 
no  indebtedness  to  the  United  States  for  clothing  overdrawn  unless  the  total 
amount  charged  for  clothing  shall  exceed  the  entire  initial  allowance  increased 
by  the  portion  of  the  yearly  allowance  accruing  between  date  of  enlistment  and 
date  of  separation  from  the  service,  in  which  case  the  excess  shall  be  charged 
as  due  the  United  States  for  clothing  overdrawn.  When  a  soldier  is  separated 
from  the  service  at  any  time  after  the  expiration  of  the  first  six  months  of  an 
enlistment,  he  will  be  credited  in  the  settlement  of  his  clothing  account  with 
the  allowance  accruing  between  date  of  last  settlement  and  date  of  separation 
from  the  service  as  determined  by  the  monthly  and  daily  rates.  When  for  the 
convenience  of  the  Government  a  soldier  is  retained  in  the  service  after  the 
expiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment,  his  clothing  money  allowance  at  the  regu- 
lar rate  will  be  credited  for  the  period  of  such  retention. 

1163.  The  balance  due  the  soldier  at  date  of  settlement  will  be  credited  to 
him  upon  his  clothing  account.     It  will  not  be  placed  upon  the  pay  rolls,  but  the 
final  balance  due  at  date  of  discharge  will  be  entered  upon  his  final  statements. 
In  case  of  transfer,  the  balance  due  the  soldier  or  the  United  States  will  be 
entered  on  the  descriptive  list.    All  balances  of  this  character  will  be  stated 
in  words  and  figures. 

1164.  The  clothing  account  of  a  soldier  who  deserts  should  be  settled  in  full 
to  date  of  desertion.     The  balance  due  to  him  or  to  the  .United  States  will  be 
entered  on  the  next  pay  roll  after  date  of  desertion.     In  determining  this 
balance,  where  the  desertion  occurs  within  the  first  six  months  of  enlistment, 
any  clothing  allowance  which  may  have  been  previously  credited  will  be  dis- 
regarded and  the  allowance  to  be  credited  will  be  the  portion  of  the  initial  and 
yearly  allowances  accruing  from  date  of  enlistment  to  date  preceding  date  of 
desertion  as  indicated  in  paragraph  1162.     Where  the  desertion  occurs  after  the 
first  six  months  of  enlistment,  the  settlement  to  last  regular  settlement  date, 
June  30  or  December  31,  will  not  be  disturbed,  and  in  settling  the  account  to 
date  of  desertion  additional  credit  will  be  given  for  the  portion  of  the  yearly 
allowance  accruing  from  date  of  last  settlement  to  date  preceding  date  of  deser- 
tion as  shown  by  the  monthly  and  daily  rates. 


CLOTHING   AND   EQUIPAGE.  223 

1165.  A  soldier  in  desertion  or  absent  without  leave  is  entitled  to  clothing 
allowance  from  the  date  of  his  return  to  military  control  if  such  date  is  prior  to 
the  expiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment;  if  subsequently  thereto,  no  clothing 
allowance  will  be  due  him  unless  he  is  retained  in  the  service,  in  which  case  he 
will  be  entitled  to  clothing  allowance  for  his  actual  service  in  making  good  the 
time  lost,  which,  under  paragraph  130,  commences  with  the  date  on  which  he  is 
restored  to  a   duty  status.     Should  the  term  of  enlistment  expire  while  the 
soldier  is  in  confinement  awaiting  trial  or  serving  sentence,  his  clothing  allow- 
ance ceases  on  date  of  expiration  of  term  of  service  and  will  not  again  accrue 
until  he  is  restored  to  a  duty  status.     In  the  foregoing  cases  the  amount  due  the 
soldier  will  be  obtained  from  the  tables  then  and  subsequently  in  force.     In  the 
case  of  a  soldier  against  whom  a  charge  of  desertion  is  sustained  by  action  of  a 
court-martial,  or  who  is  restored  to  duty  without  trial  on  admitted  desertion,  a 
new  clothing  account  will  be  opened  without  reference  to  the  account  of  the 
soldier  at  date  of  desertion,  but  no  portion  of  the  initial  allowance  will  be 
credited.     In  the  case  of  a  soldier  who  is  charged  with  desertion  and  the  charge 
is  not  sustained  by  the  action  of  a  court-martial,  or  in  whose  case  the  charge  is 
removed  as  having  been  erroneously  made,  the  clothing  settlement  made  at  com- 
mencement of  the  unauthorized  absence  will  be  ignored  and  his  clothing  account 
will  be  adjusted  by  simply  omitting  any  credit  for  the  annual  allowance,  as 
distinguished  from  the  initial  allowance,  for  the  period  of  unauthorized  absence 
and  for  any  period  subsequent  to  the  expiration  of  term  of  enlistment  during 
which  he  may  have  been  in  confinement. 

1166.  Clothing  allowance  accruing  to  a  soldier  after  return  to  the  service 
from  desertion  will  not  be  used  to  reduce  the  amount  of  the  soldier's  indebted- 
ness at  date  of  desertion ;  the  full  amount  of  the  soldier's  indebtedness  must  be 
charged  on  the  roll,  to  be  deducted  by  the  quartermaster  when  he  settles  the 
soldier's  account. 

1167.  Officers  in  charge  of  general  recruiting  stations  are  authorized  to 
issue  to  members  of  their  respective  recruiting  parties  such  number  of  suits 
of  white  summer  clothing,  consisting  of  coats,  trousers,  and  caps,  the  latter  to 
be  of  same  pattern  as  the  khaki  caps,  as  may  actually  be  required  to  insure  a 
neat  appearance  of  the  men.     This  clothing  will  be  furnished  upon  requisitions 
forwarded  to  the  designated  supply  depot,  and  will  be  charged  to  the  enlisted 
men  only  in  case  of  loss  or  damage.     When  no  longer  fit  for  service,  it  will  be 
submitted  to  the  action  of  an  inspector. 

The  Quartermaster  Corps  will  keep  this  clothing  in  clean  condition,  and  any 
expense  incident  thereto  will  be  paid  from  the  appropriation  for  incidental 
expenses. 

Articles  of  band  uniforms,  including  music  pouches,  that  do  not  form  part  of 
the  annual  clothing  allowance  may  be  issued,  but  not  charged  except  in  case  of 
loss  or  damage. 

All  articles  enumerated  in  this  paragraph  will  remain  the  property  of  the 
United  States,  and  be  accounted  for  upon  the  returns  of  the  accountable  officer. 

1168.  There  will  be  issued  to  troops  stationed  in  extremely  cold  regions, 
when  the  necessity  for  such  issue  is  certified  by  the  post  commander,  blanket- 
lined  overcoats,  winter  caps,  winter  gauntlets,  and  arctic  overshoes,  but  only  to 
men  performing  guard  duty  or  other  necessary  outdoor  duty  when  exposure  to 
weather  would  jeopardize  life  or  limb  by  freezing.     These  overcoats,  winter 
caps,  and  winter  gauntlets  will  not  be  charged  to  the  enlisted  men,  but  will 
remain  the  property  of  the  United  States.    In  case  of  loss  or  damage,  except  by 


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fair  wear  and  tear  incident  to  the  service,  they  will  be  charged  to  the  enlisted 
men  at  regulation  prices.  The  arctic  overshoes,  however,  will  in  all  cases  be 
charged  at  regulation  price. 

1169.  The  Quartermaster  Corps  is  authorized  to  pay  from  the  appropriation 
for  clothing  and  equipage  a  sum  not  to  exceed  $1.50  per  month  for  the  laundry 
work  of  each  recruit  who  has  no  funds  of  his  own  at  recruiting  stations,  recruit 
depots,  and  recruit  depot  posts.    The  expenditure  will  be  charged  on  the  clothing 
account  of  the  recruit  and  so  noted  on  his  descriptive  and  assignment  card. 

1170.  General  prisoners  will  not  be  permitted  to  wear  as  an  outer  garment 
or  have  in  their  possession  any  clothing  which  is  a  distinctive  article  of  the 
uniform  worn  by  enlisted  men.    Commanding  officers  may  order  necessary  issues 
of  clothing  to  prisoners  who  have  no  clothing  allowance  from  clothing  specially 
provided  for  the  purpose.    The  receipt  of  the  officer  in  charge  of  the  prisoners 
to  whom  the  issues  are  made  will  be  the  quartermaster's  voucher  for  such  issue. 
The  issue  of  articles  of  the  uniform  under  this  paragraph  will  be  avoided  if 
possible. 

Upon  the  release  of  a  general  prisoner  from  confinement  the  Quartermaster 
Corps  will  issue  to  him  a  suit  of  citizens'  outer  clothing  to  cost  not  to  exceed 
$10,  but  any  articles  of  outer  uniform  clothing  (other  than  shoes),  issued  to  a 
general  prisoner  while  in  the  service  or  during  confinement,  will  be  regarded 
as  the  property  of  the  United  States  and  will  not  be  taken  away  with  him  upon 
his  release. 

1171.  The  issue  to  general  prisoners  employed  at  outdoor  labor  in  severe 
weather  at  military  posts  of  such  overcoats,  overshoes,  and  woolen  mittens  as. 
in  the  judgment  of  the  post  commander,  may  be  necessary  to  prevent  suffering 
is  authorized. 

1172.  Gratuitous  issues  of  clothing  may  be  made,  under  the  provisions  of 
section   1298,   Revised   Statutes,   to  replace  articles  destroyed  to  prevent  the 
spread  of  contagious  diseases,  upon  the  certificate  of  an  officer  that  the  clothing 
was  so  destroyed  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  medical  officer  named. 

1173.  Should  it  become  necessary  to  issue  new  clothing  for  use  in  the  burial 
of  a  deceased  soldier,  as  in  the  case  of  a  man  who  dies  away  from  his  proper 
command  and  under  circumstances  rendering  such  issues  imperatively  neces- 
sary, the  expense  of  the  issue  will  be  borne  by  the  United  States,  and  the 
clothing  will  be  dropped  from  the  returns  of  the  issuing  officer  on  the  orders  of 
the  commanding  officer,  which  must  recite  the  necessity  for  the  issue. 

1174.  Officers  of  the  Army,  contract  surgeons,  acting  dental  surgeons,  and 
veterinarians  may   purchase  from   the  Quartermaster  Corps  such  articles  of 
uniform  clothing,  clothing  materials,  and  equipage  MS  they  need,  provided  the 
property  is  available.    They  will  certify  that  the  articles  are  for  their  personal 
use. 

1174£.  A  post  exchange  may  purchase,  upon  the  certificate  of  the  officer  in 
charge  that  they  are  for  sale  only  to  enlisted  men  of  his  post  in  such  quantities 
as  are  needed  by  them,  the  following  articles  of  uniform  clothing: 


Belts,  waist. 
Chevrons  (all  kinds). 
Cords : 

Hat. 

Tying,  for  service  hats. 


Laces  (all  kinds). 
Leggings,  canvas. 
Ornaments,  cap  and  collar. 
Stockings. 


Post  commanders  will  regulate  the  purchase  and  resale  of  such  articles. 
Selling  (except  by  the  post  exchange)  or  bartering  these  articles  purchased  or 
drawn  from  the  Quartermaster  Corps  is  forbidden. 


CLOTHING  AND  EQUIPAGE.  225 

1175.  Officers'  servants  will  not  be  permitted  to  wear  clothing  intended  for 
troops,   except  underclothing  and  shoes,   which  may  be  purchased  in  limited 
quantities,  if  available,  upon  the  officer's  certificate  that  they  can  not  be  other- 
wise obtained. 

1176.  Quartermasters  are  authorized  to  drop  from  their  property  accounts 
tent  pins,  and  ax,  pickax,  and  hatchet  helves,  upon  officers'  certificates  that  the 
articles  have  been  worn  out  in  service. 

1177.  Estimates  for  tableware  and  kitchen  utensils  will  be  prepared  and 
submitted  to  proper  authorities  not  later  than  30  days  in  advance  of  the  quarter 
for  which  required.     They  will  be  limited  to  such  articles  as,  with  those  on  hand 
at  the  time  an  estimate  is  submitted,  shall  not  exceed  in  kind  and  quantity  the 
mess  outfit  as  announced  in  the  general  orders  prescribed  in  paragraph  301. 
Special  estimates  may  be  made  when  necessary  to  meet  emergencies,  and  in  such 
cases  the  circumstances  constituting  the  emergencies  will  be  stated. 

1178.  Commanding  officers  of  posts  and  of  all  organizations  supplied  with 
tableware  and  kitchen  utensils  will  exercise  a  rigid  supervision  and  economy 
in  the  care  and  preservation  of  all  such  articles,  and  any  damaged,  broken, 
destroyed,  or  lost  through  the  carelessness  of  enlisted  men  will  be  charged 
against  their  pay,  as  explained  in  paragraph  686,  and  a  "  statement  of  charges" 
on  the  prescribed  form  will  be  filed  as  a  voucher  with  the  property  account  from 
which  the  articles  are  dropped.     Loss  through  breakage  of  china  and  glassware, 
not  due  to  carelessness,  may  be  replaced  at  public  expense  on  proper  requisition, 
provided  it  does  not  exceed  20  per  cent  per  annum,  or  5  per  cent  per  quarter, 
of  the  total  value  of  china  and  glassware  to  which  the  mess  is  entitled  (value  to 
be  determined  by  the  prices  given  in  the  annual  price  list),  and  the  articles  so 
replaced  will  be  destroyed  and  dropped  from  property  accounts  in  the  manner 
prescribed  in  paragraph  1176.     Any  excess  of  breakage  will  be  replaced  only 
under  extraordinary  circumstances,  or  when  values  have  been  charged  as  herein 
provided,  and  requisitions  calling  for  such  excess  must  show  clearly  the  circum- 
stances or  the  fact  that  charge  has  been  made.     Estimates  calling  for  articles 
other  than  china  and  glassware  must  show  the  necessity  for  them,  and  if  to 
replace  articles  lost  or  stolen,  must  be  accompanied  by  the  report  of  a  surveying 
officer,  unless  values  have  been  charged  as  hereinbefore  directed. 

1179.  There   will   be   furnished   by   the   Quartermaster   Corps   to   all   duly 
authorized  bands  of  the  Army  the  following-named  musical  instruments,  viz: 
Db  piccolo,  terz  and  concert  flutes,  Eb  and  Bb  cornets,  Eb  and  Bb  trumpets,  Eb 
and  Bb  clarinets,  Eb  altos,  Bb  trombones  (valve  or  slide),  Bb  baritones,  Eb,  Bb, 
and  BBb  bassos,  bass  and  snare  drums,  cymbals,  triangles,  music  stands,  and 
extra  parts  for  the  repair  of  the  instruments;  also  batons  with  suitable  cords 
and  tassels  for  the  use  of  drum  majors  of  all  dismounted  bands.     Mounted  bands 
may  be  supplied  with  a  pair  of  kettledrums  in  lieu  of  the  bass  and  tenor  drums, 
cymbals,  and  triangles,  and  also  with  altos,  trombones,  and  bassos  of  helicon 
shape.     A  fliigelhorn  may  be  furnished  in  lieu  of  the  Eb  trumpet,  a  euphonium 
in  lieu  of  one  alto,  one  Eb  alto  saxophone,  and  one  Eb  baritone  saxophone  in 
lieu  of  two  cornets,  and  one  tenor  saxophone  in  lieu  of  any  other  authorized 
instrument ;  but  under  no  circumstances  will  more  than  a  complete  instrumenta- 
tion for  28  musicians  be  supplied.     In  making  requisition  for  band  instruments 
a  statement  showing  the  number  and  kind  on  hand  and  their  condition  should 
accompany  the  same.    All  the  property  specified  will  be  accounted  for  by  the 
quartermaster  of  the  regiment.     When  any  instrument  has  become  unserviceable 
it  will  be  submitted  to  a  surveying  officer.    A  copy  of  his  report  will  be  for- 
warded to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  with  a  view  of  having  the 

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226  CLOTHING   AND   EQUIPAGE. 

instrument  repaired,  if  practicable,  or  otherwise  disposed  of.  When  an  instru- 
ment needs  minor  repairs,  involving  only  a  slight  expense,  and  the  work  can 
be  done  in  a  workmanlike  manner  in  the  vicinity  of  the  post,  it  will  not  be 
necessary  to  submit  the  instrument  to  a  surveying  officer.  Such  repair  may  be 
secured  upon  the  written  order  of  the  commanding  officer,  but  a  report  of  the 
nature  of  the  work  and  cost  involved  will  be  made  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quarter- 
master Corps,  through  proper  military  channels. 

1180.  There  will  be  furnished  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps  to  each  troop, 
battery,  and  company  two  small  brass  Bb  bugles  with  slings.     Foot  troops 
may,  in  addition  thereto,  use  the  drums  and    'fes  if  desired  by  regimental  or 
district  commandors.     Whistles  will  be  furnis     d  for  such  sergeants,  corporals, 
or  musicians  as  are  required  to  use  them.     TL     foregoing  articles  will  conform 
to  patterns  in  the  Office  of  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  and  will  be 
accounted  for  as  equipage. 

1181.  The  allowance  of  corn  brooms,  scrubbing  brushes,  and  mops  will  be 
as  follows: 

For  each  organization  having  an  authorized  maximum  strength  of  100  en- 
listed men  or  over,  9  brooms,  6  brushes,  and  3  mops  a  month. 

For  each  organization  having  an  authorized  strength  of  less  than  100  en- 
listed men  and  over  60,  6  brooms,  4  brushes,  and  2  mops  a  month. 

For  each  organization  having  an  authorized  strength  of  60  men  or  less,  4 
brooms,  3  brushes,  and  2  mops  a  month. 

Three  brooms  and  2  brushes  per  annum  for  each  noncommissioned  officer 
entitled  to  a  room  as  quarters  and  for  each  room  occupied  as  quarters  by  en- 
listed men,  other  than  noncommissioned  officers,  entitled  to  a  room  as  quarters. 

Six  brushes  and  4  mops  per  annum  to  each  post  bakery. 

Twelve  brooms  and  8  brushes  per  annum  to  each  city  recruiting  station. 

For  cleaning  casemates,  storerooms,  and  loading  rooms,  3  brooms  a  quarter. 

Commanding  officers  may,  when  necessary,  order  the  issue  of  not  to  exceed  6 
brooms  and  6  mops  per  annum  to  each  public  office  and  building  heated  by  the 
Government. 

The  necessity  for  and  the  fact  of  issue  will  in  all  cases  be  certified  to  by  the 
officer  commanding  the  organization  or  in  charge  of  the  office  or  building  and  be 
verified  by  the  commauding  officer. 

The  articles  mentioned  above  will  habitually  be  drawn  quarterly,  but  may  be 
drawn  when  needed.  If  less  than  the  maximum  allowance  be  drawn  in  one 
quarter,  credit  can  not  be  given  in  another  quarter. 

1182.  Commanding  officers  may,  when  necessary,  order  the  issue  of  4  cans 
of  concentrated  lye  and  6  cakes  of  sapolio  per  month  to  each  company,  and 
one-half  that  quantity  to  each  band,  and  the  necessary  quantity  for  buildings 
heated  by  the  Government  and  not  thus  provided  for.    The  use  of  concentrated 
lye  upon  the  floors  and  woodwork  in  all  modern  barracks,  kitchens  excepted,  is 
forbidden. 

1 183.  The  use  of  serviceable  tents  or  other  canvas  for  any  purpose  other 
than  that  for  which  such  articles  are  furnished  is  prohibited,  except  in  cases 
of  emergency  when  necessary  to  protect  public  property. 

The  prescribed  allowance  of  tentage  and  equipage  will  habitually  be  kept  in 
the  hands  of  the  organizations  to  which  it  is  issued. 

After  use,  and  before  being  put  away,  tentage  and  equipage  will  be  thoroughly 
aired,  dried,  and  put  in  serviceable  condition,  so  as  to  be  ready  for  immediate 
use  when  again  required. 


TELEGRAPHING.  227 

TELEGRAPHING. 

1184.  The  telegraph  and  cable  will  be  used  only  in  cases  of  urgent  and 
imperative  necessity,  in  which  the  delay  consequent- upon  transmission  by  mail 
would  be  prejudicial  to  the  public  interests.     Day  telegrams  will  not  be  sent 
when  night  telegrams  would  serve  the  purpose,  consideration  being  given  to  the 
difference  between  eastern  time  and  that  of  the  zone  to  which  the  message  is 
sent.     Except  in  cases  of  great  urgency,  night  telegrams  will  not  be  sent  when 
the  delivery  can  be  made  by  mail  the  following  morning.     Night  telegrams  will 
be  plainly  indicated  by  the  words  "  Night  telegram  "  stamped  thereon.     Wher- 
ever practicable  the  consolidation  into  one  message  of  several  telegrams  to  be 
sent  to  a  single  officer  in  course  of  a  day's  business  should  be  effected. 

1185.  The  War  Department  Telegraph  Code  will  be  accounted  for  on  the 
post  return  and  transferred  upon  change  of  post  commanders.     The  post  com- 
mander is  required  to  retain  the  code  in  his  custody,  and  is  responsible  for  the 
key  and  its  proper  use.     Department  commanders,  from  time  to  time,  and  par- 
ticularly when  post  commanders  are  changed,  will  make  use  of  the  code.     When 
military  necessity  causes  it  to  be  destroyed,  it  should  be  burned  leaf  by  leaf. 

1186.  Government  blanks  will  be  used  when  practicable  in  sending  official 
telegrams  by  those  in  the  service  of  the  War  Department  authorized  to  send 
such  telegrams,  and  will  be  marked  "  Government  paid  " ;  in  no  case  "  Govern- 
ment collect."     Commercial  blanks,   if  used  officially,  should  also  be  marked 
"  Government  paid."    Accounts  for  telegrams  on  military  business  prepared  on 
the  prescribed  form  in  the  name  of  the  telegraph  company  rendering  the  service, 
and  accompanied  by  the  original  telegrams,  will  be  paid  by  the  Quartermaster 
Corps,  with  the  following  exceptions : 

1.  Accounts  for  reimbursement  of  amounts  paid  by  officers  for  telegraphic 
service,  which  will  be  prepared  upon  prescribed  forms. 

2.  Accounts  for  telegrams  on  public  business  of  a  confidential  nature  when 
in  the  opinion  of  the  officer  receiving  or  sending  them  it  is  improper  that  copies 
should  accompany  the  accounts,  or  where  copies  can  not  be  procured.    When  it 
is  questionable  whether  the  telegrams  are  on  official  business  or  that  the  tele- 
graph should  have  been  used,  such  accounts  will  be  accompanied  by  full  ex- 
planations from  the  officer  who  sends  or  receives  the  telegrams. 

The  accounts  excepted  in  this  paragraph  will  be  forwarded  to  the  Chief  of 
the  Quartermaster  Corps  for  settlement. 

In  settling  accounts  for  telegrams  which  pass  over  the  lines  of  more  than  one 
company  (bond-aided  excepted),  payment  may  be  made  on  the  original  tele- 
gram to  the  initial  company  for  the  entire  service. 

1187.  Telegrams  making  application  for  leave  of  absence  or  extension  of 
leave,  or  of  inquiry  whether  leave  has  been  granted,  and  the  replies  made 
thereto  by  telegraph,  will  not  be  sent  or  paid  for  as  public  dispatches. 

1188.  In  framing  telegrams  and  cablegrams  all  words  not  important  to  the 
sense  will  be  omitted,  addresses  condensed,  and  the  official  title  of  the  sender 
omitted  or  reduced  to  the  minimum,  thus  bringing  the  message,  so  far  as  prac- 
ticable, within  the  limit  of  20  words.     The  last  name  of  the  officer  addressed, 
or  his  title,  and  the  last  name  of  the  sender  are  generally  sufficient.     Expres- 
sions such  as  "  The  Secretary  of  War  directs,"  "  By  order  of  the  Secretary  of 
War,"  or  "  Reference  your  telegram  of  the  -    -  instant,"  and  kindred  expres- 
sions will  be  omitted.     Telegrams  sent  within  the  limits  of  the  United  States, 
except  those  of  an  extremely  confidential  character,  need  not  be  coded  or  en- 
ciphered. 

1189.  All  telegraph  accounts  pertaining:  to  the  War  Department,  except  as 
may  be  otherwise  directed,  originating  in  the  United  States,  which  are  payable 


228       TELEPHONING STORES    IN    BULK FRESH    MEATS BAKERIES. 

from  funds  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  will  be  paid  in  Washington,  D.  C., 
under  the  instructions  of  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

119O.  Blank  forms  for  official  telegrams  will  be  furnished  by  the  Chief  of 
the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

1 19  1.  Nothing  is  required  of  officers  sending  telegrams  beyond  the  delivery 
of  the  message  to  the  company.  The  proper  quartermaster  will  receive  from 
telegraph  companies  their  accounts,  with  proofs  of  service  (which  should  be 
original  telegrams  whenever  practicable),  and  will  prepare  and  certify  voucher* 
for  the  same  and  pay  them,  or  forward  them  for  settlement,  as  is  required  in 
paragraph  1186.  Information  desired  by  telegraph  companies  in  regard  to 
military  business  will  be  obtained  from  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

1 192.  When  telegrams  are  sent  "  collect "  by  private  individuals,  the  nature 
of  the  telegrams  should  govern  the  action  of  the  disbursing  quartermaster.     K' 
strictly  on  Government  business,  payment  will  be  made  by  the  United  States. 

1193.  Whenever  special  delivery  is  necessary  to  expedite  the  delivery  of  an 
official  telegram,  or  where  the  place  of  delivery  is  located  beyond  the  estab- 
lished free-delivery  limits,  the  officer  filing  the  telegram  for  transmission  should 
mark  it  "special-delivery  charges  paid."     The  special-delivery  charges,  which 
should  be  included  in  the  bill  of  the  telegraph  company  for  the  transmission  of 
the  telegram,  will  be  paid  by  the  quartermaster  designated  to  pay  the  telegraph 
accounts  in  the  department  in  which  the  telegram  originated. 

If  the  addressee  lives  at  such  a  distance  from  the  telegraph  office  as  to  make 
the  special-delivery  charges  excessive,  and  the  delay  will  not  be  of  a  serious 
nature,  the  telegram  should  be  marked :  "  By  mail  from  —  — ,"  indicating  the 
name  of  the  telegraph  office  from  which  the  telegram  should  be  mailed. 

TELEPHONING. 

1194.  Where  telephoning  is  practicable,  accounts  for  the  same  may  be  paid 
from  the  appropriation  for  the  payment  of  telegraphic  service. 

SUBSISTENCE    STORES    IN    BULK. 

1195.  Subsistence  stores  consist  of  articles  composing  the  ration,  those  for 
other  authorized  issues,  and  those  furnished  for  sale  to  officers  and  enlisted 
men. 

1196.  Stores  longest  on  hand,  if  in  fit  condition,  will  be  first  issued,  sold,  or 
shipped. 

1197.  Subsistence  stores  in  good  condition,  but  not  required  for  use,  will 
be  disposed  of  under  the  direction  of  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 
In  urgent  cases,  such  as  sudden  abandonment  of  a  post,  liability  to  rapid  de- 
terioration, etc.,  they  may  be  sold,  or  otherwise  properly  disposed  of,  on  the 
recommendation  of  an  inspecting  officer,  approved  by  a  commanding  general. 

1 198.  Subsistence  stores  will  not  be  transferred  gratuitously   to  another 
staff  department,  nor  obtained,  issued,  sold,  or  otherwise  disposed  of  except  as 
authorized  by  regulations. 

1199.  Coal  oil,  gunpowder,  quicklime,  or  other  articles  of  like  dangerous 
nature  will  not  be  kept  in  or  near  storehouses  containing  other  public  property. 

FRESH    MEATS. 

1200.  Fresh  meats  from  the  block  will  usually  be  provided  for  troops  by 
contract.  Beef  cattle  will  ordinarily  be  purchased  only  when  necessary  for 
supplying  beef  to  troops  in  campaign  or  on  the  march. 

BAKERIES. 

liioi.  Bakeries  are  operated  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  quartermaster.    All  accounts  and  supplies  pertaining  to  the  bakery 


BAKERIES — THE    RATION. 


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are  reported  on  the  account  current  and  the  return  of  subsistence  stores  of  the 
quartermaster.  Bread  is  sold  at  cost  price  in  the  same  manner  and  subject  to 
the  same  regulations  as  are  other  articles  of  subsistence  stores. 

At  posts  or  stations  where  a  bakery  is  operated  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps 
the  baking  of  bread  by  companies  is  prohibited.  Enlisted  men  and  others 
entitled  to  a  ration  who  are  allowed  to  mess  separately  from  companies  or  or- 
ganizations are  not  required  to  purchase  bread  from  the  Quartermaster. 

Cost  price. — The  cost  price  of  bread  is  determined  in  the  following  manner 
on  the  form  provided  for  the  purpose : 

The  cost  of  all  flour  and  other  ingredients  used  in  the  preparation  of  the 
bread  baked  as  shown  on  the  last  day  of  the  month,  increased  by  the  cost  of 
power  used  in  operating  the  bread-baking  machinery,  is  divided  by  the  total 
number  of  pounds  of  bread  baked,  and  the  result  is  the  cost  of  1  pound  of  bread. 

When  the  baking  of  bread  is  commenced  for  the  first  time  at  any  post  or 
station  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps  the  price  of  1  pound  of  bread  is  fixed 
until  the  close  of  the  month  at  the  price  of  1  pound  of  flour,  provided,  how- 
ever, that  the  price  of  bread  for  the  succeeding  month  is  fixed  at  the  cost  price 
of  that  baked  in  the  preceding  month  and  determined  on  the  last  day  thereof. 

Facilities  for  baking. — At  all  permanent  posts  a  suitable  building  for  baking 
bread,  and  in  the  field  the  tentage  prescribed  for  the  purpose,  is  provided  by 
the  Quartermaster  Corps.  Bake  ovens  and  apparatus  appertaining  to  the  bak- 
ing of  bread  are  also  provided  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

Personnel. — The  necessary  number  of  bakers  and  laborers,  not  in  excess  of  the 
numbers  given,  are  detailed  by  the  commanding  officer. 


Assistant 

Average  daily  production 
(pounds). 

chief  baker 
(quarter- 
master 

Bakers. 

Assistant 
bakers. 

Laborers 
(appren- 
tices). 

sergeant).1 

300  or  less 

1 

I 

300  to  600  •.  .  .   . 

.     i 

1 

600  to  900.  ... 

1 

1 

2 

900  to  1  200 

1 

2 

3 

1,200  to  1,500. 

2 

2 

4 

1,500  to  2,000  

2 

2 

5 

2,000  to  2,500  .     . 

1 

2 

2 

5 

2  500  to  3  000 

i 

2 

2 

g 

3,000  to  3,500.             

i 

2 

2 

7 

1  A  quartermaster  sergeant  is  assigned  to  duty  as  assistant  chief  baker  upon  application  of  the  com- 
manding officer. 

When  the  daily  production  is  in  excess  of  3,500  pounds  the  number  of  bakers, 
assistant  bakers,  and  laborers  is  fixed  by  the  commanding  officer. 

THE  RATION. 

1202.  A  ration  is  the  allowance  for  the  subsistence  of  one  person  for  one 
day.  The  garrison  ration  is  intended  for  troops,  whenever  practicable,  in 
time  of  peace,  also  in  time  of  war,  except  for  those  beyond  the  advance 
depots ;  the  haversack  ration  is  intended  for  troops  beyond  the  advance  depots ; 
the  travel  ration  is  for  troops  traveling  otherwise  than  by  marching  and 
separated  from  cooking  facilities;  the  Filipino  ration  for  use  of  the  Philip- 
pine Scouts ;  and  the  emergency  ration  for  troops  in  active  campaign  for  use  on 
occasions  of  emergency  or  in  the  field  for  purposes  of  instruction. 

In  time  of  war  when  Philippine  Scouts  are  serving  beyond  the  advance  depots 
they  will  be  subsisted  the  same  as  are  regular  troops.  When  impracticable  for 
Philippine  Scouts  to  use  the  Filipino  ration  while  traveling  otherwise  than  by 


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THE    RATION. 


marching,  on  account  of  the  lack  of  cooking  facilities  or  for  other  reasons,  the 
travel  ration  may  be  prescribed. 

The  commanding  officer  will  determine  which  of  the  several  prescribed  ra- 
tions is  appropriate  for  the  particular  service  to  be  performed  and  will  direct 
the  use  of  the  same. 

When  in  the  exigencies  of  the  service  troops  are  subsisted  on  the  haversack 
ration,  and  it  is  found  to  be  practicable  to  supplement  these  stores  by  local  pur- 
chase or  by  shipments,  the  commanding  general  may  direct,  in  written  orders, 
the  issue  in  kind,  in  addition  to  the  haversack  ration,  of  such  available  articles 
of  food  not  in  excess  of  the  amounts  allowed  of  corresponding  articles  in  the 
garrison  ration. 

1203.  Enlisted  men,  applicants  for  enlistment  while  held  under  observation, 
prisoners  of  war,   military  prisoners  at   posts,   hospital   matrons,   and  nurses 
in  the  Nurse  Corps  are  each  entitled  to  one  ration  a  day,  according  to  the  sta- 
tion or  the  nature  of  the  service;  and  when  the  rate  of  pay  of  a  civilian  em- 
ployed with  the  Army  does  not  exceed  $60  a  month,  if  the  circumstances  of  his 
service  make  it  necessary  and  the  terms  of  his  engagement  provide  for  it,  there 
may  be  allowed  him  one  ration  a  day,  according  to  the  exigencies  of  the  rase. 
Civilian  employees  traveling  with  organizations  of  troops  will  be  rationed  as 
are  the  organizations. 

1204.  Rations  will  be  furnished  to  officers  and  men  of  the  Marine  Corps  and 
to  officers  and  seamen  of  the  Navy  when  acting,  or  proceeding  to  act,  in  cooper- 
ation with  the  land  forces  of  the  United  States,  in  conformity  to  the  require- 
ments of  section  1143  of  the  Revised  Statutes. 

1205.  The  kinds  and  quantities  of  the  component   articles  of  the  Army 
ration  and  the  substitutive  equivalent  articles  which  may  be  issued  in  place  of 
such  components  shall  be  as  follows : 

1.  Garrison  ration. 


Component  articles  and  quantities. 


Beef,  fresh. 


Flour. 


Baking  powder. 
Beans... 


Potatoes'. 


20  ounces. 


18  ounces.. 


0.08  ounce. 
2.4  ounces. 


20  ounces. 


Substitutive  articles  and  quantities. 


Mutton,  fresh  ..........................  . 

Bacon  1  ................................. 

Canned  meat,  when  impracticable  to 

furnish  fresh  meat. 
Hash,  corned  beef,  when  impracticable 

to  furnish  fresh  meat. 
Fish,  dried  .............................  . 

Fish,  picked  ........................... 

Fish,  canned 


Turkey,  dressed,  drawn?  on  Thanks- 
giving   Day    and    Christmas,    when 


practicable. 
Soft  bread 


Hard  bread,  to  be  ordered  issued  only 
when  the  interests  of  the  Government 
so  require. 

Corn  meal  ..............................  . 


Rice , 

Hominy 

Potatoes;  canned 

Onions,  in  lieu  of  an  equal  quantity  of 
potatoes,  but  not  exceeding  20  per 
cent  of  total  issue. 

Tomatoes,  canned,  in  lieu  of  an  equal 
quantity  of  potatoes,  but  not  exceed- 
ing 20  per  cent  of  total  issue. 

Other  fresh  vegetables  (not  canned) 
when  they  can  be  obtained  in  the 
vicinity  or  transported  in  a  wholesome 
condition  from  a  distance,  in  lieu  of  an 
equal  quantity  of  potatoes,  but  not 
exceeding  30  per  cent  of  total  issue. 

1  In  Alaska,  16  ounces  bacon,  or,  when  desired,  16  ounces  salt  pork,  or  22  ounces  salt  beef. 

2  In  Alaska  the  allowance  of  fresh  vegetables  will  be  24  ounces  instead  of  20  ounces,  or  canned  potatoes, 
18  ounces  instead  of  15  ounces. 


20  ounces. 
12  ounces. 
16  ounces. 

16  ounces. 

14  ounces. 
18  ounces. 
16  ounces. 
16  ounces. 


18  ounces. 
Ifl  ounces. 


20  ounces. 

1.6  ounces. 
1.6  ounces. 
15  ounces. 


THE    RATION. 

1.   (lUn'ixnn  nit  ion — Continued. 


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Component  articles  and  quantities. 

.Substitutive  articles  and  quantities. 

Prunes  

1.28  ounces  

1.12  ounces  
3.  2  ounces  

Apples,  dried  or  evaporated 

1.28  ounces. 
1.28  ounces. 

1.12  ounces. 
1.4  ounces. 
0.32  ounce. 

0.014  ounce. 
0.014  ounce. 
0.014  ounce. 
0.64  ounce. 
0.5  ounce. 

0.014  ounce. 

Peaches,  dried  or  evaporated  

Jam,  in  lieu  of  an  equal  quantity  of 
prunes,    but   not   exceeding   50   per 
cent  of  total  issue. 
[Coffee,  roasted,  not  ground 

Coffee,  roasted  and  ground  
Sugar  

•{Coffeej  green  "  

|Tea,  black  or  green  . 

Milk,    evaporated,   unsweet- 
ened. 
Vinegar  

0.5  ounce 

0.16  gill  

Pickles,  cucumber,  in  lieu  of  an  equal 
quantity  of  vinegar,  but  not  exceeding 
50  per  cent  of  total  issue. 

Salt         

0.64  ounce 

Pepper,  black  

0.04  ounce  

Cinnamon 

0.014  ounce  

0.64  ounce  
0.5  ounce  „ 
0.32  gill 

[Cloves  

Lard 

[Nutmeg  

Lard  substi'ute 

Butter  
Sirup  

Oleomargarine  

Flavoring  extract,  lemon  

0.014  ounce 

Vanilla 

NOTE.— Food  for  troops  traveling  on  United  States  Army  transports  will  be  prepared  from  the  articles  of 
subsistence  stores  which  compose  the  ration  for  troops  in  garrison,  varied  by  the  substitution  of  other  articles 
of  authorized  subsistence  stores,  the  total  daily  cost  per  man  of  the  food  consumed  not  to  exceed  20  per  cent 
more  than  the  current  cost  of  the  garrison  ration,  except  on  Thanksgiving  Day  and  Christmas,  when  60  per 
cent  increase  over  the  same  current  cost  is  authorized. 

2.  Haversack  ration. 


Component  articles  and  quantities. 


Substitutive  articles  and  quantities. 


Bacon  

12  ounces 

or  meat  canned 

16  ounces 

Hard  bread..     . 

16  ounces 

Coffee,  roasted  and  ground  

1.12  ounces.. 

Sugar     . 

2.4  ounces 

Salt 

0  16  ounce 

One  day  in  each  alternate  month  of  the  season  of  practical  instruction,  not 
exceeding  3  days,  in  each  year,  the  use  of  the  haversack  ration  with  individual 
cooking  will  be  required  by  all  troops  in  the  field  for  purposes  of  instruction. 

3.  Travel  ration. 


Component  articles  and  quantities. 

Substitutive  articles  and  quantities. 

Soft  bread 

18  ounces 

Hard  bread 

16  ounces. 
12  ounces. 

Beef,  corned  

12  ounces  
4  ounces 

Hash,  corned  beef  

Beans,  baked 

Tomatoes  canned 

8  ounces 

Jam     

1.4  ounces  

Coffee,  roasted  and  ground  
Su^ar 

1  12  ounces         . 

2  4  ounces 

Milk,   evaporated,   unsweet- 
ened. 

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THE   RATION LIQUID  COFFEE. 

4.  Filipino  ration. 


Component  articles  and  quantities. 

Substitutive  articles  and  quantities. 

Beef  fresh 

12  ounces 

(Bacon 

8  ounces. 
8  ounces. 
12  ounces. 
12  ounces. 
8  ounces. 
8  ounces. 

8  ounces. 

Canned  meat  

Flour 

8  ounces 

]  Fish,  canned  

[Fish,  fresh       

JHard  bread  

Baking  powder,  when  in  field 
and  ovens  are  not  available. 
Rice,  unpolished  

0.32  ounce  

\Soft  bread  

20  ounces  

Potatoes"           

8  ounces 

Onions 

Coffee,  roasted  and  ground  — 
Sugar        

1  ounce  

2  ounces  . 

Vinegar 

0.08  gill 

Salt  

0.64  ounce  

Pepper,  black  

0.02  ounce 

Scout  organizations  will  be  required  to  use  the  entire  allowance  of  the  meat 
component,  and  not  more  than  16  ounces  of  rice  per  day  to  be  used  for  each 
ration.  The  purchase  of  1.6  ounces  of  beans  per  ration  in  substitution  of  the 
portion  of  the  rice  ration  not  drawn  will  be  made,  and  use  of  as  large  an 
extent  as  possible  of  native  products  such  as  camotes,  mongos,  and  squash, 
will  be  required. 

5.  Emergency  ration. 

The  emergency  ration  is  furnished,  in  addition  to  the  regular  ration,  as 
required  for  troops  on  active  campaign  or  in  the  field  for  purposes  of  instruc- 
tion, and  will  not  be  opened  except  by  order  of  an  officer  or  in  extremity,  nor 
used  when  regular  rations  are  obtainable. 

Ration  returns  upon  which  emergency  rations  are  drawn  will  bear  the  cer- 
tificate of  the  organization  commander  that  such  rations  are  required  for  the 
enlisted  men  of  his  organization  and  that  the  money  value  of  any  rations  pre- 
viously drawn  by  him,  and  improperly  opened  or  lost,  has  been  charged  against 
the  person  responsible. 

Company  ^and  detachment  commanders  are  responsible  for  the  proper  care 
and  use  of  emergency  rations  carried  on  the  person  of  the  soldier. 

1206.  When  it  is  contemplated  to  grow  vegetables  in  a  post  garden,  the  post 
quartermaster,  with  the  approval  of  the  post  commander,  will  notify  the  de- 
partment quartermaster  of  the  period  during  which  the  post  garden  may  be 
relied  upon  to  supply  vegetables,  and  that  period  will  be  excepted  from  the 
operation  of  any  contract  that  may  be  made  for  supplying  vegetables  to  the 
post. 

1207.  In  adjusting  charges  to  be  made  against  enlisted  men  or  others  on 
account  of  increased  expense  to   the  Government   for   their   subsistence,   the 
value  of  the  garrison  ration  will  be  estimated  at  25  cents,  the  Filipino  ration  at 
20  cents,  and  the  travel  ration  at  40  cents. 

LIQUID    COFFEE. 

1208.  When  an  enlisted  man  or  an  applicant  for  enlistment,  supplied  with 
cooked  or  travel  rations,  travels  unaccompanied  by  an  officer,  and  it  is  impracti- 
cable to  cook  coffee  en  route,  he  may  be  supplied  with  funds  for  the  purchase 
of  liquid  coffee  in  lieu  of  the  coffee,  milk,  and  sugar  components  of  the  travel 
ration,  at  the  rate  of  21  cents  a  day  for  the  number  of  days  that  the  travel 
is  expected  to  cover,  to  be  paid  to  each  man  on  the  order  of  the  commanding 


RATION    RETURNS   AND  ACCOUNTS.  233 

officer  who  directs  the  journey,  a  copy  of  the  order  being  filed  with  the  voucher 
on  which  payment  is  made.  When  an  enlisted  man  or  an  applicant  for  enlist- 
ment, supplied  with  cooked  or  travel  rations,  travels  under  the  command  of  an 
officer,  and  it  is  impracticable  to  cook  coffee  en  route,  funds  at  the  rate  of 
21  cents  a  day  for  a  similar  purpose  may  be  transferred  to  the  officer  to  be  dis- 
bursed and  accounted  for.  At  the  end  of  the  journey  all  money  in  excess  of 
21  cents  a  day  for  each  man  for  the  actual  number  of  days  traveled  will  be 
transferred  to  the  nearest  quartermaster.  Should  any  part  of  the  21  cents  a 
day  for  the  actual  number  of  days  traveled  be  unexpended  it  will  be  trans- 
ferred to  company  commanders  pro  rata,  to  be  taken  up  by  them  as  part  of  the 
company  fund. 

RATION  RETURNS  AND  ACCOUNTS. 

1209.  Ration  returns  for  troops  and  applicants  for  enlistment  while  held 
under  observation  will  be  signed  by  the  immediate  commanders  of  the  organi- 
zations, and  approved  by  the  commanding  officer.    After  approval  they  will  be 
presented  at  the  quartermaster's  office  for  action.     Single  ration  returns  will  be 
submitted  for  organizations,  including  persons  permitted  to  mess  separately, 
and  will  embrace  all  persons  actually  present.    Individual  "  Ration  and  savings 
accounts  "  will  not  be  opened  for  enlisted  men  or  civilian  employees  permitted  to 
mess  separately.     Company  and  detachment  commanders  will  personally  verify 
the  additions  and  deductions  of  rations  on  the  returns  on  account  of  men  join- 
ing and  leaving  during  the  ration  periods  immediately  preceding,  and  the  proper 
authority  before  approving  such  returns  will  cause  them  to  be  verified. 

1210.  The   ration   for  the   Hospital   Corps,   hospital   matrons,   and  others 
attached  entitled  to  rations  will  be  the  same  as  that  for  the  troops  with  which 
they  serve.    Their  ration  returns  will  be  signed  by  the  medical  officer  in  charge 
and  approved  by  the  commanding  officer. 

1211.  The  ration  for  civilians  employed  with  the  Army  will  be  the  same 
as  that  for  the  troops  with  which  they  serve.     Their  ration  returns  will  be 
signed  by  the  officers  in  charge  of  the  employees  and  approved  by  the  com- 
manding officer. 

1212.  While  sick  in  hospital,  the  ration  of  enlisted  men,  of  applicants  for 
enlistment,  and  of  general  prisoners  will  be  commuted  at  the  rate  of  30  cents 
a  ration,  except  that  at  the  General  Hospital  at  Fort  Bayard,  N.  Mex.,  com- 
mutation  at  the  rate  of  50  cents  a   ration,   and  at  other  general  hospitals 
40  cents  a  ration,  is  authorized  for  enlisted  patients  therein;  the  ration  of 
members  of  the  Nurse  Corps  while  on  duty  in  hospital  will  be  commuted  at  the 
rate  of  40  cents  a  ration.    The  commutation  herein  referred  to  will  be  paid  to 
the  surgeon  in  charge  by  the  post  quartermaster  or  such  officer  of  the  Quarter- 
master Corps  as  may  be  designated. 

1213.  When  any  considerable  detachment  of  enlisted  men  leaves  a  post  or 
command,  the  detachment  commander  will  be  furnished  by  the  quartermaster 
with  a  ration  certificate  giving  the  number  of  men  and  the  organization  to 
which  they  belong,  and  setting  forth  the  date  to  which,  and  by  whom,  their 
ration  and  savings  account  has  been  settled,  which  certificate  will  be  presented 
to  the  commanding  officer  at  the  station  where  rations  are  next  furnished. 
Civilian  employees  entitled  to  rations  are,  when  detached,  furnished  with  ration 
certificates. 

1214.  When  a  person  entitled  to  rations  leaves  an  organization  the  rations 
allowed  for  him  for  any  period  beyond  the  date  of  his  leaving  and  not  taken 
with  him  will  be  deducted  on  the  next  ration  return  of  the  organization. 


234  ISSUES   OF    QUARTERMASTER    SUPPLIES. 

EXTRA    ISSTKS. 

1215.  The  following  issues  are  authorized  when  necessary  for  the  public 
service  and  will  be  made  on  ration  returns  approved  by  the  commanding  officer, 
who  will  determine  what  quantities,  within  the  limits  prescribed  below,  shall  be 
issued. 

1.  Soap: 

To  organizations  of  enlisted  men — 
For  each  ration,  0.64  ounce. 

For  use  in  bakeries,  and  for  use  of  prisoners  in  guardhouses  and 
military  prisons — 

Such  quantities  as  the  commanding  officer  may  order  MS  neces- 
sary. 

For  each  ration  issued  in  the  field,  in  addition  to  the  foregoing,  0.25 
ounce  hand  soap  to  be  issued  in  ounce  cakes. 

2.  Candles,  when  other  illuniinants  are  not  furnished  by   the  Quartermaster 

Corps : 

To  organizations  of  enlisted  men — 

For  each  ration,  except  the  Filipino  ration,  0.24  ounce.     In  Alaska, 

0.32  ounce. 

For  each  Filipino  ration,  0.12  ounce. 

To  headquarters  in  the  field  of  organizations  larger  than  a  company, 
to  hospitals,  bakeries,  depots  of  supply,  guards,  and  telegraph 
stations — 

Such  quantities  as  the  commanding  officer  may  order  as  neces- 
sary. 

3.  Lantern  candles : 

For  use  in  lanterns  furnished  to  the  Army  by  the  (Jovernment  and  used 
in  the  public  service — 

Such  quantities  as  the  commanding  officer  may  order  as  necessary. 

4.  Matches: 

For  lighting  fires  and  lights,  for  which  fuel  and  the  illuminating  sup- 
plies are  issued — 

Such  quantities  as  the  commanding  officer  may  order  as  necessary. 

5.  Toilet  paper: 

For  use  of  enlisted  men  stationed  at  military  posts,  camps,  and   ren- 
dezvous provided  with  modern  water-closets,  with  sewer  connections. 
or  where  sanitary  conditions  require  its  use — 
To  organizations  of  enlisted  men — 

One  package  or  roll  of  1.000  sheets  for  every  00  rations. 
For  use  in  water-closets  of  offices,  post  gymnasiums,  guardhouses, 
bakeries,  and  post  exchanges — 

Such  quantities  as  the  commanding  officer  may  order  as  nec- 
essary. 

6.  Salt,  rock: 

For  each  public  animal,  a  day,  0.8  ounce. 

7.  Vinegar: 

For  each  public  animal,  a  day,  0.1  gill. 

8.  Flour: 

For  paste  used  in  target  practice — 

For  each  troop  or  company,  50  pounds,  and  for  each  battery  of 
field  artillery,  100  pounds  during  the  practice  season. 


ISSUES   OF    QUARTERMASTER   SUPPLIES.  235 

$.  Towels,  buck  : 

For  use  in  the  offices  of  regimental  headquarters  when  adjuucts  of  post 
headquarters  and  in  the  offices  of  post  and  coast  defense  staff 
officers  and  in  bakeries,  when  the  necessity  for  the  issue  is  certified 
to  by  the  commanding  officer — 

For  each  person  whose  employment  therein  is  authorized,  not  to 
exceed  two  towels  a  year. 

10.  Ice: 

To  organizations  of  enlisted  men,  when  practicable — 

For  each  ration,  4  pounds,  the  maximum  allowance  to  any  organi- 
zation or  detachment  of  less  than  100  men  to  be  100  pounds  a 
day,  and  to  organizations  of  100  men  or  more  to  be  1  pound  a 
day  for  each  man. 

To  troops  stationed  north  of  the  thirty-seventh  parallel  of  north 
latitude  and  where  from  any  cause  it  is  impracticable  to  cut  and 
store  ice  for  their  use,  the  allowance  will  be  for  seven  months 
only,  beginning  April  1  and  ending  October  31,  except  in  the 
States  of  Washington,  Oregon,  and  Idaho,  where  during  the 
remainder  of  the  year  one-half  of  such  allowance  may  be  issued, 
and  in  the  State  of  California,  where  the  full  allowance  may  be 
issued  for  the  entire  year. 
To  troops  stationed  south  of  the  thirty-seventh  parallel  of  north 

latitude  the  full  allowance  may  be  issued  for  the  entire  year. 
At  posts  where  it  is  practicable  during  the  cold  season  to  cut  and 
store  ice  required,  no  issues  of  ice  will  be  allowed  from  funds  of 
the  Quartermaster  Corps  as  long  as  such  stored  ice  is  available. 
For  the  preservation  of  subsistence  stores — 

Such  quantities  as  the  commanding  officer  may  order  as  necessary. 
When  ice  plants  are  in  operation  the  issue  of  ice  therefrom  will  be  made 
upon  requisition  approved  by  the  commanding  officer  and  not  supplied 
by  purchase. 

11.  Housewives: 

To  each  squad  annually,  when  the  necessity  for  the  issue  is  certified  by 

the  commanding  officer,  for  service  in  the  field,  1  housewife. 
1216.  Such  of  the  following-named  articles  as  may  be  necessary,   not  to 
exceed  in  value  50  cents  a  month  for  each  general  prisoner  confined  at  a  mili- 
tary post  without  pay  or  allowances,  will  be  issued  by  quartermasters  on  the 
15th  day  of  each  month  to  the  officer  in  charge  of  prisoners,  viz: 

Beeswax.  Combs,  medium.  Razor  strops. 

Brooms,  whisk.  Handkerchiefs,  cotton,          Scissors. 

Brushes,  hair.  blue.  Shoestrings,  linen. 

Brushes,  shaving.  Mugs,  shaving.  Soap,  shaving. 

Brushes,  shoe.  Needles.  Thread. 

Brushes,  tooth.  Polish,  shoe.  Toweling,  unbleached. 

Buttons,  bone.  Razors. 

Requisitions  for  these  articles  will  set  forth  the  number  of  general  prisoners 
present  at  the  post  and  must  be  approved  by  the  post  commander.  The  receipt 
of  the  officer  in  charge  will  be  the  quartermaster's  voucher  for  dropping  the 
articles  from  his  property  account.  No  articles  issued  under  this  paragraph, 
except  tooth  brushes,  buttons,  shoestrings,  handkerchiefs,  and  thread,  will  be 
carried  away  by  general  prisoners  when  transferred  or  discharged.  Towels 


236  ISSUES   OF    QUARTERMASTER    SUPPLIES. 

used  by  general  prisoners  will  be  laundered  by  those  who  use  them.  When 
specially  authorized  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  the  Quartermaster  Corps  will 
supply  to  posts  where  30  or  more  general  prisoners  are  confined  a  sewing  machine 
and  other  necessary  tailors'  utensils  for  use  in  mending  their  clothing. 

Articles  issued  in  pursuance  of  this  paragraph  will  not  be  accounted  for  on 
property  accounts  by  officers  receiving  them,  but  will  be  continued  in  use  until 
worn  out. 

1217.  The    following-named   articles    will    be    issued    gratuitously    to   each 
recruit  upon  his  first  enlistment  at  a  recruiting  depot  or  upon  his  arrival  at 
his  permanent  station : 

One  razor.  One  broom,  whisk.  One  package  polish,  shoe, 

One  brush,  shaving.  One  brush,  tooth.  russet. 

One  brush,  hair.  One  housewife.  One  cake  soap,  toilet. 

One  comb,  medium.  Two  towels,  huckaback. 

One  brush,  shoe. 

These  articles  will  be  issued  by  the  quartermaster  on  requisitions  submitted 
by  the  company  commander  and  approved  by  the  post  commander,  and  when  the 
issue  has  been  made  that  fact  will  be  entered  upon  the  descriptive  and  assign- 
ment card  or  descriptive  list.  The  receipt  of  the  company  commander  will  be 
the  quartermaster's  voucher  for  dropping  the  articles  from  his  property  account. 

1218.  A  recruiting  officer  stationed  elsewhere  than  at  a  military  post  is 
authorized  to  purchase  such  of  the  following-named  articles  as  may  be  neces- 
sary for  the  use  of  applicants  for  enlistment,  while  held  under  observation  at  a 
recruiting  station  or  a  station  subsidiary  thereto,  at  an  expense  not  exceeding 
70  cents  a  month  for  each  station : 

Brooms,  whisk.  Combs,  medium.  Towels,  huckaback. 

Brushes,  blacking.  Polish,  shoe,  russet.     Soap,  laundry,  white,  floating. 

Brushes,  hair.  Toilet  paper. 

If  the  recruiting  officer  is  supplied  with  funds  under  proper  appropriation 
he  will  pay  the  vouchers.  If  not  supplied  with  funds,  he  will  send  the  duly 
certified  vouchers  for  payment  to  the  officer  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  desig- 
nated to  settle  his  accounts. 

At  a  recruiting  station  at  a  military  post  such  of  the  above-named  articles  as 
may  be  necessary  for  use  exclusively  by  applicants  for  enlistment  while  held 
under  observation,  and  newly  enlisted  men  awaiting  transfer  to  permanent 
stations,  will  be  issued  to  the  recruiting  officer  at  the  post  by  the  quarter- 
master upon  requisition,  approved  by  the  commanding  officer,  at  an  expense 
not  exceeding  70  cents  a  month  for  each  station.  The  receipt  of  the  recruiting 
officer  will  be  the  quartermaster's  voucher  for  dropping  the  articles  from  his 
return. 

Articles  issued  in  pursuance  of  this  paragraph  will  be  accounted  for  on 
property  accounts  by  officers  receiving  them.  Shoe  polish,  toilet  paper,  and 
laundry  soap  will  be  expended  when  issued.  The  remaining  articles  will  be 
continued  in  use  until  worn  out  by  fair  wear  and  tear  in  the  public  service, 
when  they  will  be  dropped  upon  the  certificate  of  the  accountable  officer  sup- 
ported by  the  certificate  of  a  disinterested  officer  that  the  property  has  been 
destroyed  in  his  presence.  The  towels  will  be  laundered  at  the  expense  of  the 
Quartermaster  Corps. 


ISSUES   OF   SUBSISTENCE   STORES.  237 

ISSUES  OF  SUBSISTENCE  STORES. 

1219.  Subsistence  will  not  be  issued  to  destitute  persons  except  when  the 
commanding  officer  assumes  the  responsibility  of  ordering  the  issue  to  relieve 
starvation  or  extreme  suffering.     In  such  cases  the  circumstances  will  be  fully 
stated  in  a  written  order,  specifying  the  articles  and  quantities  to  be  issued. 
This  order,  bearing  a  certificate  of  an  officer  that  the  stores  have  been  issued, 
will  be  filed  by  the  quartermaster,  with  his  return  of  subsistence  stores  as  his 
authority  for  dropping  them. 

1220.  All  the  articles  of  the  garrison,  travel,  or  Filipino  ration  due  a  com- 
pany, or  other  military  organization,  will  be  retained  by  the  quartermaster  and 
credit  given  to  the  organization  for  the  money  value  of  these  articles  at  the 
current  price  of  the  articles ;  and  the  quartermaster  will  pay  as  savings  to  the 
organization  commanders  any  excess  in  value  of  the  stores  so  retained  over 
those  purchased  by  the  organization. 

The  commanding  officer  will  designate  the  periods  for  which  ration  returns 
are  to  be  submitted.  Immediately  upon  the  receipt  of  a  ration  return  by  the 
quartermaster,  duly  signed  and  approved,  he  will  enter  it,  together  with  the 
actual  cost  of  the  ration  as  computed  on  the  back  of  the  ration  and  savings 
account.  The  stores  required  will  be  purchased  from  the  quartermaster  on 
charge  sales  slips,  in  the  name  of  the  organization,  against  their  credit  shown 
on  the  account.  At  the  end  of  the  month,  or  whenever  necessary,  the  organiza- 
tion commander  will  settle  the  account  with  the  quartermaster,  when  the  sav- 
ings due  the  organization,  or  the  amount  due  the  quartermaster,  as  the  case 
may  be,  will  be  paid  and  the  account  certified  as  required.  Money  accruing 
from  the  ration  and  savings  account  of  an  organization  will  be  spent  only  for 
food. 

All  articles  of  the  ration  required  for  the  supply  of  troops  will  be  obtained 
from  the  quartermaster,  when  on  hand,  except  that  if  any  organization  uses 
during  the  month  more  of  any  article  of  the  ration  than  is  authorized  by 
regulations  such  excess  need  not  necessarily  be  bought  from  the  quartermaster, 
or,  if  any  article  be  not  in  stock,  a  temporary  supply  may  be  purchased  else- 
where. 

When  necessary  to  renew  reserve  rations,  or  to  avoid  loss  of  ration  articles 
that  have  accumulated,  the  quartermaster  will  report  the  facts  to  the  command- 
ing general  or  the  commanding  officer,  as  the  case  may  be,  who,  if  he  considers  it 
necessary  to  preveat  loss,  will  give  in  writing  the  necessary  orders  looking  to 
the  issue  of  such  supplies  to  troops.  Such  issues  will  not  exceed  the  ration 
allowance,  and  will  be  continued  until  the  surplus  is  exhausted  or  until  such 
other  action  as  may  seem  advisable  can  be  taken  to  protect  the  interest  of  the 
Government. 

1221.  On  the  first  of  each  month,  or  whenever  necessary,  the  quartermaster 
will  compute  on  the  back  of  the  ration  and  savings  account  the  actual  cost  of 
the  ration  in  use  at  his  post  at  the  following  rates : 

Garrison  ration. 

Per  cent. 
Beef,  fresh 70 

Bacon,  issue 30 

Flour,  issue 100 

Baking  powder 100 

Beans 50 

Rice 50 

Potatoes,  fresh 70 

Onions,  fresh  __  20 


238  ISSUES   OF   SUBSISTENCE   STORES. 

Per  cent. 

Tomatoes,  canned 10 

Prunes 30 

Jam 50 

Apples,  evaporated 10 

Peaches,  evaporated 10 

Coffee,  roasted  and  ground 100 

Sugar 100 

Milk,  evaporated,  unsweetened 100 

Vinegar 50 

Pickles,  cucumber 50 

Salt 100 

Pepper,  black _  100 

Cinnamon 100 

Lard  _.  50 

Lard  substitute 50 

Butter  __.  50 

Oleomargarine 50 

Sirup -  100 

Flavoring  extract,  lemon 100 

For  Thanksgiving  Day  or  Christmas,  when  turkey  costs  more  than  the  regular 
meat  ration,  the  proper  allowance  will  be  made  on  the  ration  and  savings  ac- 
count by  adding  to  the  amount  due  the  organization  the  product  of  the  number 
of  men  present  on  the  holiday  multiplied  by  the  excess  cost  of  turkey  over  the 
regular  meat  ration.  Should  a  ration  of  turkey  cost  less  than  the  regular  meat 
ration  the  proper  deduction  will  be  made. 

Tnrrcl  ration. 

Per  cent. 

Soft  bread  or  hard  bread _  100 

Beef,  corned  or  hash,  C.  B__  loo 

Beans,    baked _  100 

Tomatoes,   canned 100 

Jam -  100 

Coffee,  roasted  and  ground1 _  100 

Sugar1 100 

Milk,    evaporated,    unsweetened1 100 

Filipino  ration. 

Per  cent. 

Beef,    fresh_____.                                                           70 

Bacon,  issue 20 

Fish 10 

Or— 

Canned  meat 70 

Bacon,  issue 20 

Fish 10 

Flour,  or  hard  bread,  or  soft  bread _  100 

Baking  powder,  when  ovens  are  not  available.-                                                 _  100 

Rice,  unpolished _  100 

Potatoes  _  80 


1  When  21  cents  coffee  money  is  paid,  the  coffee,  sugar,  and  milk  components  will  not 
he  included  when  computing  the  travel  ration, 


COMMUTATION    OF   RATIONS. 


239 


Per  cent. 
Onioiis 20 

Coffee,  roasted  and  ground 100 

Sugar 100 

Vinegar  ..  100 

Salt 100 

Pepper,  black 100 

When  reserve  rations  or  surplus  ration  articles  are  ordered  used  under  para- 
graph 1220,  any  excess  cost  of  such  articles  over  that  of  the  articles  ordinarily 
used  in  computing  the  cost  of  the  ration  will  be  credited  to  the  organization  on 
the  ration  and  savings  account.  Should  any  article  so  ordered  be  cheaper  than 
that  ordinarily  used,  a  corresponding  deduction  will  be  made  from  the  or- 
ganization's credit.  The  manner  of  ascertaining  the  amount  of  the  credit  or 
deduction  will  be  shown  on  the  back  of  the  ration  and  savings,  account,  to  which 
the  order  of  the  commanding  officer  directing  the  issue  will  be  attached. 

1222.  If  ration  and  savings  accounts  are  not  paid  by  a  quartermaster  in 
the  month  during  which  they  accumulated,  the  proper  organization  will  be  fur- 
nished with  an  extract  of  the  account  showing  the  amount  due,  which  voucher, 
duly  certified  by  the  quartermaster  and  approved  by  the  commanding  officer, 
will  be  presented  for  payment  to  any  quartermaster  having  funds  for  the  pur- 
pose. 

COMMUTATION    OF    RATIONS. 

1223.  Commutation  of  rations  may  be  allowed  at  the  following  rates,  under 
the  conditions  mentioned,  viz: 


Conditions. 


Rate  per  day  each. 


Enlisted 
men  and 
nurses. 


Philippine 
scouts. 


1.  To  enlisted  men,  Philippine  scouts,  male  or  female  nurses  on  the  expiration  of 

their  furloughs  or  leaves,  provided  that  on  or  before  the  last  day  thereof  they 
have  reported  at  their  proper  stations  or  have  been  discharged 

2.  To  sergeants  of  the  post  noncommissioned  stafl  (and  enlisted  men  acting  as 

such)  on  duty  at  forts  and  stations  where  there  are  no  other  troops 

3.  To  an  enlisted  man,  a  Philippine  scout,  or  a  male  or  female  nurse  on  detached 

duty,  stationed  in  a  city  or  town  where  subsistence  is  not  furnished  by  the 
Government 

4.  To  an  enlisted  man  or  a  Philippine  scout  traveling  under  orders  from  a  place 

or  station  at  which  his  rations  have  been  regularly  commuted 

5.  To  an  enlisted  man  or  a  Philippine  scout  traveling  under  orders  alone,  when 

the  journey  can  not  be  performed  in  24  hours  and  it  is  impracticable  to 
carry  rations  of  any  kind  (which  fact  must  be  stated  in  the  order  directing 
the  journey) 

6.  To  two  enlisted  men  or  Philippine  scouts  traveling  under  orders  as  a  detach- 

ment, or  traveling  under  orders  as  a  guard  to  an  insane  patient  or  military 
prisoner,  when  the  journey  can  not  be  performed  in  24  hours  and  it  is  im- 
practicable to  carry  rations  of  any  JdnoT  (which  fact  must  be  stated  in  the 
order  directing  the  journey),  each 

7.  To  an  insane  patient  or  military  prisoner  traveling  under  orders  under  guard 

of  one  or  two  enlisted  men  or  Philirmine  scouts,  when  the  journey  can  not  be 
performed  in  24  hours  and  it  is  impracticable  to  carry  rations  of  any  kind 
(which  fact  must  be  stated  in  the  order  directing  the  journey),  to  be  paid 
on  the  order  of  the  commanding  officer  in  advance  to,  and  to  be  receipted 
for  by,  the  person  to  whose  charge  the  patient  or  military  prisoner  is  com- 
mitted by  the  order 

8.  To  enlisted  men  or  Philippine  scouts  selected  to  contest  lor  places  or  prizes 

in  department  or  army  rifle  competitions,  while  traveling  under  orders  to  and 
from  places  of  contest,  when  the  journey  can  not  be  performed  in  24  hours 
and  it  is  impracticable  to  carry  rations  of  any  kind  (which  fact  must  be 
stated  in  the  order),  each — 


$0.25 
1.00 

1.00 
1.60 

1.50 
1.50 


1.50 


1.50 


10.25 


,75 


.75 


.75 


.75 


240 


COMMUTATION   OF   BATIONS. 


1224.  Applicants  for  enlistment  and  recruits  forwarded  from  recruiting  sta- 
tions, recruiting  depots,  or  other  military  posts  will  be  furnished  the  following 
allowances  for  subsistence  while  traveling,  viz : 


When  1  or  2  men  are  forwarded. 


When  more  than  2  men  are  forwarded. 


For  a  journey  of  24  hours  or  less. 

Travel  rations,  or  cooked  rations,  to  be  obtained 
from  the  contractor  for  meals  or  from  the  company 
or  general  mess. 


For  a  journey  of  more  than  34  hours. 

Commutation  of  rations  at  not  exceeding  50  cents  a 
meal  ($1.50  a  day)  for  each  man. 


For  a  journey  of  2 4  hours  or  less. 

For  a  detachment  of  3  or  more  men:  Travel  rations 
(or,  it  not  available,  cooked  rations,  to  be  obtained 
from  the  contractor  for  meals  or  from  the  company 
or  general  mess) . 

For  a  journey  of  more  than  24  hours. 

For  a  detachment  of  3  or  more  men:  Travel  rations 
if  available,  or,  if  not  available,  commutation  of 
rations  at  not  exceeding  50  cents  a  meal  ($1.50  a 
day)  for  each  man. 


1225.  Enlisted  men,  applicants  for  enlistment,  and  recruits  ordered  upon 
journeys  which  can  be  performed  within  24  hours  from  the  hour  of  start- 
ing must  be  subsisted  during  the  journey  upon  cooked  or  travel  rations  pro- 
cured for  the  purpose  from  the  company  kitchen,  the  contractor  for  meals, 
or  from  the  quartermaster. 

1226.  Enlisted  men  absent  under  orders  from  their  stations  upon  recruiting 
duty  for  not  exceeding  seven  days  will  be  deemed  to  be  traveling  under  orders 
during  the  entire  period,  notwithstanding  that  some  portion  of  the  period  may 
be  occupied  by  detentions  in  the  various  towns  which  they  visit  in  the  per- 
formance of  their  duty,  and  their  commutation  of  rations  will  be  at  the  rate  of 
$1.50  a  day. 

1227.  Where  meal  tickets  may  be  obtained  for  men  traveling  under  orders, 
commanding  officers  may  direct  their  use  in  lieu  of  commutation,  or  cooked,  or 
travel  rations,  under  rules  published  from  time  to  time. 

1228.  An  enlisted  man  not  a  recruit  ordered,  under  subhead  5,  paragraph 
1223,  will  be  allowed  commutation  of  rations  at  the  rate  of  50  cents  a  meal 
($1.50  a  day)  for  the  time  actually  consumed  in  travel.    The  provisions  of  this 
paragraph  do  not  apply  to  travel  on  army  transports. 

1229.  Commutation  of  rations  will  not  be  allowed  to  enlisted  men  serving 
where  subsistence  is  furnished  by  the  Government;  or  traveling  under  orders 
when  they  can  carry  and  cook  their  rations,  or  can  carry  cooked  or  travel 
rations;  or  for  the  time  for  which  meal  tickets  are  furnished;  or  traveling 
under  orders  on  army  transports  or  by  steamboat  or  steamship  where  the  pas- 
sage rates  include  meals;  or  failing  to  report  at  their  proper  stations  on  or 
before  the  last  day  of  furlough  unless  discharged ;  or  recruiting  parties  at  their 
stations;  nor  to  civil  employees. 

1230.  An  order  directing  the  travel  of  an  enlisted  man  or  an  applicant  for 
enlistment  will  state  that  the  journey  is  necessary  for  the  public  service.     If  it 
be  impracticable  for  him  to  carry  rations  of  any  kind,  the  order  will  so  state 
and  will  direct  commutation  of  rations  to  be  paid;  if  required  to  be  paid  in 
advance  the  number  of  days  will  be  stated. 

'  1231.  An  enlisted  man  traveling  on  duty  under  orders  on  a  vessel  of  the  United 
States  Army  Transport  Service  will  not  be  allowed  commutation  of  rations  for 
the  time  he  is  aboard.  He  will  be  quartered  with  the  enlisted  men  aboard  and 
will  mess  with  them,  and  the  proper  transport  officer  will  indorse  upon  the 
travel  order  in  the  possession  of  the  soldier  the  dates  between  which  subsistence 
was  so  furnished.  The  travel  order  so  indorsed  will  be  turned  over  by  the 
enlisted  man  at  the  end  of  the  journey  to  the  quartermaster  by  whom  commuta- 


COMMUTATION   OF   RATIONS.  241 

tion  of  rations  for  any  portion  of  the  journey  is  paid,  who  will  file  it  with  the 
voucher  on  which  payment  is  made.  If  commutation  of  rations  is  ordered  paid 
in  advance,  the  probable  time  on  shipboard  must  be  taken  into  account  in  de- 
termining the  number  of  days'  commutation  to  be  allowed,  and  the  paying  of- 
ficer will  indorse  the  original  order  and  make  payment  on  a  certified  copy 
thereof  in  the  manner  directed  in  paragraph  1232  for  paying  commutation  of 
rations  in  advance. 

1232.  Commutation  of  rations  allowed  to  an  enlisted  man  or  an  applicant 
for  enlistment  while  traveling,  when  not  directed  to  be  paid  in  advance,  will  be 
paid  to  him  at  the  end  of  his  journey,  upon  presentation  of  the  order  for  the 
journey,  with  the  certificate  of  his  commanding  officer  thereon  in  the  following 
form:   "Last  rationed  to  include  -      — ,  19 — ;   will  leave  station  at  -     — , 

— ,  19 — ;  the  rations  overdrawn  will  be  deducted  from  the  ration  return  of 
Company  -  — ,  -  -  Regiment  of  -  — ,  for  the  period  from  -  — ,19 — , 
to  -  — ,  19 — ,"  and  a  certificate  signed  by  a  commissioned  officer  in  the  fol- 
lowing form  :  "Joined  station  at  —  — ,  —  — ,  19 — ."  The  period  allowed  by 
the  paying  officer  will  be  the  time  required  over  the  shortest  usually  traveled 
route.  If  ordered  paid  in  advance,  it  will  be  paid  upon  presentation  of  a  certi- 
fied copy  of  the  order  directing  the  payment,  having  thereon  the  certificate  in 
the  above  form  of  his  commanding  officer.  In  this  case  the  paying  officer  will 
indorse  the  date,  mode,  and  amount  of  payment,  over  his  signature,  on  the 
order  which  is  retained  by  the  soldier  or  applicant  for  enlistment,  and  certify 
on  the  copy  that  he  has  made  such  indorsement.  The  soldier  or  applicant  for 
enlistment  will  deliver  his  retained  order  to  the  commanding  officer  at  the 
station  where  rations  are  next  furnished.  The  order,  or  copy  thereof,  on  which 
commutation  has  been  paid  will  be  filed  as  a  subvoucher  to  the  receipt  roll, 
and  the  paying  officer  will  indorse  on  the  order,  or  copy  thereof,  the  date,  mode, 
and  amount  of  payment. 

1233.  The  furlough  of  an  enlisted  man  will  show  by  memorandum  of  his 
company  commander  to  what  day  he  was  last  rationed  and  the  number  of 
rations,  if  any,  drawn  for  him  previous  to  his  going  on  furlough,  for  the  time 
covered  by  the  furlough,  and  the  certificate  of  his  company  commander  on  the 
back  of  the  furlough  will  show  the  date  on  which  he  rejoined  his  proper  station 
or  was  discharged  and  that  the  rations  overdrawn  for  him  were  duly  deducted 
from  a  ration  return  of  his  company.     If  entitled  to  commutation  he  will  be 
paid  by  any  quartermaster  upon  the  presentation  of  the  furlough  containing  the 
above  memorandum  and  certificate.     The  paying  officer  will  file  the  furlough 
as  a  subvoucher  to  his  receipt  roll,  and  indorse  on  the  furlough  the  date,  mode, 
and  amount  of  payment.     The  authority  under  which  a   furlough  is  granted 
(whether  under  Army  Regulations  or  in  pursuance  of  the  orders  of  a  superior) 
should  be  cited  on  the  face  of  the  fulough  by  the  officer  granting  it.     If  the 
period  for  which  the  furlough  is  given  is  within  the  competency  of  the  author- 
ity cited,  no  copy  of  the  order  is  needed  to  accompany  the  furlough  when  pre- 
sented to  a  disbursing  officer  for  payment  of  commutation  of  rations ;  but  if  the 
period  is  manifestly  beyond  the  competency  of  the  authority  cited,  the  furlough 
should,  when  presented  for  payment  of  commutation  of  rations,  be  accompanied 
by  copies  of  all  orders  in  pursuance  of  which  it  was  given. 

1234.  An  enlisted  man  granted  a  furlough  with  permission  to  travel  on  a 
vessel  of  the  United  States  Army  Transport  Service  will  be  quartered  with  the 
enlisted  men  aboard  and  will  mess  with  them.    The  transport  officer  will  certify 
upon  the  enlisted  man's  furlough  the  dates  between  which  subsistence  was  so 
furnished.     In  paying  commutation  of  rations  on  the  furlough  these  days  will 
be  deducted. 

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242  COMMUTATION    OF   RATIONS SALES. 

1235.  Enlisted  men  discharged  while  serving  in  places  outside  of  the  States 
composing  the  Union  will  be  provided  free  transportation  to  the  said  States  on 
Government  transports  upon  direction  of  the  commanding  officers  in  the  several 
localities,  and  will  be  subsisted  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps  to  the  port  of 
destination.     They  will  not  be  entitled  to  travel  pay  from  port  of  embarkation 
to  the  United  States,  nor  to  commutation  of  rations  for  the  time  so  subsisted 
on  the  transports.     The  fact  that  such  transportation  and  subsistence  have  been 
furnished  must  be  noted  on  the  final  statements. 

1236.  When  an  officer  orders  commutation  of  rations  to  be  paid,  or  rations 
furnished  to  a  soldier  on  furlough  to  enable  him  to  reach  his  proper  station,  the 
officer  paying  the  commutation  or  furnishing  the  rations  will  report  the  full 
amount  paid,  or  the  money  value  of  the  food  supplied,  to  the  soldier's  company 
commander.     Should  the  soldier  reach  his  station  on  or  before  the  last  day  of 
his  furlough  the  company  commander  will  charge  the  full  amount  of  the  pay- 
ment, or  value  of  the  rations,  against  his  pay  on  the  next  pay  roll.     Should  he 
reach  his  post  after  the  expiration  of  his  furlough,  and  the  delay  be  not  excused, 
the  full  amount  will  be  similarly  charged.     Should  the  overstaying  of  his  fur- 
lough be  excused,  the  full  amount,  diminished  by  the  value  of  the  ration,  at  25 
cents  a  day,   for  the  number  of  days  during  which  he  was  absent  after  the 
furlough  had  expired,  will  be  charged. 

1237.  When  a  furlough  is  lost,  a  certified  copy  prepared  by  his  company 
commander,  with  the  soldier's  affidavit  stating  when,  where,  and  the  circum- 
stances under  which  the  loss  occurred,  that  he  reported  at  his  station  on  or 
before  the  last  day  of  his  furlough  or  was  discharged,  and  that  no  rations  have 
been  furnished  nor  commutation  paid  him  for  any  portion  of  the  time  during 
which  he  was  on  furlough,  may  be  presented  within  six  months  after  the  loss, 
through  his  company  and  post  commanders,  to  the  department  quartermaster 
for  payment  or  other  disposition. 

1238.  An  enlisted  man  having  a  claim  for  commutation  of  rations  while 
traveling  or  on  furlough,  and  who  is  at  a  distance  from  a  paying  quarter- 
master, will  be  paid  upon  forwarding  to  a  paying  quartermaster  his  travel 
orders  or  furlough  properly  made  out.     An  enlisted  man  on  detached  duty  who 
is  entitled  to  commutation  of  rations  may  be  similarly  paid  upon  the  certificate 
of  the  officer  under  whom  he  may  be  serving,  or  if  not  serving  under  an  officer, 
upon  his  own  certificate,  setting  forth  the  period  for  which  commutation  is  due, 
accompanied  by  a  copy  of  the  authority  for  its  allowance,  or  by  a  reference  to 
such  authority  if  previously  furnished. 

SALES. 

1239.  Sales  of  subsistence  stores  will  be  made  at  cost  prices  for  cash  to  an 
officer  on  his  certificate  that  the  stores  are  for  his  personal  or  family  use  or  for 
the  use" of  an  officers'  mess  of  which  he  is  the  caterer,  and  will  be  similarly  made 
on  a  certificate  that  they  are  for  his  or  her  personal  use  to  a  contract  surgeon, 
a  dental  surgeon,  a  veterinarian,  a  female  nurse,  or  a  hospital  matron  when 
stationed  within  a  military  post  or  serving  with  troops  in  the  field.     Sales  will 
also  be  made  at  cost  prices  for  cash  to  a  member  of  the  immediate  family  of  an 
officer,  during  his  absence,  upon  a  written  request  by  him  to  the  quartermaster. 

1240.  Sales  to  officers  paid  for  within  the  calendar  month  in  which  made 
will  be  regarded  as  cash  sales;  if  not  paid  for  within  that  month,  the  quarter- 
master making  the  sale  will  forward  an  itemized  statement  of  each  account  to 
the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  for  the   action   prescribed   by  para- 
graph 1308. 


SALES.  243 

Thereafter,  until  evidence  is  furnished  by  the  delinquent,  showing  payment 
of  the  amount  so  reported  for  stoppage,  further  sales  will  not  be  made  to  him 
except  for  cash  upon  receipt  of  stores. 

1241.  Sales  of  reasonable  quantities  of  stores  will  be  made  to  an  enlisted 
man  on  the  active  or  retired  list,  for  cash,  upon  his  declaration,  In  writing, 
that  they  are  intended  for  his  own  use.     A  post  exchange  may  purchase  stores 
upon  the  certificate  of  the  officer  in  charge,  and  such  purchases,  when  paid 
for  within  the  calendar  month  in  which  made,  are  regarded  as  cash  sales. 

1242.  Sales  may  be  made  on  credit  to  officers  and  enlisted  men  who  have  not 
been  regularly  paid  or  who  are  in  the  field.     Officers  will  certify  that  the  stores 
are  for  their  own  use  and  will  receipt  for  them.     Enlisted  men  will  obtain  per- 
mits from  their  company  commanders,  approved  by  the  commanding  officer. 
Permits  will  not  be  given  to  a  soldier  in  excess  of  the  unencumbered  pay  due 
to  him  nor  in  any  month  in  excess  of  his  monthly  pay.     Such  of  the  following- 
named  articles  as  may  be  needed  by  him  may  be  furnished  to  a  recruit  on 
credit,  viz :  A  hand  basin,  a  pipe,  a  box  or  bottle  of  tooth  powder,  and  not  to 
exceed  1  pound  of  tobacco. 

1243.  An  officer  purchasing  subsistence  stores  on  credit  will  furnish  to  the 
quartermaster  making  the  sale  a  receipt  in  duplicate  setting  forth  the  place 
and  (late  of  purchase,  the  name  of  the  quartermaster  who  made  the  sale,  and 
the  money  value  of  the  stores  so  purchased.    One  copy  of  the  receipt  will  be  for- 
warded by  the  quartermaster  to  the  quartermaster  who  pays  the  officer,  or  to 
the  department  quartermaster,  and  will  be  filed  with  the  pay  voucher  on  which 
collection  is  made.     The  duplicate  receipt  will  be  filed  by  the  quartermaster 
with  his  retained  abstract  of  subsistence  stores  sold.     The  names  of  the  officers 
purchasing  subsistence  stores  on  credit,  the  organizations  to  which  they  belong, 
and  the  money  value  of  the  stores  so  purchased  will  be  entered  on  the  abstract 
of  subsistence  stores  sold. 

1244.  Exceptional  articles  of  subsistence  stores  called  for  by  officers  and 
enlisted  men,  to  be  paid  for  by  them  regardless  of  condition  upon  arrival  at 
posts,  may  be  purchased  under  such  instructions  as  to  purchase  and  accounta- 
bility as  may  from  time  to  time  be  given  by  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps. 

1245.  Civilians   employed  with   the  Army,    including  those   expressly   em- 
ployed  for   their    services   as  tailors,    shoemakers,    and    laundrymen,    may   be 
allowed,  at  remote  places  or  in  the  field  where  food  can  not  otherwise  be  pro- 
cured, to  purchase  from  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  in  limited  quantities  for 
their  own  use,  for  cash,  at  cost  prices,  such  articles  of  the  ration  or  of  stores 
kept  for  sales  to  officers  and  enlisted  men  as  can  be  spared  from  the  supplies  on 
hand. 

1246.  Articles  purchased  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps  by  net  weight  will 
be  sold  at  net  weight  at  the  time  of  sale.    Where  the  weight  of  a  wrapper  or 
cover  at  the  time  of  purchase  was  included  in  the  weight  of  an  article  it  will 
be  included  in  the  weight  when  the  article  is  sold.    Articles  in  cartons,  packets, 
or  sealed  cans  will  be  sold  as  purchased. 

1247.  Post  commanders  will  regulate  sales  and  delivery  of  supplies.     Selling 
(except  by  the  post  exchange)    or  bartering  of  supplies  purchased  or  drawn 
from  the  quartermaster  is  forbidden. 

1248.  The  commanding  officer  of  a  post  at  or  near  which  the  immediate 
family  of  an  enlisted  man  who  is  absent  abroad  resides  may,  if  the  residence 
and  other  conditions  of  such  family  make  it  proper,  grant  to  the  head  thereof 
permits  to  purchase  from  the  Quartermaster  Corps  at  the  post,  for  cash,  at 
cost  prices,  such  quantities  of  subsistence  stores  as  in  his  opinion  may  be  rea- 


244  SALES. 

sonably  needed  for  the  sole  use  of  the  soldier's  immediate  family.  The  total 
amount  of  subsistence  stores  so  sold  to  soldiers'  families  will  be  entered  by  the 
quartermaster  in  a  separate  item  on  the  abstract  of  sales  each  month. 

1249.  The  quartermaster  who  extends  credit  to  an  enlisted  man  will  furnish 
to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  company  or  organization  to  which  the  man 
belongs  a  statement  of  the  amount  due  from  the  soldier.    The  company  or  other 
commander  will  charge  the  amount  due  on  the  next  pay  roll  and  on  subsequent 
rolls  until  the  amount  shall  have  been  collected.     The  quartermaster  will  file 
with  his  retained  papers  all  permits  for  sales  to  enlisted  men  on  which  credit 
sales  have  been  made  in  the  month  to  which  the  papers  pertain.     If  a  member 
of  an  organization  or  a  recruit  leaves  his  organization  or  a  recruiting  depot 
before  the  money  value  of  the  articles  furnished  to  him  on  credit  shall  have 
been  collected,  the  amount  due  in-each  case,  the  place  where,  and  the  month  and 
year  in  which  the  indebtedness  was  contracted  will  be  noted  on  the  descriptive 
list  or  descriptive  and  assignment  card.     Pay  rolls  upon  which  any  subsistence 
charges  have  been  made,  when  forwarded  to  the  quartermaster,  will  be  accom- 
panied by  a  report  of  all  such  charges,  showing  in  each  case  whether  the  charge 
is  for  credit  sales,  refundment  of  commutation  of  rations,  or  other  subsistence 
account,  and  the  place  where  and  the  month  and  year  in  which  the  indebted- 
ness was  contracted.     When  a  statement  of  credit  sales  is  furnished  by  the 
quartermaster,  the  company  or  other  commander  will  note  thereon  any  addi- 
tional subsistence  charges  appearing  on  the  pay  rolls  and  forward  the  completed 
statement  as  directed  in  this  paragraph.     This  report,  after  collections  shall 
have  been  noted  thereon,  will  be  forwarded  by  the  quartermaster  to  the  Chief 
of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  who  will  transmit  it  as  soon  as  practicable  to  the 
Auditor  for  the  War  Department. 

1250.  Sales  will  be  consolidated  monthly  on  an  abstract.     The  commanding 
officer  will  satisfy  himself  that  the  purchases  have  been  properly  authorized 
and  duly  made  and  will  so  certify  on  the  abstract.    The  abstract  accompanying 
the  quartermaster's  account  current  will  serve  as  a  voucher  to  the  account  cur- 
rent, as  well  as  to  the  officer's  return. 

1251.  The  price  at  which  subsistence  stores  may  be  transferred,  or  sold  to 
officers  and  enlisted  men,  is  the  invoice  or  purchase  price  of  the  last  lot  of 
the  same  variety  of  subsistence  stores  received  by  the  officer  making  the  sale 
or  transfer  prior  to  the  first  day  of  the  month  in  which  the  sale  or  transfer 
is  made;  but  (1)  the  prices  at  a  post  or  depot  or  at  the  office  of  a  quartemaster 
will  not  be  affected  by  transfers  thereto  from  military  posts,  except  where  the 
articles  are  purchased  at  one  post  for  shipment  to  another,  the  former  having 
been  regularly  designated  as  the  point  of  supply  for  the  particular  articles  for 
the  latter,  in  which  case  the  rule  laid  down   in  the  first  five  lines  of  this 
paragraph  will  obtain;   (2)   if  two  or  more  lots  of  the  same  variety  of  article 
are  received  on  one  invoice,  or  on  the  same  date  at  different  prices,  the  unit 
price  to  govern  will  be  determined  by  dividing  the  total   value  of  such   lots 
by  the  total  quantity  of  the  same;  (3)  the  equalization  of  prices  among  several 
varieties  of  the  same  article  is  not  authorized,  as  in  the  case  of  several  kinds 
of  smoking  tobacco,   cigars,   crackers,   etc.;    (4)    if  a  quartermaster  who  has 
received  an  invoice  of  stores  during  the  current  month  is  relieved  before  the 
end  of  that  month  he  will  invoice  to  his  successor  the  stores  so  received  at  their 
actual  invoice  price,  although  the  current  selling  price  of  such  stores  will  con- 
tinue until  the  beginning  of  the  next  month.     On  the  first  day  of  each  month 
a  price  list  will  be  prepared  at  each  station  where  sales  are  made,  one  copy 
to  be  furnished  to  the  commanding  officer  and  one  copy  to  be  posted  in  the 
salesroom. 


BLANK   FORMS — PAYMENTS   TO   OFFICERS.  245 

1252.  The  quartermaster   will   be  accountable  for  and  will   carry   on   his 
property  accounts  all  cooking  apparatus  supplied  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps, 
and  will  furnish  to  commanding  officers  of  organizations  and  detachments  the 
necessary  authorized  articles  of  the  same  on  approved  requisitions,  the  issues  to 
be  made  on  memorandum  receipts.     Bake  ovens  will  be  dropped  from  his  prop- 
erty accounts  when  permanently  installed  at  posts. 

BLANK    FORMS. 

1253.  Blank  forms  will  be  furnished  to  quartermasters  on  periodical  requisi- 
tions sent  directly  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps.     Officers  at  posts 
will  obtain  them  from  the  post  quartermasters. 

PAYMENTS,  GENERAL  PROVISIONS. 

1254.  The  senior  quartermaster  of  a  command,  under  the  direction  of  its 
commander,  will  be  responsible  for  the  payment  of  the  troops  of  the  command. 

1255.  In  payments  to  officers  and  enlisted  men,  the  days  of  commencement 
and  expiration  of  service  will  be  included.    When  service  begins  on  the  31st  day 
of  a  month,  pay  will  not  be  allowed  for  that  day. 

PAYMENTS    TO   OFFICERS. 

1256.  Officers  will  be  paid  monthly  on  accounts  certified  by  themselves  ac- 
cording to  prescribed  forms. 

1257.  An  officer  of  the  Army  will  be  paid  within  the  limits  of  his  depart- 
ment and,  as  far  as  practicable,  by  the  same  quartermaster,  unless  he  is  on 
leave  of  absence  or  detached  duty  beyond  the  limits  of  his  department,  or  shall 
have  transferred  or  disposed  of  his  accounts  as  provided  in  paragraphs  1258 
and  1259,  or  has  the  authority  of  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  for  pay- 
ment elsewhere.    A  retired  officer  will  be  paid  in  the  department  in  which  he 
resides  unless  he  shall,  for  special  reasons,  desire  to  be  paid  elsewhere,  when 
he  will  obtain  the  authority  of  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  for  such 
payments. 

1258.  An  officer  may  forward  his  pay  account  to  a  quartermaster  before 
maturity,  the  amount  to  be  remitted  to  the  officer  when  due,  or  placed  to  his 
credit  with  a  bank  if  the  account  is  so  indorsed,  but  an  officer  will  not  hypothe- 
cate or  transfer  an  account  not  actually  due.    When  due  it  may  be  transferred, 
when  the  following  form  of  indorsement  will  be  strictly  observed : 

Transferred  this day  of ,  191 — ,  to 


and  the  department  quartermaster  at has  been  so  notified. 

(Signature) 


Wheman  account  is  so  transferred,  the  officer  will  notify  the  department  quar- 
termaster of  the  department  in  which  he  is  stationed,  or  the  quartermaster  who 
has  been  authorized  by  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  to  pay  his  ac- 
counts, and  will  instruct  the  person  or  persons  to  whom  the  account  may  be 
transferred  to  forward  it  to  such  quartermaster  for  payment.  A  transferred 
account  will  not  be  paid  outside  of  the  department  in  which  the  officer  is 
regularly  paid  except  when  it  is  transferred  for  the  benefit  of  his  family 
residing  in  another  department,  in  which  case  the  officer  will  send  the  notifica- 
tion, through  the  office  of  the  department  quartermaster  of  the  department  in 


246  PAYMENTS   TO   OFFICERS. 

which  he  is  usually  paid,  to  the  department  quartermaster  of  the  department 
in  which  the  payee  resides;  the  former  to  forward  with  the  notification  any 
information  he  may  have  affecting  the  validity  of  the  account. 

1259.  An  officer  about  to  embark  for  service  beyond  the  sea  and  desiring  to 
make  provision  for  himself  or  his  family  in  the  United  States,  may  send  to  the 
quartermaster  nearest  the  address  of  the  payee  such  full  monthly  accounts  as 

he  may  elect,   indorsing  them  as  follows :   "  When  due  pay  to ,"  or, 

"  When  due  place  to  the  credit  of with ,"  or,  "  When  due  place 

to  my  credit  with "     Such  quartermaster  will  immediately  notify  the 

department  quartermaster  of  the  department  where  the  officer  is  to  serve  of 
the  months  for  which  accounts  have  been  so  received,  and  will  then  pay  them 
as  they  become  due  if  the  casualty  list  and  stoppage  circular  show  no  bar  to 
payment.     Should  an  officer  already  in  service  beyond  sea  desire  to  have  his 
accounts  paid  as  described,  he  will  forward  them,  through  the  department  quar- 
termaster of  the  department  where  he  is  serving,  to  the  quartermaster  whose 
station  is  nearest  the  address  of  the  payee,  and  the  former  will  make  a  record 
of  the  accounts  so  forwarded.     In  either  case  the  officer  will,  at  the  time  of 
forwarding  the  accounts,  notify  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  of  the 
months  covered  thereby,  with  the  name  and  address  of  the  person  to  whom 
payment  is  to  be  made,  or  forward  the  accounts  through  the  office  of  the  Chief 
of  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

1260.  A  person  appointed  to  the  Army,  or  receiving  an  appointment  to  a 
new  office  therein,  is  entitled  to  pay  from  date  of  acceptance  only.     If  the  ap- 
pointment creates  vacancies  to  be  filled  by  promotion,  the  promoted  officers 
are  entitled  to  pay  of  the  new  grade  from  the  date  of  acceptance  of  the  ap- 
pointee.    In  all  other  cases  of  promotion  the  officer  is  entitled  to  pay  from  date 
of  the  occurrence  of  the  vacancy. 

1261.  An  officer  of  the  Army  appointed  to  a  grade  in  the  volunteers  or  mili- 
tia in  the  service  of  the  United  States  superior  to  that  held  by  him  in  the 
Army  will  be  entitled  to  the  pay  and  emoluments  of  the  grade  to  which  ap- 
pointed from  date  of  acceptance  of  such  appointment  or  from  date  of  muster 
in  thereunder. 

1262.  An  officer  who  resigns,  is  dismissed,  honorably  discharged,  or  wholly 
retired,  will  forward  his  pay  account  (Form  3)   to  the  Chief  of  the  Quarter- 
master Corps,  who  will  cause  a  certificate  of  nonindebtedness  to  be  obtained  and 
the  account  settled.    An  officer  who  has  served  in  the  Philippine  Islands  will 
procure  a  certificate  of  nonindebtedness  from  the  Insular  Auditor  prior  to  de- 
parture from  the  islands,  this  certificate  being  an  indispensable  prerequisite  to 
the  settlement  of  an  officer's  final  accounts  with  the  Government. 

1263.  An  officer  whose  resignation  is  accepted  while  he  is  on  leave  of  absence 
will  receive  pay  to  include  the  date  of  acceptance;  if  accepted  while  he 'is  on 
duty,  he  will  receive  pay  to  include  the  date  he  receives  notice  of  its  acceptance, 
or  if  sooner  relieved  from  duty,  to  include  the  date  of  relief.     An  officer  whose 
resignation  takes  effect  at  a  future  date  is  entitled  to  pay  to  include  that  date. 

1264.  An  officer  placed  upon  the  retired  list  will  receive  active  pay  to  include 
the  date  of  retirement,  and  the  pay  of  a  retired  officer  thereafter.     If  on  duty, 
he  will  receive  active  pay  to  include  the  date  of  receipt  by  him  of  notice  of  his 
retirement. 

1265.  An  officer  dismissed  by  sentence  of  court-martial  will  be  paid  to  in- 
clude the  date  of  termination  of  service  as  specified  in  the  order  promulgating 
the  sentence. 

1266.  Contract   surgeons  and   acting  dental   surgeons   must  present  their 
contracts  to  quartermasters  when  applying  for  payment  of  salaries,  and  quarter- 


ADDITIONAL   PAY MOUNTED   PAY.  247 

masters  will  indorse  thereon  date  and  period  for  which  paid.  If  a  contract 
surgeon  on  foreign  service  desires  to  have  his  accounts  paid  in  the  United 
States,  the  months  for  which  such  accounts  have  been  transferred  will  be  in- 
dorsed on  the  contract  by  a  quartermaster  or  the  commanding  officer,  who  will 
also  indorse  on  each  voucher  "Transfer  noted  on  contract  (signature),"  and 
such  accounts  will  not  be  paid  unless  so  indorsed. 

ADDITIONAL   PAY. 

1267.  To  entitle  an  officer  to  additional  pay  under  the  acts  of  April  26,  1898, 
and  May  26,  1900,  for  exercising  a  command  above  that  pertaining  to  his  grade, 
he  must  have  exercised  such  command  of  troops  operating  against  an  enemy 
for  a  period  of  three  months  or  more  continuously,  in  obedience  to  orders  issued 
by  superior  authority  which  he  was  bound  to  obey,  and  no  pay  or  allowances 
as  of  a  higher  grade  than  that  actually  held  by  an  officer  will  be  paid  him  under 
this  regulation  unless  a  certified  copy,  in  duplicate,  of  such  order,  accompanied 
by  a  statement  of  service  thereunder,  is  filed  with  the  quartermaster. 

1268.  The  10  per  cent  allowed  by  law  to  officers  serving  beyond  the  limits 
of  the  United  States  and  territories  contiguous  thereto,  except  the  Canal  Zone, 
Panama,  or  Hawaii,  or  Porto  Rico,  will  be  paid  on  their  regular  monthly  pay 
vouchers,  which  will  be  made  up  to  include  the  entire  compensation,  of  what- 
ever character,  which  may  be  due  the  officer  for  the  calendar  month,'  or  months, 
included  in  the  accounts.     There  will  be  noted  on  the  pay  accounts  the  numbers 
and  dates  of  orders  or  any  other  facts  which  affect  the  officer's  pay  status  for 
the  period  covered  by  the  accounts  presented  for  payment. 

1269.  An  officer  shall  be  considered  an  actual  flyer  of  heavier-than-air  craft 
from  the  date  of  his  first  flight  after  reporting  by  order  of  the  Secretary  of  War 
for  duty  at  an  aviation  station  or  to  the  commanding  officer  of  an  aeronautical 
organization  in  the  field  until  relieved  from  such  duty.     An  officer  entitled  to 
increased  pay  on  account  of  duty  as  an  actual  flyer  of  heavier-than-air  craft 
will  certify  on  each  pay  account,  during  the  time  the  increased  pay  is  claimed, 
that  he  was  an  actual  flyer  of  heavier-than-air  craft,  under  detail  for  aviation 
duty  by  the  Secretary  of  War.     The  first  voucher  upon  which  the  increased  pay 
is  claimed  will  give  the  date  of  the  first  flight.     A  copy  of  the  order  detailing 
the  officer  for  aviation  duty  will  be  filed  with  this  voucher  and  the  order  cited 
on  all  subsequent  vouchers  so  long  as  the  increased  pay  is  claimed.     When  an 
officer  in  receipt  of  increased  pay  ceases  to  be  entitled  thereto,  the  date  on  which 
the  pay  ceases  will  be  specifically  stated  on  the  voucher,  and  if  relieved  from 
aviation  duty  a  copy  of  the  order  of  relief  will  be  filed  with  the  voucher. 

1270.  No  officer  shall  receive  pay  for  two  staff  appointments  for  the  same 
time. 

1271.  In  computing  longevity  pay,  service  performed  as  enlisted  men  of  the 
Army  or  Navy,  or  as  cadets  at  the  United  States  Military  or  Naval  Academy, 
by  those  appointed  prior  to  August  24,  1912,  will  be  counted.     Service  performed 
as  such  cadets  by  those  appointed  on  or  after  said  date  will  not  be  counted. 

MOUNTED   PAY. 

1272.  The  officers  on  the  active  list  hereinafter  designated  are  required  to 
be  mounted :  All  officers  of  the  General  Staff  Corps ;  officers  of  the  staff  corps 
and  departments,  whether  permanent  or  detailed ;  officers  of  cavalry ;  officers  of 
field  artillery;  authorized  aids  duly  appointed;  regimental  and  battalion  staff 
officers;  acting  judge  advocates  detailed  under  the  act  of  Congress  approved 
February  2,  1901 ;  all  officers  above  tbe  grade  of  captain,  whatever  their  arm  or 


248  MOUNTED   PAY PAY   DURING  ABSENCE. 

corps;  chaplains  of  all  grades;  officers  temporarily  attached  to  staff  corps  or 
to  organizations  of  cavalry,  field  artillery,  and  mounted  infantry ;  regularly  de- 
tailed assistants  to  the  Chief  of  Coast  Artillery;  the  authorized  staff  officers  of 
Coast  Artillery  districts  and  of  coast  defense  commands;  officers  serving  as  mili- 
ta'-y  attaches  to  the  embassies  and  legations  of  the  United  States  at  foreign 
capitals;  instructors  and  student  officers  at  the  Army  School  of  the  Line,  the 
Army  Signal  School,  the  Army  Staff  College,  and  the  Army  War  College ;  officers 
on  duty  in  the  department  of  tactics  and  in  the  department  of  practical  military 
engineering,  military  signaling  and  telegraphy  at  the  United  States  Military 
Academy.  All  field  officers  of  the  mobile  army  serving  with  troops  are  re- 
quired to  own  and  provide  their  mounts. 

In  addition  to  the  foregoing,  officers  not  ordinarily  required  to  be  mounted 
may  be  temporarily  placed  upon  duty  that  shall  require  them  to  be  mounted. 
This  may  be  done  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  the  commander  of  an  army, 
field  army,  or  of  a  division  or  department;  the  order  in  each  case  will  state 
that  the  duty  therein  assigned  to  the  officer  requires  him  to  be  mounted. 

1273.  Officers  below  the  grade  of  major,  required  to  be  mounted,  whether 
permanently  or  temporarily,  will  be  furnished  with  a  proper  mount  by  the  Quar- 
termaster Corps.     Such  officers  may,  however,  provide  themselves  with  suit- 
able mounts  at  their  own  expense  and  of  their  exclusive  ownership,  and  any 
officer  of  the  grades  indicated  who  so  provides  himself  shall  receive  an  addition 
to  his  pay  of  $150  per  annum  if  he  provides  one  mount  and  $200  per  annum  if 
he  provides  two  mounts.     An  officer  claiming  additional  pay  for  providing  his 
own   mount   must  personally   certify   on  each   account   that   he  was   suitably 
mounted  at  his  own  expense,  and  is  the  actual  and  exclusive  owner  of  the  mount 
or  mounts  in  question,  specifying  the  place  at  which  maintained.     In  case  an 
officer  is  only  temporarily  upon  duty  requiring  him  to  be  mounted,  the  author- 
ity by  which  he  was  placed  upon  such  duty  must  accompany  his  first  voucher 
and  be  cited  upon  subsequent  vouchers  upon  which  additional  pay  is  claimed 
accompanied  by  a  certificate  that  he  has  continued  under  the  authority  cited 
upon  the  mounted  duty  in  question. 

The  officer's  certificate  upon  his  pay  accounts  will  be  the  evidence  upon  which 
quartermasters  will  base  their  payments  of  additional  pay  for  mounts,  until 
information  is  received  by  them  from  proper  authority  that  such  additional  pay 
is  to  be  stopped. 

1274.  Officers  below  the  grade  of  major  providing  their  own  mounts  do  not 
forfeit  the  right  to  additional  pay  by  reason  of  absence  on  account  of  sickness 
or  on  ordinary  leave,  nor  will  the  mere  fact  that  such  officers  are  detached  for  a 
purely  temporary  period  from  the  stations  where  their  mounts  are  kept  deprive 
them  of  their  right  to  the  additional  pay  so  long  as  the  horses  are  actually 
and  exclusively  owned  and  kept  for  their  use  in  the  military  service  at  their 
regular  stations.     In  all  other  cases  the  right  to  the  additional  pay  accrues 
only  where  the  mounts  are  actually  available  for  use  at  the  station  where  the 
officer  is  serving. 

PAY  DURING  ABSENCE. 

1275.  In  determining  the  period  for  which  an  officer  is  entitled  to  full  pay 
on  leave,  time  within  four  successive  leave  years,  terminating  with  the  one  in 
which  absence  is  taken,  will  be  considered.     If  the  absence  does  not  cover  the 
entire  period  for  which  full  pay  is  allowed,  the  balance  thereof  will  be  placed 
to  the  officer's  credit  as  belonging  to  the  last  year  or  years  of  the  four  considered 
and  may  be  made  available  for  future  leave. 

1276.  The  leave  year  is  reckoned  from  July  1  to  the  following  June  30,  both 
inclusive.     In  computing  leave  of  absence  expressed  in  days  during  any  leave 


PAY   DURING  ABSENCE MILEAGE.  249 

year,  every  day  of  such  absence  will  be  counted;  but  in  aggregating  such 
absence  30  days,  whether  consecutive  or  otherwise,  will  be  regarded  as  a 
month's  absence.  Leave  expressed  in  months  will  be  counted  in  months. 

1277.  Leave  of  absence  may  be  granted  by  the  Superintendent  of  the  United 
States  Military  Academy,  under  regulations  prescribed  by  the  Secretary  of  War, 
to  the  professors,  assistant  professors,   instructors,   and  other   officers  of  the 
academy  for   the  entire  period  of  the   suspension  of  the  ordinary  academic 
studies,  without  deduction  from  pay  or  allowances.     Similarly  officers  in  charge 
of  service  schools  may  grant  leaves  of  absence  to  officers  on  duty  exclusively  as 
instructors  at  such  schools. 

1278.  An  officer  ordered  to  temporary  duty  while  on  leave  will  be  regarded 
as  on  duty  from  the  day  on  which  he  receives  the  order.     When  the  duty  is  to 
be  performed  at  a  future  date  he  will  be  on  duty  from  the  dafe  on  which  he 
starts  to  obey  the  order.     The  date  of  the  receipt  of  the  order  in  the  first  case, 
and  the  date  of  departure  in  the  second,  will  be  promptly  reported  to  The  Adju- 
tant General  of  the  Army.     When  relieved  from  such  duty,  or  on  the  completion 
thereof,  he  reverts  to  the  status  of  leave  and  will  be  credited  with  the  time 
on  duty  under  such  order. 

MILEAGE. 

1279.  When  an  officer  travels  under  competent  orders  he  will  be  entitled  to 
reimbursement  as  follows: 

1.  When  traveling  without  troops  by  land,  except  within  the  geographical 
limits  of  the  Territory  of  Alaska,  or  in  the  Philippine  Archipelago,  in  the 
Hawaiian  Archipelago,  in  the  home  waters  of  the  United  States,  or  between 
the  United  States  and  Alaska,  by  mileage  at  the  rate  of  7  cents  a  mile,  and  no 
more ;  distances  to  be  computed  and  mileage  to  be  paid  over  the  shortest  usually 
traveled  routes,  with  deductions  as  hereinafter  provided. 

2.  When  traveling  without  troops  within  the  geographical  limits  of  the  Terri- 
tory of  Alaska,  in  the  amount  of  actual  expenses  only,  not  to  exceed  $4.50  a 
day  and  cost  of  transportation  when  not  furnished  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps, 
to  be  paid  upon  proper  vouchers  duly  itemized  and  supported  by  receipts  where 
it  is  practicable  at  the  time  to  obtain  the  same. 

3.  When  traveling  with  or  without  troops,  by  sea,  in  the  amount  of  actual 
expenses. 

4.  Officers  who  so  desire  may  upon  application  to  the  Quartermaster  Corps 
be  furnished  under  their  orders  transportation  requests  for  the  entire  journey 
by  land,  exclusive  of  sleeping  and  parlor  car  accommodations,  or  by  water; 
and  the  transportation  so  furnished  shall,  if  travel  was  performed  under  a 
mileage  status,  be  charged  against  the  officer's  mileage  account,  to  be  deducted 
at  the  rate  of  3  cents  a  mile  by  the  quartermaster  paying  the  account,  and  of 
the  amount  so  deducted  there  shall  be  turned  over  to  an  authorized  officer  of 
the  Quartermaster  Corps  3  cents  a  mile  for  transportation  furnished,  except 
over  any  railroad  which  is  a  free  or  50  per  cent  land-grant  railroad,  for  the 
credit  of  the  appropriation  for  the  transportation  of  the  Army  and  its  supplies. 

5.  When  the  established  route  of  travel  shall,  in  whole  or  in  part,  be  over  the 
line  of  any  railroad  on  which  the  troops  and  supplies  of  the  United  States  are 
entitled  to  be  transported  free  of  charge,  or  over  any  50  per  cent  land-grant 
railroad,  officers  traveling  as  herein  provided  for  shall,  for  the  travel  over  such 
roads,  be  furnished  with  transportation  requests  exclusive  of  sleeping  or  parlor 
car  accommodations  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps.     When  transportation  is  fur- 
nished by  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  or  when  the  established  route  of  travel  is 
over  any  of  the  railroads  above  specified,  there  shall  be  deducted  from  the 
officer's  mileage  account  by  the  quartermaster  paying  the  same  3  cents  a  mile 


250  MILEAGE. 

for  the  distance  for  which  transportation  has  been  or  should  have  been  fur- 
nished. Travel  in  the  Philippine  Archipelago,  the  Hawaiian  Archipelago,  and 
the  home  waters  of  the  United  States  is  confined  to  travel  in  which  both  termini 
of  the  journey  are  in  one  of  the  above  places. 

028 O.  Actual  expenses  only  will  be  paid  to  officers  for  sea  travel  when  trav- 
eling under  competent  orders,  with  or  without  troops,  and  the  amount  so  paid 
shall  not  include  any  shore  expenses  at  port  of  embarkation  or  debarkation. 
Travel  in  the  Philippine  Archipelago,  the  Hawaiian  Archipelago,  in  the  home 
waters  of  the  United  States,  and  between  the  United  States  and  Alaska  is  not 
regarded  as  sea  travel. 

An  itemized  statement  of  such  expenses  will  be  filed  with  each  voucher  for 
payment,  using  the  following  as  a  basis  of  what  is  allowable : 

1.  Fares  upon  commercial  steamers  or  other  usual  modes  of  conveyance  by 
sea,  and  the  cost  of  transportation  for  self  and  baggage,  by  boat  or  lighter,  to 
and  from  vessels  when  voyages  are  not  begun  or  ended  at  docks  and  a  charge 
in  addition  to  the  cost  of  passage  is  made  therefor. 

2.  Cost  of  customary  stateroom  accommodations  on  commercial  steamers  when 
the  same  is  not  included  in  the  charge  for  passage. 

3.  Hire  of  special  water  transportation  when  there  are  no  regular  means  of 
conveyance. 

4.  Actual  cost  of  meals  for  the  time  actually  and  unavoidably  consumed  in 
the  voyage  when  the  same  is  not  included  in  the  charge  for  passage.    Amount 
of  rent  of  steamer  chair,  not  exceeding  $1  for  trips  of  two  days  or  longer  on 
each  commercial  steamer,  and  fees  to  cabin  and  other  stewards  not  exceeding 
the  following:  Six  days  or  less  on  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  $1.50  a  day;  7  to  10 
days,  not  exceeding  $10 ;  11  to  15  days  or  longer,  $1  a  day ;  total  not  exceeding 
$15.     On  the  Pacific  Ocean,  15  days  or  less,  $1  a  day ;  total  fees  for  15  days  or 
longer,  not  exceeding  $15.     To  the  West  Indies,  Cuba,  Porto  Rico,  Panama,  and 
to  South  American  ports,  $1  a  day ;  total  fees  for  15  days  or  longer,  not  exceed- 
ing $15.     From  the  Orient  to  the  United  States,  via  Suez,  not  exceeding  $25. 

5.  When  transshipping  at  an  intermediate  port,  as  a  necessary  incident  to  a 
continuous  voyage,  the  actual  cost  of  meals  and  lodgings,  including  baths,  at 
hotels,  not  exceeding  $6  a  day,  transfer  of  self  and  baggage  from  dock  to  hotel 
and  from  hotel  to  dock,  and  fees  to  porters  for  handling  baggage,  not  exceeding 
$2  for  each  transfer,  and  fees  to  waiters  and  bellboys  at  hotels,  not  exceeding 
50  cents  for  each  day. 

The  officer  will  certify  on  the  itemized  statement  that  the  account  is  correct 
and  just,  and  that  the  amounts  charged  therein  were  actually  paid  by  him. 
Subvouchers,  properly  receipted,  will  be  required  for  items  of  board  and  lodg- 
ing at  hotels.  When  not  practicable  to  obtain  such  subvouchers,  the  officer  will 
so  certify.  The  payment  of  fees  to  cabin  or  other  stewards  or  the  rent  of 
steamer  chairs  when  traveling  on  Government  transports  is  not  authorized. 
Accounts  for  reimbursement  for  items  not  authorized  herein  or  in  excess  of 
the  amounts  stated  will  be  forwarded  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps 
to  be  submitted  to  the  Secretary  of  War  for  his  consideration  and  approval 
before  payment. 

128 1.  "  Traveling  with  troops "  will  be  regarded  as  covering  all  cases  of 
officers  included  in  orders  for  movement,  in  whatever  manner,  of  their  appro- 
priate commands,  or  in  orders  for  movement  of  detachments,  escorts,  or  stores, 
which  proceed  by  marches  or  by  transportation  belonging  to  or  especially  hired 
for  the  purpose  by  the  United  States,  the  idea  being  that  in  marches  the  officers 
should  move  as  do  the  troops  and  that  where  transportation  is  specially  devoted 
to  the  movement  it  is  sufficient  for  all  included  therein.    But  the  term  will  not 
be  regarded  as  covering  cases  of  officers  included  in  the  moveme-nt  by  rail- 


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road,  stage,  or  like  established  lines  of  conveyances,  of  detachments  of  less 
then  10  armed  or  unarmed  men,  such  as  guards  and  nurses  for  disabled  or 
insane  officers  or  soldiers,  or  recruiting  parties  and  escorts  for  inspectors, 
quartermasters,  and  others,  or  the  public  funds  or  property  in  their  charge. 

1282.  In  the  settlement  of  the  mileage  account  of  an  officer,  distances  will 
be   determined   and   deductions  computed   over   established   routes  and   from 
mileage  tables  prepared  under  the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  War  by  the 
Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps;  and  all  payments  made  by  quartermasters 
on  account  of  mileage  will  be  determined  in  accordance  with  distance  tables 
officialy  promulgated  and  in  use  at  the  date  of  beginning  of  the  journey.     Ex- 
ception to  this  rule  will  be  made  only  when  the  terms  of  the  order,  or  the  im- 
practicability of  the  shortest  usually  traveled  route,  compel  the  officer  to  take 
a  longer  route,  in  which  case  mileage  will  be  computed  over  the  route  actually 
traveled. 

1283.  Mileage  will  be  paid  in  the  department  in  which  the  journey  is  com- 
pleted, but  this  will  not  apply  to  journeys  in  which  delays  at  intermediate  points 
occur  and  afford  opportunity  for  the  collection  of  mileage  for  travel  performed 
to  such  points. 

1284.  No   portion    of   the   appropriation   for   mileage   to   officers   shall   be 
expended  for  inspections  or  investigations  except  such  as  are  especially  ordered 
by  the  Secretary  of  War,  or  such  as  are  made  by  Army  and  department  com- 
manders in  visiting  their  commands,  and  those  made  by  the  Inspector  General's 
Department  in  pursuance  of  law,  Army  Regulations,  or  orders  issued  by  the 
Secretary  of  War;  but  the  commanding  generals  of  the  Philippine  and  Hawaiian 
Departments  may  issue  orders  in  the  name  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  involving 
travel  to  investigate  claims  for  property,  damages,  buildings,  and  other  property 
and  important  investigations  in  the  Philippine  Islands  and  Hawaii  Territory. 

1285.  To  entitle  an  officer  to  mileage,  the  order  for  travel  must  be  issued 
previously  to  commencement  of  the  journey,  except  when  the  urgency  of  the 
duty  prevents  the  obtaining  of  previous  orders,  in  which  case  the  travel  must 
be  confirmed  in  orders.    Both  directory  and  confirmatory  orders  will  state  the 
specific  duty  enjoined,  recite  that  the  travel  is  necessary  in  the  military  service, 
and  direct  the  officer  to  return  to  his  station  upon  completion  of  the  duty  as- 
signed, if  such  return  is  contemplated.     Confirmatory  orders  should  recite  the 
authority,  oral  or  otherwise,  under  which  the  travel  was  performed,  or  state 
that  the  urgency  was  such  as  to  prevent  the  obtaining  of  orders  in  advance. 

1286.  Coast  defense  commanders  have  no  authority  to  issue  orders  to  officers 
carrying  mileage  to  and  from  posts  within  the  coast  defenses  under  their  com- 
mand. 

1287.  Orders  will  not  prescribe  lines  of  travel,  except  when  necessary,  and 
then  the  reasons  will  be  set  forth  in  the  order. 

1288.  The  original   order,   or   certified  copy,   including   indorsements,   will 
accompany  each  voucher  for  mileage,  and  when  transportation  in  kind  has  been 
furnished  for  the  whole  or  for  any  part  of  the  distance  actually  traveled,  the 
order  must  be  indorsed  by  the  quartermaster  issuing  the  transportation,  show- 
ing between  what  points  and  over  what  route  such  transportation  was  fur- 
nished. 

1289.  When  an  officer  on  leave  of  absence  is  ordered  to  rejoin  his  station,  he 
will  not  be  entitled  to  mileage  unless  the  public  service  requires  the  perform- 
ance of  duty  en  route,   in  which  case  the  order  will   specify  the  duty,  the 
necessity  therefor,  and  the  points  at  which  the  duty  will  begin  and  end. 

1290.  When  an  officer  is  ordered,  while  on  leave  of  absence,  to  accompany  a 
detachment  of  recruits  and  on  the  completion  of  this  duty  to  join  his  station,  he 
returns  to  a  status  of  leave  as  soon  as  relieved  from  duty  with  the  recruits,  and 


252  MILEAGE COMMUTATION    OF    QUARTERS. 

will  proceed  to  join  his  station  without  expense  to  the  Government,  unless  the 
distance  he  may  have  to  travel  without  troops  should  be  in  excess  of  what  it 
would  have  been  had  he  not  received  the  order.  For  such  excess  distance  he  is 
entitled  to  mileage. 

1291.  An  officer  on  leave  of  absence,  ordered  to  temporary  duty,  involving 
travel  without  troops,  will  receive  mileage  from  place  of  receipt  of  order  to 
place  of  performance  of  duty,  and  also  for  the  return  journey  to  place  of  re- 
ceipt of  order,  provided  he  makes  such  return  journey  under  proper  orders. 

1292.  When  the  station  of  an  officer  is  changed  while  he  is  on   leave  of 
absence,  he  will  on  joining  the  new  station  be  entitled  to  mileage  for  the  dis- 
tance to  the  new  station  from  the  place  where  he  received  the  order  directing 
the  change,  provided  the  distance  be  no  greater  than  from  the  old  to  the  new 
station;  if  the  distance  be  greater,  he  will  be  entitled  to  mileage  for  a  distanre 
equal  to  that  from  the  old  to  the  new  station  only. 

1293.  An  officer  under  orders  to  change  station  without  troops  who  takes 
advantage  of  a  leave  of  absence  before  he  joins  his  new  station  is  not  deprived 
of  the  mileage  to  which  he  would  be  entitled  had  he  not  availed  himself  of  the 
leave.     The  leave  of  absence  merely  suspends  the  execution  of  the  order  for 
change  of  station,  and  at  the  expiration  of  the  leave  the  officer  conies  under 
operation  of  the  order,  and  in  obeying  it    is  entitled  to  full  pay  for  the  time 
necessary  to  perform  the  journey  from  his  old  to  his  new*  station. 

1294.  An  officer  relieved  from  duty  at  a  station  and  granted  leave  of  absence 
before  assignment   to   another,   who   receives   an   order   of   assignment   before 
expiration  of  leave,  is  entitled  to  mileage  from  the  place  where  he  receives  the 
order  to  his  new  station. 

1295.  An  officer  traveling  on  duty  in  connection  with  public  works   (not 
arsenals,  military  surveys,  or  explorations)  will  receive  travel  allowances  from 
the  appropriation  for  the  work,  but  if  there  be  no  appropriation  he  will  receive 
mileage  from  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

1296.  The  following  are  entitled  to  mileage  to  their  first  stations:  Officers 
of  the  Medical  Corps,  officers  of  the  Medical  Reserve  Corps,  contract  surgeons, 
and  acting  dental  surgeons,  from  place  of  appointment ;  graduates  of  the  United 
States  Military  Academy,  from  their  homes;  officers  appointed  from  the  ranks, 
from  place  of  discharge  as  enlisted  men. 

1297.  In  the  following  cases  mileage  is  not  allowed:  In  joining  for  duty 
upon  first  appointment  to  the  military  service  from  civil  life;  or  under  the  first 
order  after  a  reinstatement  or  reappointment ;  or  under  an  order  to  effect    a 
transfer  from  one  company  or  regiment  to  another,  made  at  the  request  of  the 
officers  transferred ;   or  insane  officers  sent  under  escort  to   the  Government 
Hospital  for  the  Insane;   or   sick   officers  transferred   from   one  hospital   to 
another. 

1298.  Allowances  for  travel  of  officers  or  enlisted  men  summoned  to  appear 
and  testify  before  committees  of  Congress,  or  before  the  courts  of  a  State  or 
Territory,  are  not  proper  charges  against  the  appropriations  for  the  support  of 
the  Army.     Military  persons  so  summoned  must  seek  reimbursement  for  their 
expenses  of  travel  from  the  committee  or  court  which  summoned  them. 

COMMUTATION    OF    QUARTERS. 

1299.  An  officer  on  duty  without  troops  at  a  station  where  there  are  no 
public  quarters,  or  where  the  public  quarters  are  inadequate,  is  entitled  to  com- 
mutation therefor. 

1300.  Officers  on  duty  in  the  War  Department,  at  Army  and  other  general 
headquarters,  attending  surgeons  and  other  officers  on  duty  in  cities  and  other 


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places  where  public  quarters  are  not  furnished,  but  where  enlisted  men  are  on 
duty  only  as  guards,  orderlies,  clerks,  and  messengers,  and  recruiting  officers 
at  city  stations,  are  regarded  as  being  on  duty  without  troops  within  the  mean- 
ing of  the  laws  and  regulations. 

1301.  An  officer  on  duty  at  a  station  where  he  is  properly  in  receipt  of  com- 
mutation of  quarters  is  entitled  to  the  allowance  during  ordinary  leave  on  full 
pay,  but  not  during  sick  leave.     If  he  is  relieved  from  duty  at  the  station  and 
then  avails  himself  of  a  leave,  his  commutation  ceases. 

1302.  An  officer  does  not  lose  his  right  to  quarters  or  commutation  at  his 
permanent  station  by  a  temporary  absence  on  duty.     While  he  continues  to 
claim  and  exercise  that  right  he  can  not  legally  demand  quarters  or  commuta- 
tion thereof  at  any  other  station. 

The  mere  fact  that  an  officer's  family  or  his  household  goods  are  permitted  by 
proper  authority  to  remain  in  quarters  at  a  military  station,  does  not  prevent 
the  assignment  of  quarters  to  him  where  he  is  actually  serving,  or  debar  him 
from  commutation  if  he  is  on  duty  without  troops  at  a  station  where  there  are 
no  public  quarters. 

1303.  When  the  command  to  which  an  officer  belongs  changes  stations  during 
his  temporary  absence  on  duty  he  loses  his  right  to  quarters  from  the  time  his 
command  leaves  its  old  station  and  does  not  acquire  a  right  at  the  new  station 
until  he  has  reported  for  duty  thereat.    He  is  entitled  in  the  meantime  to  quar- 
ters or  commutation  therefor  at  the  station  where  he  is  temporarily  serving. 

1304.  An  officer  upon  being  relieved  from  duty  at  one  station  where  he  was 
entitled  to  commutation  of  quarters,  and  assigned  to  another  station,  is  not 
entitled  to  such  allowance  from  the  date  of  departure  from  the  old  station,  in 
accordance  with  his  relief  orders,  to  the  date  on  which  he  reports  in  person  at 
the  new  station. 

1305.  Officers  who,  for  the  convenience  of  the  Government,  are  directed  to 
await  orders  for  a  limited  period  at  a  point  where  there  are  no  public  quarters 
are  entitled  to  commutation ;  but  an  officer  ordered  to  his  home  to  await  orders 
is  not  entitled  to  this  allowance.    An  officer  ordered  to  report  by  letter  to  a 
superior  does  not  become  entitled  to  commutation  of  quarters  until  he  receives 
a  specific  order  of  assignment  and  reports  in  person  at  the  station  to  which 
assigned. 

1306.  Officers  on  duty  at  colleges  where  no  public  quarters  are  furnished 
by  the  United  States  are  entitled  to  commutation,  subject,  in  respect  to  retired 
officers,  to  such  limitations  and  restrictions  as  are  prescribed  by  law. 

1307.  The  first  voucher  for  commutation  of  quarters,  heat,  and  light  at  any 
station  must  be  accompanied  by  a  copy  of  the  order  assigning  the  officer  to  duty 
thereat.     In  subsequent  vouchers  the  quartermaster  will  refer  by  number,  etc., 
to  the  voucher  with  which  the  order  is  filed,  and  the  final  voucher  must  be  ac- 
companied by  the  authority  for,  and  must  show  the  date  of  relief  from,  such 
duty. 

STOPPAGES. 

1308.  When  an  officer  has  been  overpaid,  or  is  indebted  to  the  United  States 
for  money  or  property,  or  has  failed  properly  to  account  for  the  same,  the 
chief  of  the  bureau  concerned  will  promptly  notify  him  of  the  amount  of  his 
indebtedness  or  his  failure  to  account.    If  after  such  notice  he  does  not  refund, 
or  make  satisfactory  explanation,  or  take  proper  action  within  a  reasonable 
time,  the  matter  will  be  reported  to  the  Secretary  of  War. 

1309.  On  the  order  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  stoppages  may  be  made  against 
the  pay  of  officers  for  overpayments,  illegal  disbursement,  or  loss  through  fraud 
or  neglect  of  the  public  funds,  and  for  deficiencies  in,  loss  of,  or  damage  to 


254  PAYMENT    OF   CADETS   AND   ENLISTED   MEN. 

military  supplies,  unless  proof  be  furnished  that  the  deficiency,  loss,  or  damage 
was  not  occasioned  by  any  fault  on  their  part. 

1310.  The  notice  of  stoppage  of  officers'  pay  will  be  prepared  in  the  form  of 
a  monthly  circular  to  quartermasters,  advising  them  of  stoppages  outstanding  at 
its  date.     This  circular  will  be  submitted  to  the  Secretary  of  War  for  his  ap- 
proval prior  to  its  publication.     When  an  officer's  name  is  borne  thereon  no 
payment  of  salary  will  be  made  to  him  which  is  not  in  accordance  with  the 
stoppage  entry  made  against  his  name. 

1311.  Overpayments  to  an  officer  will  be  deducted  on  the  first  payment  after 
a  notice  of  stoppage  against  him  is  received,  even  if  the  pay  accounts  have  been 
assigned ;  the  assignee  takes  the  account  subject  to  all  risks  of  stoppage. 

PAYMENT    OF    CADETS. 

13 12.  Payment  on  pay  rolls  and  final  accounts  will  be  made  to  the  cadets  at 
the  United  States  Military  Academy  by  a  quartermaster,  who  will  turn  over  the 
net  amount  of  the  rolls  and  accounts  to  the  treasurer  of  the  Academy. 

1313.  Cadets  upon  being  discharged  from  the  service  are  not  entitled  to 
mileage,  but  to  actual  expenses  to  their  homes,  paid  by  the  quartermaster  of 
the  United  States  Military  Academy. 

1314.  Graduates  of  the  United  States  Military  Academy  are  entitled  to  full 
pay  from  the  date  of  graduation  to  the  date  of  their  acceptance  of  and  qualifica- 
tion under  their  commissions,  and  during  their  graduation  leave. 

Should  a  graduated  cadet  be  discharged  after  graduation  but  before  being 
commissioned,  he  will  be  entitled  to  the  pay  of  a  cadet  after  graduation  until 
date  of  discharge. 

PAYMENT   OF    ENLISTED    MEN. 

1315.  Troops  will  be  paid  every  month  unless  circumstances  prevent,  in 
which  case  the  quartermaster  charged  with  the  payment  will  immediately  report 
the  facts,  through  his  department  quartermaster,  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quarter- 
master Corps. 

1316.  Payments  will  be  made  as  soon  after  the  close  of  each  month  as 
practicable. 

The  troops  at  posts  where  quartermasters  are  stationed  and  others  in  their  im- 
mediate vicinity,  to  be  designated  in  instructions  issued  from  the  War  Depart- 
ment, will  be  paid  by  quartermasters  in  person. 

For  posts  at  which  payments  are  not  required  to  be  made  in  person,  the 
quartermaster  will  transmit  by  registered  mail  or  express  the  pay  due  in  one  or 
more  of  the  following  ways : 

1.  By  individual  check,  payable  to  the  order  of  each  man,  for  the  exact 
amount  due. 

2.  By  inclosing  in  a  separate  sealed  envelope  the  exact  amount  in  currency 
due  each  soldier,  with  his  name  and  the  amount  inclosed  marked  thereon. 

Troops  in  the  field  will  be  paid  by  quartermasters  in  person,  unless  instruc- 
tions to  the  contrary  are  given  by  proper  authority. 

1317.  So  far  as  relates  to  disbursements  in  the  Philippine  Islands  and  other 
places,   including  Alaska,  beyond  the  boundary  of  the   States  composing  the 
Union,  and  for  the  convenience  of  the  quartermaster  in  obtaining  ready  money, 
as  well  as  for  the  accommodation  of  both  officers  and  men  at  such  distant  places, 
a  check  may  be  drawn  for  a  portion  of  the  pay  due  the  soldier   (or  officer), 
in  which  case  it  will  be  drawn  in  favor  of  the  soldier'  (or  officer),  and  the  object 
or  purpose  will  be  stated  as  "part  pay  for  month  of  —      — ;  "  if  for  any  sum 
which  the  soldier  (or  officer)  may  desire  in  exchange  for  money  after  he  has 


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been  paid,  the  check  will  be  drawn  by  the  quartermaster  in  favor  of  himself 
and  indorsed  by  him  payable  to  the  order  of  the  soldier  (or  officer),  and  the 
object  or  purpose  will  be  stated  as  "  to  obtain  cash  to  make  payments  at  a 
distance  from  a  depositary."  In  this  case  the  data  on  the  check  stub  will  be 
the  same  as  on  the  check  to  which  it  relates,  including  the  name  of  the  soldier 
(or  officer)  to  whom  the  check  is  indorsed  by  the  quartermaster. 

13 18.  Calculations  on  the  pay  rolls  are  made  by  the  quartermaster  and 
copied  on  the  retained  roll  by  the  company  or  detachment  commander,  who  will 
certify  that  he  witnessed  the  payment,  and  will  enter  thereon  the  name  of  the 
quartermaster  and  date  of  payment. 

1319.  All  enlisted  men  present  will  receipt  one  of  the  triplicate  rolls  for  the 
amount  due  to  them,  except  when  it  is  known  that  payment  will  be  made  by 
check,  in  which  case  signatures  will  not  be  required.     Witnessing  officers  will 
see  that  the  soldiers'  signatures  correspond  with  their  names  as  borne  on  the 
roll,  and  when  a  soldier  can  not  write  he  will  receipt  by  his  mark,  which  will 
be  witnessed  by  a  commissioned  officer,  or,  in  the  absence  of  a  commissioned 
officer,  by  a  contract  surgeon.     Duplicate  copies  of  the  rolls  will  then  be  for- 
warded by  the  commanding  officer  to  the  quartermaster  designated  to  pay  the 
command. 

1320.  If  the  payment  is  not  to  be  made  by  the  quartermaster  in  person,  the 
commanding  officer,  when  forwarding  the  rolls,  will  furnish  the  quartermaster 
with  the  name,  rank,  etc.,  of  the  officer  designated  to  see  that  the  men  of  the 
command  are  paid,  and  at  the  same  time  will  state  what  part  of  the  pay  can 
conveniently  be  received  by  the  men  in  individual  checks  and  cashed  at  or  near 
the  post  without  discount,  and  whether  it  is  desired  that  the  checks  be  sent  by 
mail  or  by  express.     The  remainder  of  the  pay  will  be  sent  in  envelopes. 

132 1.  The  checks,  when  not  sent  by  mail,  and  the  money  for  each  organiza- 
tion will  be  inclosed  in  separate  packages  properly  marked,  and  the  whole  will 
be  consolidated  into  one  package  and  forwarded  by  express  to  the  post  com- 
mander.    One  of  each  of  the  company  or  detachment  rolls,  extended  to  show 
the  amounts  to  be  paid,  will  be  returned  to  the  commanding  officer  and  by  him 
sent  to  the  proper  company  commanders. 

1322.  The  quartermaster,  in  the  presence  of  at  least  one  witness,  will  per- 
sonally place  in  each  envelope  the  exact  amount  of  money  due  the  soldier,  seal 
the  same,  see  that  the  name  of  the  soldier  and  amount  inclosed  are  marked  on 
the  envelope,  and  that  the  individual  checks  and  the  sealed  envelopes  are  in- 
closed in  one  sealed  package,  upon  the  outside  of  which  will  be  indorsed — 

1.  Name  of  the  organization. 

2.  Number  of  checks  inclosed. 

3.  Number  of  sealed  envelopes  inclosed. 

4.  Total  amount  of  pay  due  and  remitted,  less  deposits,  .$ —    — . 

cr/.  By  check : $ —   — . 

ft.  By  currency $ —    — . 

5.  Signature  of  the  quartermaster. 

All  the  packages  containing  checks  and  sealed  envelopes  for  the  several  or- 
ganizations, completed  and  indorsed  as  above,  will  be  made  up  into  one  parcel 
and  sealed  by  the  quartermaster.  Upon  the  outside  will  be  marked  the  name 
and  address  of  the  post  or  other  command  and  the  names  of  the  subordinate 
organizations  for  which  pay  is  therein  remitted,  and  the  quartermaster  will 
append  thereto  his  signature. 

1323.  The  consolidated '  package  thus  marked  and  addressed  to  the  com- 
manding officer  will  b£  forwarded  by  express  to  its  destination, 


256  PAYMENT   OF   ENLISTED  MEN. 

The  following  are  specimen  indorsements : 

FOR  THE  COMMANDING  OFFICER,  FORT 
LEAVENWORTH,  KANS. 

Contents  of  this  package. 

The  pay,  less  deposits,  due  for  month  of 
September,  1896,  for — 

N.  C.  O.  and  band,  20th  Infantry. 
Co.  A, 
"  B, 
"  C, 
"  D, 
"  E, 
"  F, 
"  G, 
"  H, 

Troop  A,  6th  Cavalry. 

B, 
C, 
D, 

Hospital   Corps  Detachment. 
Post  N.  C.  Staff. 

In  making  up   the  contents  of  this  pack- 
age the  provisions  of  paragraph  l.">22  of  the 
Army  Regulations  have  been  complied  with. 

JOHN  SMITH, 
Major,  Qunrft'r  master  Corps. 


Pay  for  Troop  F,  8th  Cavalry,  September, 
1896. 

Contents. 

43    sealed    envelopes $1,  000.  00 

17    checks—  563.  18 


60  remittances 1,  563.  18 

.l(u i\   SMITH, 
Major,  Quartermaster  Corps. 


IM-ivjitc    Joseph    Thompson,    Co.    A,    20th 
Infantry. 

Contents. 
$14.75  in  currency. 

1324.  At  places  beyond  express  delivery  the  post  commander,  when  notified 
by  the  quartermaster  that  funds  sent  by  express  are  to  be  expected,  will  send 
an  officer  with  a  suitable  escort  to  receipt  for  the  express  package  and  convey 
the  funds  to  the  post.     The  name  of  the  officer  authorized  to  receipt  for  the 
package  will  previously  have  been  reported  to  the  quartermaster. 

1325.  When  the  express  package  is  received  at  the  post  it  will  be  opened  in 
the  presence  of  witnesses  by  the  commanding  officer,  who  will  observe  the  con- 
dition of  the  seals,  verify  the  number  of  company  and  detachment  packages, 
and  see  that  the  marking  upon  them  conforms  to  these  instructions.     The  sepa- 
rate sealed  packages  containing  the  pay  for  the  several  companies  and  detach- 
ments will  then  be  delivered  to  the  officer  designated  to  pay  the  command,  for 
distribution,  which  will  be  made  as  soon  as  practicable  thereafter;  but  in  no 
case  will  such  distribution  be  deferred  more  than  24  hours.     The  commanding 
officer  will  be  responsible  for  the  safe-keeping  of  the  packages  of  funds  from 
the  time  of  their  receipt  at  the  post  until  they  have  been  thus  turned  over  for 
distribution. 


PAYMENT   OF   ENLISTED   MEN.  257 

1326.  When  a  company  or  detachment  is  paraded  for  pay,  the  officer  desig- 
nated to  pay  the  command  will  open  the  package  containing  the  pay  for  that 
company  or  detachment  in  the  presence  of  at  least  one  witness,  who  shall  be  a 
commissioned  officer ;  or,  in  the  absence  of  a  commissioned  officer,  the  verifica- 
tion and  delivery  may  be  witnessed  by  a  contract  surgeon.     The  number  of 
checks  in  the  package  and  the  number  of  sealed  envelopes  purporting  to  con- 
tain the  pay  of  individual  soldiers  will  be  counted,  and  the  agreement  of  this 
number  with  the  record  made  by  the  quartermaster  upon  the  wrapper  will  be 
verified  by  both  officers,  and  the  amount  marked  on  the  sealed  envelope  as  the 
pay  due  each  man  will  be  verified  by  comparison  with  the  pay  roll  before  the 
distribution  begins.    As  each  man's  name  is  called  the  check  drawn  to  his  order 
will  be  given  to  him,  or  the  envelope  bearing  the  man's  name  will  be  opened, 
its  contents  verified  by  comparison  with  the  marks  on  the  envelope  or  with  the 
pay  roll,  and  the  money  handed  to  the  soldier  by  said  officer,  all  in  presence 
and  under  the  personal  observation  of  the  officer  designated  to  witness  the 
payment. 

1327.  Should  there  be  a  deficiency  it  will  be  so  certified  on  the  roll  by  the 
paying  and  verifying  officers,  and  the  envelope  will  be  resealed  without  taking 
anything  from  it,  and  returned  to  the  quartermaster  unless  the  amount  should 
be  offset  by  finding  a  surplus  in  another  envelope.     Should  there  be  an  excess 
the  surplus  will  be  returned  to  the  quartermaster.     In  each  case  a  statement  of 
the  facts,  with  appropriate  certificates,  will  be  sent  to  the  quartermaster  by 
the  commanding  officer. 

1328.  In  case  of  error  or  informality  a  statement  of  the  facts  as  found  to 
exist  will  be  immediately  indorsed  upon  the  envelope  or  wrapper,  as  the  case 
may  be,  and  the  officers  present  will  certify  to  the  correctness  of  the  statement 
and  lay  the  same  before  the  commanding  officer. 

1329.  The  copy  of  the  pay  roll  of  each  organization,  which  the  quartermaster 
is  required  by  paragraph  1321  to  return  to  the  post,  will  be  reforwarded  to  the 
quartermaster  by  the  commanding  officer  without  delay  after  the  payment  is 
completed. 

1330.  Should  any  error  or  informality  be  discovered  in  a  check  it  will  be 
returned  to  the  quartermaster,  who  will  correct  the  same  and  return  it  with  the 
least  practicable  delay.     The  roll  will  be  returned  to  the  quartermaster  after 
payment  of  the  company  with  a  note  thereon,  verified  by  the  witnessing  officer, 
stating  the  facts  as  to  the  erroneous  check.     The  receipt  of  the  corrected  check 
will  be  certified  by  the  company  commander  to  the  quartermaster,  who  will  file 
such  certificate  with  the  pay  rolls. 

1331.  Should  the  bank  or  person  who  cashes  the  individual  check  so  desire, 
the  company  commander  will  certify  to  the  correctness  of  the  indorsements 
made  by  his  men  upon  their  respective  checks. 

1332.  An  officer  commanding  a  company  or  detachment  at  the  time  of  pay- 
ment will  sign  the  prescribed  certificate  as  to  witnessing  the  payment,  printed 
on  the  pay  roll,  and,  when  requested  to  do  so  by  the  quartermaster,  will  certify 
that  the  quartermaster's  retained  roll  is  a  true  copy  of  the  roll  upon  which 
payment  was  made. 

1333.  Should  a  soldier  die  or  desert  in  the  interval  between  the  signing  of 
the  pay  roll  and  the  receipt  of  the  money  at  the  post  from  the  quartermaster, 
the  check  or  cash  will  be  returned  immediately  to  the  quartermaster  by  the  com- 
pany or  detachment  commander,  the  cash  by  express,  through  the  Quartermaster 
Corps,  the  check  by  registered  mail ;  and  a  note  of  explanation  stating  the 
fact  of  nonpayment  and  return  of  the  check  or  money  will  be  made  on  the 
roll,  and  verified  by  the  signature  of  the  witnessing  officer.    The  same  course 

2402°— 13 17 


258  REENLISTED  AND   CONTINUOUS-SERVICE   PAY. 

will  be  pursued  should  a  soldier  decline  to  receive  his  pay,  or  if  for  any  reason 
it  should  be  impracticable  to  deliver  it  to  him  in  person.  When  a  quartermaster 
has  had  money  returned  to  him  in  such  cases  he  will  not  cancel  the  signature 
of  the  soldier  on  the  roll,  but  will  mark  "  Not  paid  "  opposite  the  signature. 

Should  it  appear  from  the  pay  rolls  submitted  to  the  quartermaster  that  the 
term  of  any  soldier  thereon  will  expire  and  he  be  discharged  before  the  pay 
rolls  and  money  can  be  received  back  at  the  post,  the  quartermaster  will  ignore 
the  man's  account  and  mark  "  Not  paid  "  in  the  "  Total  paid  "  column,  and  the 
company  commander  in  preparing  such  soldier's  final  statement  will  note 
thereon  the  date  of  the  last  actual  payment  and  not  the  date  of  expiration  of 
the  muster  period  for  which  he  has  signed  the  roll. 

1334.  When  companies  or  detachments  of  troops  are  absent  from  their  sta- 
tions for  an  indefinite  period,  and  funds  for  their  payment  can  not  be  sent  by 
express,  the  rolls  will  be  held  and  not  sent  to  the  quartermaster  until  the  troops 
reach  some  point  to  which  it  is  practicable  to  send  funds.     When  a  command 
can  be  mustered  and  the  rolls  completed  and  duly  signed  by  the  men,  they  can 
be  sent  to  the  quartermaster  to  be  made  out  and  held  by  him  until  notified  where 
and  when  the  command  can  be  paid.     In  cases  where  the  rolls  have  been  sent 
to  the  quartermaster  and  the  troops  are  sent  away  from  their  station  before  the 
receipt  of  funds  for  their  payment,  post  commanders  will  not  hold  the  money  at 
their  discretion,  but  will  return  the  rolls  and  the  money  to  the  quartermaster 
unless  payment  can  be  made  within  a  reasonable  time,  not  exceeding  three  days. 

1335.  Deposits  may  be  made  in  the  usual  manner,  the  amount  to  be  depos- 
ited being  reported  to  the  quartermaster  by  letter  forwarded  with  the  rolls,  the 
soldier's  deposit  book  being  also  forwarded  therewith.     When  it  is  known  that 
the  payment  will  be  made  by  check  and  the  rolls  are  forwarded  without  signa- 
tures, an  order  directing  deposit  of  the  desired  amount  of  pay,  signed  by  the 
soldier  and  witnessed  by  the  company  or  detachment  commander,   will   ac- 
company the  rolls.     Should  a  man  desire  to  deposit  a  sum  greater  than  his  pay 
his  company  commander  will  see  that  a  proper  check,  postal  order,  or  express 
order  accompanies  his  deposit  book ;  if  neither  check  nor  order  can  be  obtained 
the  company  commander  will  send  the  money  by  registered  mail  at  public  ex- 
pense, verifying  the  amount  and  reporting  it  in  a  separate  communication  to 
the  quartermaster.    Deposit  books  will  be  returned  to  the  company  commander 
properly  filled  in  for  attestation. 

1336.  When  a  quartermaster  has  made  an  incorrect  payment  to  an  enlisted 
man,  he  will  report  the  fact  to  the  commander  of  the  company  in  which  the  man 
is  mustered,  who  will  note  the  same  on  the  next  pay  roll,  that  it  may  be  cor- 
rected. 

1337.  Payments  to  enlisted  men  will  be  made  on  pay  rolls,  with  the  follow- 
ing exceptions:  Enlisted  men  retired;  men  of  the  post  noncommissioned  staff 

(or  acting  as  such),  and  men  of  the  Signal  Corps  on  duty  where  there  are  no 
other  troops.  These  men  will  be  paid  on  their  descriptive  lists.  Payments  to 
discharged  soldiers  will  be  made  by  any  quartermaster  under  the  provisions  of 
paragraphs  1375  to  1383. 

BEENLISTED   AND  CONTINUOUS-SERVICE  PAY. 

1338.  Any  enlisted  man  honorably  discharged  at  the  termination  of  his  first 
or  any  succeeding  enlistment  period  who  reenlists  after  the  expiration  of  three 
months  shall  be  regarded  as  in  his  second  enlistment ;  and  an  enlistment  shall 
not  be  regarded  as  complete  until  the  soldier  shall  have  made  good  any  time 
lost  during  an  enlistment  period  by  desertion  or,  in  the  case  of  enlistments 
made  on  or  since  May  11,  1908,  by  unauthorized  absences  exceeding  one  day 


CERTIFICATE   OF  MERIT ADDITIONAL  PAY  TO  ENLISTED  MEN.    259 

but  any  solider  who  receives  an  honorable  discharge  for  the  convenience  of 
the  Government  after  having  served  more  than  half  of  his  enlistment  shall 
be  considered  as  having  served  an  enlistment  period  within  the  meaning  of 
the  act  of  May  11,  1908.  Any  enlisted  man  of  the  Army  in  active  service  on 
May  11,  1908,  who  had  a  prior  service  entitling  him  to  reenlisted  pay  is  entitled 
to  credit  for  one  enlistment  period  on  account  of  such  service  regardless  of 
whether  on  that  date  he  was  on  a  status  of  "  entitled  to  reenlisted  pay  "  or  on 
a  status  of  a  certain  year  of  continuous  service. 

1339.  Any   enlisted   man   honorably   discharged   at  the  termination   of  an 
enlistment  period  who  reenlists  within  three  months  thereafter  shall  be  en- 
titled to  continuous-service  pay  in  addition  to  the  initial  pay  provided  by  the 
act  of  May  11,  1908,  as  follows :  Where  the  initial  pay  is  $36  or  more  a  mouth, 
an  increase  of  $4  monthly  pay  for  and  during  the  second  enlistment,  and  a 
further  monthly  increase  of  $4  for  and  during  each  subsequent  enlistment  up  to 
and  including  the  seventh  enlistment.     Where  the  initial  pay  is  $18,  $21,  $24,  or 
$30,  an  increase  of  $3  monthly  pay  for  and  during  the  second  enlistment,  and  a 
further  monthly  increase  of  $3   for  and  during  each  subsequent   enlistment 
up  to  and  including  the  seventh.     Where  the  initial  pay  is  $15  and  $16,  an 
increase  of  $3  monthly  pay  for  and  during  the  second  and  third  enlistments 
each,  and  a  further  monthly  increase  of  $1  for  and  during  each  subsequent 
enlistment  up  to  and  including  the  seventh.    After  the  seventh  enlistment  the 
pay  shall  remain  as  in  the  seventh  enlistment. 

1340.  Any  private,  first  class,  of  engineers,  ordnance,  Quartermaster  Corps, 
Signal  Corps,  and  Hospital  Corps,  trumpeters,  musicians  of  infantry,  artillery, 
and  engineers,  or  private  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  Hospital  Corps,  cavalry, 
artillery,  infantry,  and  Signal  Corps,  or  private,  second  class,  engineers  and 
ordnance,  honorably  discharged  at  the  termination  of  his  first  enlistment  period 
who  reenlists  within  three  months  of  the  date  of  such  discharge,  shall,  upon 
reenlistment,  receive  an  amount  equal  to  three  months'  pay  at  the  rate  he  was 
receiving  at  the  time  of  his  discharge. 

CERTIFICATE    OF    MERIT. 

1341.  A  certificate  of  merit  granted  to  an  enlisted  man  for  distinguished 
service  entitles  him,  from  the  date  of  such  service,  to  additional  pay  at  the  rate 
of  $2  a  month  during  military  service,  whether  as  an  enlisted  man  or  as  an 
officer,  although  such  service  may  not  be  continuous,  and  is  payable  in  full  to  a 
retired  enlisted  man. 

ADDITIONAL    PAY    TO    ENLISTED    MEN. 

1342.  The  20  per  cent  allowed  by  law  to  enlisted  men  serving  beyond  the 
limits  of  the  United  States  and  Territories  contiguous  thereto,  except  the  Canal 
Zone,  Panama,  or  Hawaii  or  Porto  Rico,  is  payable  from  date  of  departure  from 
the  United  States  until  date  of  return  thereto ;  but  enlisted  men  entitled  to  this 
increase  are  not  entitled  to  receive  extra-duty  pay. 

1343.  An  enlisted  man  qualified  as  a  gunner  in  the  coast  artillery  is  entitled 
to  pay  at  the  rate  of  $3  a  month  if  he  be  a  first-class  gunner,  and  at  the  rate  of 
$2  a  month  if  he  be  a  second-class  gunner,  in  addition  to  his  pay,  for  a  period  of 
three  years  from  the  date  of  qualification :  Provided,  That  during  such  period 
he  continues  to  be  a  member  of  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  or  reenlists  in  that 
branch  of  the  service  within  three  months  from  date  of  discharge  therefrom, 
or  is  transferred  for  the  convenience  of  the  Government  to  another  arm  or 
branch  of  the  service ;  and  that  the  interval  between  the  date  of  discharge  and 
the  date  of  reenlistment  will  be  counted  as  a  part  of  the  three-year  period  for 
which  he  is  entitled  to  gunner's  pay. 


260  ADDITIONAL  PAY   TO   ENLISTED   MEN. 

The  fact  of  qualification  will  be  published  in  coast  defense  command  orders, 
which  will  give  the  date  of  actual  qualification  from  which  the  soldier  is  en- 
titled to  the  additional  pay.  Notation  will  be  made  on  the  pay  rolls  as  follows : 
The  first  roll  on  which  the  soldier  is  mustered  for  and  paid  the  additional  pay 
will  give  the  date  of  actual  qualification,  and  the  number,  date,  and  source  of 
the  order  in  which  such  qualification  is  announced.  Subsequent  rolls  will  set 
forth  the  date  on  which  the  original  qualification  expires,  thus :  "  First-class 
gunner  to  May  15,  1915."  In  case  of  transfer  for  the  convenience  of  the  Govern- 
ment to  another  arm  or  branch  of  the  service  the  first  roll  after  transfer  will 
recite  the  date  of  transfer,  state  that  it  was  for  the  convenience  of  the  Govern- 
ment, and  give  the  date  on  which  the  original  qualification  expires,  thus: 
"  Transferred  July  1,  1912,  convenience  of  Government,  first-class  gunner,  Coast 
Artillery  Corps,  to  May  15,  1915."  Subsequent  rolls  will  simply  set  forth  the 
date  on  which  the  original  qualification  expires.  In  case  the  soldier  is  dis- 
charged before  his  qualification  has  been  published  in  orders,  notation  will  be 
made  on  the  final  statement  of  the  fact  and  date  of  qualification,  and  that  orders 
announcing  such  qualification  have  not  been  received.  Such  notation  will  au- 
thorize the  payment  of  the  amount  due  the  soldier  as  additional  pay,  and  if 
such  additional  pay  is  due  for  a  period  prior  to  the  date  to  which  last  paid 
that  fact  must  be  shown. 

If,  by  reason  of  the  exigencies  of  the  service,  and  not  from  neglect  on  his  part, 
a  gunner  is  prevented  from  participating  in  the  regular  gunners'  examination  of 
his  company  prior  to  the  expiration  of  his  qualification,  such  qualification  will 
continue  in  force  until  such  time  as  he  may  have  an  opportunity  to  be  examined 
for  requalification,  in  accordance  with  existing  orders  governing  the  examina- 
tion and  qualification  of  gunners,  such  extension  not  to  exceed  one  year.  Such 
hold-over  qualification  will  be  published  in  orders  and  the  number,  date,  and 
source  of  the  order  will  be  entered  on  the  first  pay  roll  on  which  the  additional 
pay  is  drawn.  The  date  of  expiration  of  the  qualification  and  the  fact  of  ex- 
tension will  be  entered  on  succeeding  rolls  in  the  following  manner :  "  Original 
qualification  first-class  gunner  expired  May  15,  1915.  chissinc.-itioii  extended." 

Except  in  case  of  urgent  necessity,  a  furlough  will  not  be  granted  to  a  gunner 
immediately  before  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  qualification  when  his  absence 
would  prevent  him  from  requalifying  at  the  regular  gunners'  examination. 

An  enlisted  man  of  the  coast  artillery  qualified  and  rated  as  a  plotter,  an 
observer,  first  class,  or  a  casemate  electrician  is  entitled  to  $9  a  month,  and  as 
a  gun  pointer,  gun  commander,  observer,  second  class,  chief  planter  or  chief 
loader,  to  $7  a  month,  in  addition  to  his  pay. 

The  first  pay  roll  on  which  a  soldier  is  mustered  for  additional  pay  by  reason 
of  having  been  appointed  to  a  rated  position  will  set  forth  the  date  of  such 
appointment,  and  the  number,  date,  and  source  of  the  order  announcing  the 
same,  and  also  the  date  on  which  such  appointment  expires  by  limitation.  Sub- 
sequent rolls  will  simply  show  the  rated  position  held  as  "  planter,"  "  chief 
loader,"  and  when  disrated  the  date  thereof  will  be  given.  If  disrated  before 
his  appointment  expires  by  limitation,  he  reverts  to  a  status  of  being  entitled 
to  pay  as  first-class  gunner,  and  remarks  should  be  entered  on  the  pay  roll  as 
herein  provided  for  first-class  gunners. 

No  enlisted  man  shall  receive  at  the  same  time  additional  pay  for  more  than 
one  of  the  classifications  named  in  this  paragraph  and  in  paragraphs  1344  and 
1345. 

1344.  An  enlisted  man  qualified  as  a  gunner  in  the  field  artillery  is  entitled 
to  pay  at  the  rate  of  $3  a  month  if  he  be  a  first-class  gunner,  and  at  the  rate  of 
$2  a  month  if  he  be  a  second-class  gunner,  in  addition  to  his  pay,  from  the  date 


ADDITIONAL  PAY  TO  ENLISTED  MEN.  261 

of  qualification  to  December  31  of  the  year  next  succeeding  the  year  in  which 
the  qualification  was  made:  Provided,  That  during  such  period  he  continues  to 
be  a  member  of  the  field  artillery  or  reenlists  in  that  branch  of  the  service 
within  three  months  from  date  of  discharge  therefrom. 

The  fact  of  qualification  will  be  published  in  department  orders,  which  will 
give  the  date  of  actual  qualification  from  which  the  soldier  is  entitled  to  the 
additional  pay.  Notation  will  be  made  on  the  pay  rolls  as  follows:  The  first 
roll  on  which  the  soldier  is  mustered  for  and  paid  the  additional  pay  will  give 
the  date  of  actual  qualification  and  the  number,  date,  and  source  of  the  order 
in  which  announced.  Subsequent  rolls  will  set  forth  the  date  on  which  the 
qualification  expires,  thus :  "  First-class  gunner  to  December  31,  1913."  In  case 
a  soldier  is  discharged  before  his  qualification  has  been  published  in  orders 
notation  will  be  made  on  the  final  statement  of  the  fact  and  date  of  qualifica- 
tion, and  that  the  orders  announcing  such  qualification  have  not  been  received. 
Such  notation  will  authorize  the  payment  of  the  amount  due  the  soldier  as 
additional  pay ;  and  if  such  additional  pay  is  due  for  a  period  prior  to  the  date 
to  which  last  paid  that  fact  must  be  shown. 

Except  in  case  of  urgent  necessity  a  furlough  will  not  be  granted  to  a  gunner 
when  his  absence  would  prevent  him  from  being  examined  at  the  regular 
gunners'  examination. 

1345.  Enlisted  men  qualifying  as  expert  riflemen  are  entitled  to  $5  a  month, 
those  qualifying  as  sharpshooters  to  $3  a  month,  and  those  qualifying  as  marks- 
men to  $2  a  month,  in  addition  to  their  pay,  from  the  date  of  qualification  to  the 
end  of  the  enlistment  in  which  they  qualify,  provided  that  during  that  time  they 
do  not  attain  a  higher  classification  and  that  they  continue  to  be  members  of  an 
organization  armed  with  the  rifle  or  are  transferred  for  the  convenience  of  the 
Government  to  some  organization  not  so  armed. 

A  soldier  who  reenlists  in  an  organization  armed  with  the  rifle,  in  which  quali 
fication  is  authorized,  within  three  months  from  the  date  of  discharge  from  such 
an  organization  will  continue  to  receive,  for  one  year  from  the  date  of  such 
reenlistment,  the  extra  compensation  to  which  he  was  entitled  at  the  date  of 
discharge,  provided  that  the  soldier  does  not  attain  a  higher  classification  within 
that  period. 

In  case  a  reenlisted  soldier  in  the  first  year  subsequent  to  his  reenlistment 
qualifies  in  a  lower  grade  than  that  held  in  his  prior  enlistment,  extra  compen- 
sation for  the  higher  grade  held  in  his  prior  enlistment  will  cease  and  that  for 
the  grade  in  which  he  qualified  will  begin  one  year  from  the  date  of  his  reen- 
listment. Qualification  can  not  be  made  in  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps  nor  in 
bands  of  any  arm.  In  each  enlistment  a  soldier  will  begin  his  firing  with  the 
marksman's  course  and  will  be  graded  for  extra  compensation  as  set  forth  above 
for  that  enlistment. 

The  fact  of  qualification  will  be  published  in  department  orders,  which  will 
show  the  date  of  actual  qualification  from  which  the  soldier  is  entitled  to  addi- 
tional pay.  Notation  will  be  made  on  the  pay  rolls  as  follows:  (a)  For  quali- 
fication during  current  enlistment,  the  first  roll,  and  subsequent  rolls,  until  first 
payment,  will  give  the  date  of  qualification  and  the  number,  date,  and  source  of 
the  order;  subsequent  rolls  will  show  only  the  grade  of  qualification,  thus: 
"Expert  rifleman  (sharpshooter  or  marksman)  ;"  (6)  for  qualification  during 
previous  enlistment,  the  first  roll,  and  subsequent  rolls,  until  first  payment,  will 
give  the  date  of  qualification  and  the  number,  date,  and  source  of  the  order,  the 
name  of  the  organization  from  which  last  discharged  and  the  date  of  discharge; 
subsequent  rolls  will  show  the  grade  of  qualification  and  the  date  on  which  the 
original  qualification  expires,  thus:  "Expert  rifleman  (sharpshooter  or  marks- 


262  ADDITIONAL  FAY  TO  ENLISTED  MEN — ALLOTMENTS. 

man)  to  June  5,  1914;  "  (c)  for  qualification  upon  transfer  for  the  convenience 
of  the  Government  to  an  organization  not  armed  with  the  rifle,  the  first  roll, 
and  subsequent  rolls,  until  first  payment,  will  show  the  date  of  qualification 
and  the  number,  date,  and  source  of  the  order,  the  name  of  the  organization 
from  which  transferred  and  the  date  of  the  transfer,  reciting  that  the  transfer 
was  for  the  convenience  of  the  Government;  subsequent  rolls  will  show  only  the 
grade  of  qualification,  thus:  "Expert  rifleman  (sharpshooter  or  marksman)." 
In  case  the  soldier  is  discharged  before  his  qualification  has  been  published  in 
department  orders,  notation  will  be  made  on  the  final  statement  of  the  fact  and 
date  of  qualification  and  that  department  orders  announcing  such  qualification 
have  not  been  received.  Such  notation  will  authorize  the  payment  of  the  amount 
due  the  soldier  as  additional  pay,  and  if  such  additional  pay  is  due  for  a  period 
prior  to  the  date  to  which  last  paid,  that  fact  must  be  shown.  When  a  soldier 
ceases  to  be  entitled  to  the  additional  pay  herein  provided  for,  that  fact  will  be 
noted  on  the  pay  roll. 

1346.  Mess  sergeants  entitled  to  $6  a  month  in  addition  to  their  regular  pay 
under  the  act  of  Congress  approved  May  11,  1908,  are  authorized  as  follows: 
One  for  each  troop  of  cavalry,  battery  of  field  artillery,  company  of  engineers, 
infantry,  or  coast  artillery,  Hospital  Corps  company.   Signal  Corps  company, 
authorized  band,  army  mine  planter,  and  one  for  each  regularly  established 
separate  detachment  mess  of  enlisted  men,  whether  of  the  line  or  staff  corps, 
but  no  mess  sergeant  will  be  detailed  for  n  detachment  when  the  number  of 
men  habitually  messed  is  less  than  25,  except  upon  special  authority  of  the 
Secretary  of  War  in  each  case.     When  the  pay  roll  on  which  a  soldier  is  mus- 
tered for  additional  pay  as  mess  sergeant  for  a  separate  detachment  mess  does 
not  on  its  face  show  that  the  number  messed  is  25  or  more,  no  payment  will 
be  made  of  additional  pay  as  mess  sergeant    unless  the  roll   contains  notation 
that  the  number  of  men  habitually  messed  is  not  less  than  25  or -that  the  mess 
sergeant  has  been  specially  authorized  by  the  Secretary   of   War.     Mess  ser- 
geants will  be  detailed  from  the  grade  of  sergeant,  drum  major,  or  troop,  bat- 
tery, or  company  quartermaster  sergeant,  or  sergeant,  Hospital  Corps,  by  the 
officer  in  immediate  command  of  the  company  or  detachment.     Mess  sergeants 
may  be  detailed  from  the  grade  of  sergeant,  first  class,  Hospital  Corps,  but  only 
by  special  authority  of  the  Surgeon  General  in  each  individual  case,  granted 
after  consideration  of  evidence  showing  that  such  detail  is  necessary  and  for 
the  best   interests  of  the  service.     When   organizations   or   detachments  are 
merged  into  a  general  mess,  mess  sergeants  will  not  be  detailed,  but  the  pay 
of  a  mess  sergeant  will  not  be  affected  by  the  merging  of  his  organization  into 
a  general  mess  for  a  temporary  period,  as  on  a  transport. 

ALLOTMENTS. 

1347.  Every  enlisted  man  absent  on  distant  duty  shall  be  allowed  to  allot 
such  portion  of  his  pay  as  he  may  desire  for  the  support  of  his  family  or  rela- 
tives, for  his  own  savings,  or  for  any  other  purpose,  excepting  that  of  obtain- 
ing an  advance  on  his  pay;  but  the  allotment  privileges  to  soldiers  serving 
within  the  boundaries  of  the  United  States  will  be  limited  to  the  support  of 
their  families  and  relatives. 

1348.  As  soon  as  possible  after  the  receipt  of  an  order  for  distant  duty  the 
commanding  officers  of  troops,  batteries,  companies,  bands,   noncommissioned 
staff,   Signal  or  Hospital  Corps,  or  any  other  detachments  affected  by  such 
order  will  prepare  allotments  on  the  prescribed  blanks  for  all  men  of  their 
organizations  who  desire  to  make  the  same.     When  executed  these  allotments 


ALLOTMENTS.  263 

will  be  forwarded  by  registered  mail  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps, 
who  will  make  acknowledgment  thereof  to  the  respective  commanding  officers, 
stating  the  names  of  the  grantors  and  the  amounts  and  periods  of  the  allot- 
ments. 

1349.  All  allotments  shall  be  executed  in  duplicate  and  witnessed  by  the 
respective  commanding  officers  specified  in  paragraph  1348,  one  copy  to  be  re- 
tained by  said  commanding  officers  and  the  other  to  be  forwarded  immediately 
to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps.    Before  witnessing  an  allotment  such 
commanding  officer  shall,  however,  satisfy  himself  that  the  allotment  is  not 
made  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  an  advance  on  the  soldier's  pay.     When  a 
bank  is  designated  as  allottee,  the  immediate  commanding  officer  of  the  grantor 
shall  furnish  the  bank,  at  the  same  time  that  he  furnishes  the  allotment  roll  to 
the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  with  the  signature  of  the  grantor,  and 
also  inform  the  bank  of  the  amount  and  period  of  allotment.     Such  command- 
ing officer  shall  also,  if  possible,  satisfy  himself  that  the  bank  named  has  an 
existence.    An  allotment  shall  be  made  payable  on  the  last  day  of  each  month 
and  for  a  stated  period. 

1350.  On  the  death,  discharge,  or  desertion  of  a  soldier  who  has  an  allot- 
ment running,  the  allotment  ceases.    In  such  cases  the  immediate  commanding 
officer  will  report  as  expeditiously  as  possible  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps,  or  in  the  Philippine  and  Hawaiian  Departments  to  the  department  adju- 
tants of  those  departments,  the  names  of  grantors  whose  allotments  thus  cease. 
In  the  Philippine  and  Hawaiian  Departments,  except  in  the  case  of  deaths 
which  are  otherwise  reported,  the  department  commanders  will  send  by  cable 
notification  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  who  will  at  once  notify  the 
Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps.    In  case  of  forfeiture  by  sentence  of  a  court- 
martial  the  stoppage  of  pay  to  meet  the  allotment,  being  a  reimbursement  to 
the  United  States  of  the  amount  paid  the  allottee,  will  take  precedence  of  the 
forfeiture;  when,  however,  the  forfeiture  is  such  that  possibly  it  can  not  be 
stopped  in  full  prior  to  the  discharge  of  the  soldier  if  the  allotment  is  con- 
tinued, the  immediate  commanding  officer  will  report  at  once  by  mail  to  the 
Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  requesting  a   discontinuance  of  the  allot- 
ment.    Similar  action  will  be  taken  when,  due  to  reduction,  to  stoppages  for 
clothing  overdrawn,  to  continued  misconduct,  or  to  any  reason,  the  soldier's 
available  pay  will  not  warrant  the  continuance  -of  the  allotment.     The  Chief  of 
the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  notify  a  soldier's  immediate  commanding  officer 
of  the  fact  of  discontinuance  of  payment  to  the  allottee  and  the  last  month's 
allotment  paid.     The  stoppage  of  pay  to  meet  the  allotment  will  be  continued 
until  this  notice  is  received,  and  the  soldier  will  be  credited  on  the  next  roll 
with  any  amount  withheld  in  excess  of  amount  paid  the  allottee. 

1351.  When  the  grantor  of  an  allotment  desires  it  discontinued  prior  to  the 
expiration  of  the  period  for  which  it  was  granted,   the  commanding  officers 
specified  in  paragraph  1348  will  prepare  and  transmit  to  the  Chief  of  the 
Quartermaster  Corps  on  the  prescribed  blank,  the  soldier's  request  for  such 
discontinuance.     This  request  must  specify  the  month  for  which  the  last  pay- 
ment is  to  be  made,  but  the  stoppage  of  pay  to  meet  the  allotment  should  be 
continued  until  receipt  from  the  office  of  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps 
of  acknowledgment  of  request  for  discontinuance.     If  on   receipt  of  the  re- 
quest for  discontinuance  of  an  allotment  payment  thereon  has  been  made  be- 
yond  the  month  specified,  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  in  making 
acknowledgment,  will  state  the  date  to  which  the  allotment  has  been  paid  and 
direct  the  repayment  to  the  soldier  of  any  pay  deducted  in  excess  of  the  pay- 
ments on  the  allotment. 


264  ALLOTMENTS DEPOSITS. 

When  an  allotment  is  to  run  for  the  full  period  for  which  granted,  no  request 
for  discontinuance  or  notice  of  the  expiration  is  necessary. 

1352.  Payment  to  allottees  shall  be  made  by  one  or  more  quartermasters,  to 
be  designated  by  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps.    Said  disbursing  officer 
shall,  before  making  payment  of  such  allotment,  use  due  diligence  in  obtaining 
and  making  use  of  all  information  that  may  have  been  received  in  the  War  De- 
partment relative  to  the  grantors  of  the  allotments. 

1353.  If  an  erroneous  payment  is  made  because  of  the  failure  of  an  officer 
responsible  for  such  report  to  report,  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  the  Secre- 
tary of  War,  the  death  of  the  grantor,  or  any  fact  which  renders  the  allotment 
not  payable,  then  the  amount  of  such  erroneous  payment  shall  be  collected  by 
the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  from  the  officer  who  fails  to  make  such 
report,  if  such  collection  is  practicable. 

1354.  All  allotments  of  pay  of  enlisted  men  that  have  been  or  shall  be  paid 
to  the  designated  allottees,  after  the  expiration  of  one  month  subsequent  to  the 
month  in  which  said  allotments  accrued,  shall  pass  to  the  credit  of  the  disburs- 
ing officer  who  has  made  or  shall  make  such  payment. 

1355.  In  case  of  the  capture  by  the  enemy  ul'  soldiers  who  have  made  allot- 
ments which  may  expire  after  their  capture,  the  monthly  payments  of  the  same 
shall  be  continued  until  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Secretary  of  War. 

1356.  In  case  of  the  transfer  of  a  soldier  whoso  period  of  allotment  still 
continues,  all  the  data  respecting  said  allotments  shall  be  entered  on  his  de- 
scriptive list,  and  the  commanding  officer  of  the  troop,  battery,  or  company 
from  which  he  is  transferred  shall  at  once  report  such  transfer  to  the  Chief  of 
the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

1357.  The  date,  period,  and  amount  of  allotment  shall  be  entered  as  a  part 
of  the  soldier's  record  and  also  noted  on  each  pay  roll  during  the  period  of 
allotment.     The  discontinuance  of  an  allotment  shall  be  similarly  entered  and 
noted. 

1358.  When  the  grantor  of  an  allotment  is  soon  entitled  to  discharge  and  is. 
«o  much  in  debt  to  the  United  States  that  it  will  require  the  whole  or  a  part 
of  his  allotted  pay  to  cancel  his  obligation,  this  allotment  shall  be  terminated 
in  the  prescribed  manner. 

1359.  Upon  receiving  information  of  the  death  of  any  i>erson  to  whom  an 
allotment  is  payable  by  him,  the  quartermaster  properly  designated  to  pay  this 
allotment  shall  at  once  report  this  fact  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps,  who  shall  forthwith  inform  the  grantor's  immediate  commanding  officer. 

1360.  When  an  allotment  is  discontinued,  at  the  request  of  the  person  mak- 
ing it,  before  the  expiration  of  the  term  for  which  it  is  granted,  it  shall  not  be 
renewed  within  that  term  except  by  permission  of  the  regimental  or  post  com- 
mander, on  satisfactory  reasons  being  given  for  such  discontinuance  and  re- 
newal. 

DEPOSITS. 

1361.  An  enlisted  man,  not  on  the  retired  list,  may  deposit  his  savings  with 
any  quartermaster  in  sums  of  not  less  than  $5 ;  the  same  to  remain  so  deposited 
until  final  payment  on  discharge  or  until  furloughed  to  the  reserve.     The  quar- 
termaster will  furnish  to  each  depositor  a  book  in  which  each  deposit,  with  the 
name  of  the  depositor,  date,  place,  and  amount,  in  words  and  figures,  will  be 
entered  in  the  form  of  a  certificate,  signed  by  the  quartermaster  and  company 
commander.     The  transfer,  pledge,  or  sale  of  a  deposit  book  is  prohibited. 

Each  company  or  detachment  commander  will  keep  in  the  soldier's  record  an 
account  of  every  deposit  made  by  the  soldier,  and  after  each  regular  payment 


DEPOSITS.  265 

he  will  forward  directly  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  a  list  of  the 
names  of  the  depositors,  showing  in  each  case  the  date,  place,  and  amount  of 
deposit  and  the  name  of  the  quartermaster  who  received  it.  Each  report  will 
be  restricted  to  and  will  include  only  deposits  with  one  quartermaster  on  a 
given  date.  These  lists  before  transmittal  will  be  examined  and  compared  with 
the  record  of  deposits  on  the  company  or  detachment  book  and  the  deposit  book 
of  the  soldier,  and  attesting  officers  will  see  that  the  names  are  identical  with 
the  names  as  borne  on  the  rolls. 

Should  a  soldier  who  has  made  a  deposit  be  transferred  or  desert,  the  fact 
will  be  promptly  reported  directly  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  by 
the  officer  in  command  of  the  company  or  detachment  to  which  he  belongs.  In 
case  of  transfer  his  descriptive  list  will  show  the  date  and  amount  of  each 
deposit.  There  is  no  objection  to  deposits  being  made  by  Indian  and  Philippine 
scouts  and  by  enlisted  men  of  the  Porto  Rico  Regiment  of  Infantry. 

1362.  On  the  discharge  of  a  soldier  or  on  his  being  furloughed  to  the  reserve, 
the  date  and  amount,  in  words  and  figures,  of  each  of  his  deposits  will  be 
entered  upon  his  final  statement,  and  his  deposit  book  will  be  taken  up  by  the 
quartermaster  who  pays  him  and  filed  with  the  voucher  of  payment.     In  case 
deposits  are  forfeited  by  desertion,  the  amounts  of  the  same  will  be  entered  on 
the  final  statements  under  the  head  "  Remarks,"  and  the  facts  and  authority 
for  such  forfeiture  given. 

1363.  Before  delivering  final  statements  upon  which  deposits  are  credited, 
the  officer  signing  them  will  ascertain  whether  the  soldier  has  the  deposit  book ; 
and,  if  so,  instruct  him  to  present  it  to  the  quartermaster.     Should  he  claim  to 
have  lost  it,  the  officer  will  cause  his  affidavit  to  that  effect  to  be  taken  before  he 
leaves  the  post  and  attached  to  the  statement.     The  affidavit  will  clearly  state 
the  circumstances  attending  loss  of  the  book  and  show  that  the  soldier  has  not 
sold  or  assigned  it.     Upon  this  evidence  the  quartermaster  may  pay  and  the 
responsibility  for  the  correctness  of  amounts  credited  on  the  statement  will 
rest  with  the  officer  certifying  them. 

1364.  Quartermasters   will   not   pay   deposits   except   on    final   statements. 
When  they  are  not  paid  the  soldier  should  forward  his  deposit  book  or  the 
evidence  referred  to  in  the  preceding  paragraph  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quarter- 
master Corps.    Enlisted  men  should  be  informed  of  the  importance  of  preserving 
deposit  books  as  the  only  certain  means  of  insuring  prompt  repayment. 

1365.  A  soldier  must  draw  his  deposit  when  he  is  discharged  or  furloughed 
to  the  reserve.     He  can  then  renew  it  after  reenlistment,  and  will  be  entitled 
to  interest  thereon  from  the  date  of  such  renewal.    Failure  to  present  the  final 
statements  leaves  the  money  without  interest  until  it  is  drawn  and  again  de- 
posited.   A  discharged  soldier  who  desires,  after  reenlistment,  to  have  all  or  a 
part  of  the  money  due  to  him  on  discharge  deposited  under  the  provisions  of 
paragraph  1361,  must  furnish  to  the  quartermaster  who  makes  payment  on  his 
final  statement  a  written  order  requesting  that  such  part  of  the  amount  due 
thereon,  as  he  may  desire  so  deposited,  be  transferred  to  his  new  account,    The 
cmartermaster  will  file  this  order  with  the  paid  final  statement  as  authority  for 
this  disposition  of  the  money  due  to  the  soldier. 

1366.  For  any  sum   of  not  less  than  $5  deposited  for  the  period  of  six 
months  or  longer  the  soldier,  when  discharged  or  furloughed  to  the  reserve,  will 
be  paid  interest  at  the  rate  of  4  per  cent  per  annum  to  date  of  discharge. 

1367.  On  the  death  of  a  soldier  each  deposit,  with  amount,  date,  place,  and 
quartermaster  with  whom  deposited,  will  be  noted  in  the  inventory  of  his  effects 
and  on  the  accompanying  final  statement  with  which  his  deposit  book  will  be 
filed. 


266          FORFEITURES  AND  DEDUCTIONS — PAY  OF  DESERTERS. 

1368.  Both  deposits  and  interest  will  be  forfeited  by  desertion,  but  for- 
feiture of  them  can  not  be  imposed  by  sentence  of  a  court-martial.  They  are 
exempt  from  liability  to  meet  a  sentence  of  a  court-martial  imposing  forfeiture 
of  pay  or  allowances,  and  from  liability  for  the  soldier's  private  debts.     Deposits 
and  interest  are  not  exempt  from  liability  for  debts  due  to  the  United  States  or 
to  individuals,  within  the  meaning  of  paragraph  1370. 

1369.  If  an  enlisted  man  deposits  money  with  the  company  or  post  com- 
mander, the  same  to  be  applied  for  purchase  of  his  discharge,  the  officer  will 
immediately  upon  receipt  of  order  for  discharge  of  the  man  forward  the  money 
to  a  quartermaster  for  deposit  and  send  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps 
the  usual  notification  of  deposit.     On  the  return  of  the  deposit  book  by  the 
quartermaster  the  soldier  will  be  discharged  and  a  final  statement  furnished  to 
him,  with  notation  of  the  deposit  thereon,  thus  showing  on  its  face  the  total 
credit  of  the  soldier,  which  must  in  every  case  be  sufficient  to  cover  all  indebted- 
ness to  the  United  States. 

FORFEITURES    AND   DEDUCTIONS. 

1370.  Authorized  stoppages  will  be  entered  on  the  pay  rolls  and  deducted 
at  times  of  payment  in  the  following  order : 

1.  Reimbursements  to  the  United  States. 

2.  Reimbursements  to  individuals,  as  the  quartermaster  or  post  exchange,  for 
instance. 

3.  Forfeitures  for  desertion  and  fines. 

Articles  of  camp  and  garrison  equipage  must  be  charged  on  the  pay  rolls  as 
such,  and  other  articles  of  quartermaster  stores  or  pro'perty  must  be  enumer- 
ated and  the  price  stated  in  the  column  of  "  Remarks  "  in  order  that  the  proper 
appropriation  may  be  credited  therewith. 

1371.  Officers  and  enlisted  men   in   arrest   and  confinement   by   the  civil 
authorities  will  receive  no  pay  for  the  time  of  such  absence;  if  released  without 
trial,  or  after  trial  and  acquittal,  their  right  to  pay  for  the  time  of  such  absence 
is  restored. 

PAY    OF    DESERTERS. 

(See  Article  XIX.) 

1372.  An  enlisted  man  charged  with  desertion  will  not  receive  pay  until 
his  offense  has  been  investigated  by  a  court-martial,  or  he  has  been  restored  to 
duty  without  trial,  or  the  charge  has  been  set  aside  as  having  been  erroneously 
made. 

1373.  Every  deserter  forfeits  all  pay  and  allowances  due  at  the  date  of 
desertion.     Such  forfeited  pay  and  allowances  will  be  used  to  satisfy  authorized 
stoppages  due  the  United  States  at  the  date  of  desertion,  and  only  the  amount 
of  such  stoppages  in  excess  of  such  forfeited  pay  and  allowances  will  be  col- 
lected from  pay  accruing  after  date  of  return  to  military  control.     The  organi- 
zation commander  will  enter  the  following  data  on  the  first  pay  roll  after  the 
return  of  a  soldier  to  military  control :  A  statement  of  his  account  at  date  of 
desertion,  a  statement  of  his  new  account  opened  after  return  to  military  con- 
trol (the  account  at  date  of  desertion  and  the  account  since  return  to  military 
control  being  stated  separately),  the  place  and  date  of  return  to  military  con- 
trol, and  whether  he  surrendered  or  was  apprehended.    On  subsequent  rolls,  until 
the  result  of  the  trial  has  been  published  or  the  case  otherwise  disposed  of,  will 
appear  the  remark,  "Awaiting  trial  (or  result  of  trial)  for  desertion;  for  state- 
ment of  account  see  pay  roll  for  ,  191 — ."    On  the  next  roll  following 


PAYMENT   OF  DISCHARGED  SOLDIERS.  267 

the  final  disposition  of  the  case,  and  on  subsequent  rolls  until  paid,  will  appear 
a  complete  statement  of  the  soldier's  account,  as  indicated  above,  including  the 
number,  date,  and  source  of  the  order  announcing  his  return  to  duty,  or  the 
result  of  the  trial.  If,  while  absent  in  desertion,  he  fraudulently  enlisted  in 
another  organization,  the  date  to  which  last  paid  in  such  fraudulent  enlistment 
and  all  stoppages  due  the  United  States  at  date  of  surrender  or  apprehension 
will  be  stated. 

1374.  No  settlement  of  the  pay  account  of  any  enlisted  man  will  be  made 
on  the  pay  rolls  until  sufficient  pay  shall  have  accrued  to  satisfy  all  authorized 
stoppages  and  pay  a  balance  to  the  soldier. 

PAYMENT    OF    DISCHARGED    SOLDIERS. 

(See  Article  XXI.) 

1375.  Discharged  soldiers  and  those  furloughed  to  the  reserve  will  be  paid 
on  final  statements  prepared  in  duplicate  and  furnished  to  them  by  their  com- 
pany or  detachment  commanders.     Payment  will  be  made  only  on  presentation 
of  both  copies.     Except  when  notified  as  prescribed  in  paragraph  155  quarter- 
masters will  not  pay  discharged  soldiers  and  those  furloughed  to  the  reserve 
unless  otherwise  satisfied  of  the  genuineness  of  the  discharge  papers  and  the 
identity  of  the  claimants. 

1376.  Upon  payment  of  the  final  statement  of  a  soldier  discharged  or  fur- 
loughed to  the  reserve,  the  quartermaster  will  write  on  the  discharge  "  Paid  in 
full,"  with  his  signature,  noting  amounts  paid,  except  when  the  final  statement 
has  been  transferred  and  is  not  accompanied  by  the  discharge.     The  day  of 
enlistment  and  the  day  of  discharge  will  both  be  included  in  reckoning  pay. 

1377.  Quartermasters,  or  other  officers  to  whom  a  soldier,  who  has  been 
discharged  or  furloughed  to  the  reserve,  reports  the  loss  or  nonreceipt  by  him 
of  final  statement  to  which  he  is  entitled,  will  report  the  fact  to  the  Chief  of 
the  Quartermaster  Corps,  with  any  evidence  the  soldier  furnishes  them  in  the 
matter.     The  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  transmit  the  evidence  to  the 
Auditor  for  the  War  Department. 

1378.  When  an  enlisted  man  is  discharged  from  the  service,  except  by  way 
of  punishment  for  an  offense,  or  is  furloughed  to  the  reserve,  he  shall  be  entitled 
to  transportation  in  kind  and  subsistence  from  the  place  of  his  discharge  or 
furlough  to  the  place  of  his  enlistment,  or  to  such  other  place  within  the  conti- 
nental limits  of  the  United  States  as  he  may  select,  to  which  the  distance  is 
no  greater  than  that  from  the  place  of  discharge  or  furlough  to  place  of  enlist- 
ment;  but  if  the  distance  be  greater  he  may  be  furnished  with  transportation 
in  kind  and  subsistence  for  a  distance  equal  to  that  from  place  of  discharge  or 
furlough  to  place  of  enlistment,  or,  on  discharge  from  the  service,  in  lieu  of 
such  transportation  and  subsistence,  he  shall,  if  he  so  elects,  receive  2  cents  a 
mile,  except  for  sea  travel,  from  the  place  of  his  discharge  to  the  place  of  his 
enlistment :  Provided,  That  for  sea  travel  on  discharge  or  furlough  transporta- 
tion and  subsistence  only  shall  be  furnished  to  enlisted  men:  And  provided 
further,   That  for  the  purpose  of  determining  allowances  for   all  travel   of 
enlisted  men  on  discharge  or  furlough,  travel  in  the  Philippine  Archipelago,  the 
Hawaiian  Archipelago,  the  home  waters  of  the  United  States,  and  between  the 
United  States  and  Alaska  shall  not  be  regarded  as  sea  travel  and  shall  be  paid 
for  at  the  rates  established  by  law  for  land  travel  within  the  boundaries  of  the 
United  States. 

Officers  furnishing  transportation  in  kind  and  subsistence  to  an  enlisted  man 
on  discharge  or  furlough  to  the  reserve  will  indorse  such  fact  on  his  final  state- 
ment, showing  points  between  which  furnished  and  cost  of  subsistence. 


268        PAYMENT  OF   DISCHARGED   SOLDIERS MISCELLANEOUS, 

1379.  Quartermasters  when  paying  final  statements  of  soldiers  discharged 
under  foregoing  conditions  will   include  in  such  payments  travel  allowances 
from  station  to  port  of  embarkation  and  from  port  of  arrival  in  the  United 
States  to  place  of  enlistment  or  enrollment. 

1380.  An  enlisted  man  discharged  for  minority  concealed  at  enlistment,  or 
for  other  cause  involving  fraud  on  his  part  in  the  enlistment,  is  not  entitled  to 
pay  and  allowances,  including  those  for  travel,  and  will  not  receive  a  final  state- 
ment unless  deposits  are  due  him,  in  which  case  a  final  statement,  containing  a 
full  statement  of  the  soldier's  accounts  at  date  of  discharge,  will  be  furnished. 

1381.  A  soldier  held  in  military  custody  under  sentence  of  court-martial 
beyond  his  term  of  enlistment    (except  where  dishonorable  discharge  is  im- 
posed) will  be  furnished  with  a  final  statement  showing  the  actual  date  of  dis- 
charge and  the  cause  of  detention.    A  soldier  in  the  hands  of  civil  authorities 
awaiting  trial  should,  at  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service,  be  furnished  with 
his  discharge  certificate  and  a  final  statement  containing  all  necessary  data 
for  the  quartermaster,  giving  date  and  cause  of  arrest  and  remarks  "  Not  enti- 
tled to  pay  or  clothing  since  date  of  arrest  nor  to  travel  pay  unless  acquitted  or 
released  without  trial." 

1382.  Recruits  are  entitled  to  pay  and  allowances  when  discharged  on  cer- 
tificates of  disability.    When  discharged  for  any  cause  involving  fraud  on  their 
part  at  enlistment,  paragraph  1380  will  govern. 

1383.  The  transfer  by  an  enlisted  man  of  a  claim  for  pay  due  on  his  final 
statement  will  be  recognized  only  when  made  after  discharge,  or  on  being  fur- 
loughed  to  the  reserve,  in  writing,  indorsed  on  the  final  statement,  signed  by  the 
soldier,  and  witnessed  by  a  commissioned  officer  or  by  some  other  reputable 
person  known  to  the  quartermaster.     The  person  witnessing  the  transfer  must 
indorse  on  the  discharge  the  fact  of  transfer  of  the  final  statement,  and  on  the 
final  statement  the  fact  that  such  indorsement  has  been  made  on  the  discharge. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

1384.  An  officer  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps  will  not  give  a  receipt,  except  in 
the  following  cases : 

1.  For  the  transfer  of  money  when  the  transfer  is  of  cash. 

2.  For  the  money  of  a  deceased  soldier,   deserter,  or  an  escaped   military 
prisoner. 

3.  For  a  stoppage  authorized  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  for  which  the  Chief  of 
the  Quartermaster  Corps  may  direct  a  receipt  to  be  given. 

4.  For  a  refundment  made  by  an  officer  on  account  of  an  overpayment  made 
by  a  quartermaster. 

A  separate  receipt  will  be  given  in  each  individual  case. 

In  all  other  cases  the  person  turning  over  or  refunding  money  will  deposit  it 
in  some  authorized  public  depositary  or  transfer  it  to  a  disbursing  officer  of  the 
department  to  which  the  money  belongs. 

1385.  When  any  officer  or  enlisted  man  on  the  active  list  of  the  Army  dies 
from  wounds  or  disease  not  the  result  of  his  own  misconduct,  his  widow,  or 
some  other  person  duly  designated  by  him,  is  entitled  to  receive,  through  the 
Quartermaster  Corps,  an  amount  equal  to  six  months'  pay  at  the  rate  such 
officer  or  enlisted  man  was  receiving  pay  at  the  date  of  his  death,  less  $75  in 
the  case  of  each  officer  and  $35  in  the  case  of  each  enlisted  man.    Any  residue 
of  the  sums  thus  reserved,  after  the  expenses  of  interment  have  been  met  there- 
from, will  be  paid  subsequently  to  the   same  beneficiary.     Each  officer  and 
enlisted  man  in  service  on  the  active  list  will  file  on  the  form  furnished  for  that 
purpose  by  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  the  full  name  and  address  of  the 


MEDICAL   DEPARTMENT GENERAL   PROVISIONS.  269 

person  to  whom  he  wishes  the  half  year's  salary  paid  in  the  event  of  death,  and 
he  may  also  file  on  the  said  form  the  full  name  and  address  of  the  person  to 
whom  he  wishes  the  half  year's  salary  paid  in  the  event  of  the  death  of  the 
first  named  beneficiary  prior  to  the  date  of  payment  of  the  gratuity.  The  signa- 
ture in  every  case  will  be  witnessed  and  attested  as  required  by  the  printed 
notes  on  the  form.  Should  an  officer  or  enlisted  man  desire  to  change  a  bene- 
ficiary previously  designated  by  him  and  to  make  a  new  designation,  he  may  do 
this  by  filling  up  and  forwarding  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  another 
blank  of  the  prescribed  form,  properly  signed,  witnessed,  and  attested. 

All  officers  when  first  appointed  and  all  recruits,  at  the  time  of  their  enlist- 
ment, will  make  the  prescribed  designation  which,  for  an  officer,  will  be  for- 
warded to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army  with  the  officer's  letter  accepting 
his  commission,  and  for  a  recruit  will  be  forwarded  together  with  the  recruit's 
enlistment  paper  to  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  who  will  transmit  all 
designations  thus  received  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  in  whose 
office  all  designations  of  beneficiaries  under  this  regulation  will  be  filed  perma- 
nently. Designations  duly  made  and  filed  will  continue  to  be  valid  and  sufficient, 
unless  revoked  as  herein  provided,  as  long  as  the  officers  or  enlisted  men  making 
the  designations  continue  upon  the  active  list  of  the  Army. 

ARTICLE   LXXIV. 

MEDICAL  DEPARTMENT. 

NOTE. — Regulations  for  the  government  of  the  Medical  Department,  prepared  and  pub- 
lished under  the  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  are  distributed  to  its  officers  by  the 
Surgeon  General.  Only  such  regulations  are  herein  given  as  are  general  in  their  nature 
or  affect  other  branches  of  the  service. 

GENERAL  PROVISIONS. 

1386.  The  Medical  Department  is  charged  with  the  duty  of  investigating  the 
sanitary   condition   of  the  Army  and   making   recommendations   in    reference 
thereto,  of  advising  with  reference  to  the  location  of  permanent  camps  and 
posts,  the  adoption  of  systems  of  water  supply  and  purification,  and  the  dis- 
posal of  wastes,  with  the  duty  of  caring  for  the  sick  and  wounded,  making 
physical  examinations  of  officers  and  enlisted  men,  the  management  and  control 
of  military  hospitals,  the  recruitment,  instruction,  and  control  of  the  Hospital 
Corps  and  of  the  Nurse  Corps,  and  furnishing  all  medical  and  hospital  supplies 
except  for  public  animals. 

1387.  The  surgeon  of  every  post  or  command,  under  the  direction  of  the 
commanding  officer,  will  supervise  its  hygiene  and  recommend  such  measures 
as  he  may  deem  necessary  to  prevent  or  diminish  disease.     He  will  examine, 
at  least  once  a  month,  the  sanitary  condition  of  the  public  buildings  and  grounds, 
the  drainage,  the  sewerage,  the  condition  of  all  sanitary  appliances,  including 
incinerators,  sterilizers,  filters,  and  odorless  excavators,  the  amount  and  quality 
of  the  water  supply,  the  character  and  cooking  of  the  food,  including  the  quality 
of  the  milk  and  the  character  of  the  dairies  from  which  it  is  obtained,  the  cloth- 
ing and  habits  of  the  men,  and  the  character  and  causes  of  prevailing  diseases 
and  measures  taken  to  prevent  them.     Immediately  after  such  examination  he 
will  report  thereon  in  writing  to  the  commanding  officer,  noting  also  in  the  re- 
port the  dates  on  which  the  prescribed  physical   inspections  of  the  various 
organizations  of  the  command  were  made,  the  number  of  new  cases  of  venereal 
disease  which  appeared  in  the  command,  the  ratio  of  the  same  per  1,000  of 
strength,  and  the  number  of  venereal  prophylactic  treatments  given,  with  such 


270       APPOINTMENTS CONTRACT  AND  ACTING  DENTAL  SURGEONS. 

recommendations  as  he  may  deem  proper.  The  commanding  officer  will  return 
the  report,  with  his  views  and  action  indorsed  thereon,  and  if  he  deem  the  action 
recommended  impracticable  or  undesirable,  will  state  fully  his  objections.  The 
surgeon,  after  noting  the  commanding  officer's  statement,  will  forward  the  report, 
through  military  channels,  to  the  Surgeon  General.  Special  sanitary  reports 
will  take  the  same  course  as  the  regular  monthly  sanitary  reports.  As  far  as 
practicable,  intermediate  commanders  will  correct  sanitary  defects,  noting  their 
action  by  indorsement. 

Sanitary  inspections  of  a  general  hospital  or  other  establishment  or  organiza- 
tion of  the  Medical  Department  will  be  made,  under  the  direction  of  the  medical 
officer  in  command,  by  a  junior  medical  officer  assigned  to  that  duty,  who  will 
report  in  writing  to  the  commanding  officer.  The  latter  will  forward  the  re- 
ports, through  military  channels,  to  the  Surgeon  General,  indicating  his  action 
by  indorsement  thereon.  The  commanding  officer  will  keep  an  appropriate 
record  of  the  reports  and  his  indorsements. 

APPOINTMENTS. 

1388.  No  person  shall  receive  an  appointment  as  first  lieutenant  in  the 
Medical  Corps  unless  he  shall  have  been  examined  and  approved  by  an  army 
medical  board  consisting  of  not  less  than  three  officers  of  the  Medical  Corps 
designated  by  the   Secretary  of  War;   and  no  officer   of  the  Medical  Corps 
below  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel  shall  be  promoted  therein  until  he  shall 
have   passed   an   examination   before   an   army   medical   board    consisting   of 
not  less   than   three  officers  of  the   Medical   Corps  designated  as  aforesaid, 
unless  in  case  of  an  officer  below  the  rank  of  major  a  board  of  review  shall 
have  pronounced  him  qualified  for  promotion  after  an  adverse  finding  by  an 
examining  board.     Any  major  of  the  Medical  Corps  on  the  active  list  of -the 
Army  who,  "at  his  first  examination  for  promotion  to  the  grade  of  lieutenant 
colonel  in  said  corps,  is  found  disqualified  for  such  promotion  fo*r  any  reason 
other  than  physical  disability  incurred  in  the  line  of  duty,  will  be  suspended 
from  promotion,  and  his  right  thereto  will  pass  successively  to  such  officers  next 
below  him  in  rank  in  said  corps  as  may  become  eligible  to  promotion  under 
existing  law  during  the  period  of  his  suspension ;  and  any  major  of  the  Medical 
Corps  suspended  from  promotion,  as  hereinbefore  provided,  will  be  reexamined 
as  soon  as  practicable  after  the  expiration  of  one  year  from  the  date  of  the  com- 
pletion of  the  examination  that  resulted  in  his  suspension ;  and  if  on  such  reex- 
amination  he  is  found  qualified  for  promotion,  he  will  again  become  eligible 
thereto ;  but  if  he  is  found  disqualified  by  reason  of  physical  disability  incurred 
in  the  line  of  duty,  he  will  be  retired  with  the  rank  to  which  his  seniority  en- 
titles him  to  be  promoted ;  and  if  he  is  not  found  disqualfied  by  reason  of  such 
physical  disability,  but  is  found  disqualified  for  promotion  for  any  other  reason, 
he  will  be  retired  without  promotion. 

1389.  Officers  of  the  Medical  Reserve  Corps  who  apply  for  appointment  in 
the  Medical  Corps  of  the  Army  may,  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  Surgeon 
General,  be  placed  on  active  duty  by  the  Secretary  of  War  and  ordered  to  the 
Army  Medical  School  for  instruction  and  further  examination  to  determine  their 
fitness  for  commission  in  the  Medical  Corps,  but  this  will  apply  only  to  officers 
who  have  passed  the  preliminary  examination  for  the  Medical  Corps. 

CONTRACT    SURGEONS,    ACTING   DENTAL   SURGEONS. 

1390.  Civilian  physicians  and  dentists  may  be  employed  as  contract  surgeons 
and  acting  dental  surgeons  under  contracts  entered  into  by  or  with  the  authority 
of  the  Surgeon  General  of  the  Army.    They  are  entitled  to  the  transportation 


CONTRACT  AND  ACTING  DENTAL  SURGEONS THE  DENTAL  CORPS.      271 

and  fuel  allowances  of  first  lieutenants,  and  when  on  duty  at  a  post  or  station 
where  quarters  in  kind  are  provided  by  the  United  States  they  will  be  entitled 
to  the  quarters  allowed  by  regulation  to  a  first  lieutenant ;  they  are  not  entitled 
to  commutation  of  quarters,  nor  to  the  10  per  cent  increase  of  pay  for  foreign 
service  as  provided  by  law  for  officers. 

1391.  Contract  surgeons  and  acting  dental  surgeons  are  entitled  to  the  same 
protection  in  their  positions  and  the  same  respect  and  obedience  from  enlisted 
men  as  commissioned  officers. 

1392.  Whenever  the  contract  of  a  physician  or  dentist  is  annulled,  the  fact 
and  date  of  annulment  will  be  noted  in  writing  on  his  contract,  and  when 
ordered  to  his  home  for  annulment  of  contract,  such  fact  will  also  be  noted 
thereon  by  the  officer  under  whose  orders  he  may  at  the  time  be  serving. 

1393.  Contract  surgeons,  on  availing  themselves  of  leaves  of  absence,  must 
submit  their  contracts  to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  post  or  station  where 
serving,  who  will  indorse  thereon  the  date  of  commencement  and  duration  of 
leave.     The  actual  date  of  their  rejoining  from  leave  should  also  be  noted  on 
contract  on  return  to  post  or  station. 

1394.  The  services  rendered  by  a  contract  surgeon  are  not  restricted  to  those 
of  a  purely  professional  character;  on  the  contrary,  his  eligibility  for  duty  is 
the  same  as  that  of  a  first  lieutenant  of  the  Medical  Corps,  except  in  so  far 
as  it  is  limited  by  the  fact  that  he  is  not  a  commissioned  officer.    A  Contract 
surgeon,  though  not  eligible  for  detail  on  courts-martial,  may  prefer  charges 
against  enlisted  men  and  may  be  detailed  on  councils  of  administration,  and  as 
post  treasurer,  etc. ;  he  may  also  witness  payments  to  enlisted  men  under  the 
provisions  of  paragraphs  1315  to  1337. 

THE  DENTAL   CORPS. 

1395.  Contracts  with  acting  dental  surgeons  will  be  made  for  three  years, 
but  may  be  annulled  at  any  time  by  the  commanding  general  of  a  department,  or 
of  a  mobilized  division  after  official  investigation,  for  conduct  to  the  prejudice  of 
good  order  and  military  discipline,  or  by  the  Surgeon  General  when  in  his 
opinion  a  termination  of  the  contract  would  be  in  the  interests  of  the  service. 

1396.  Dental  surgeons  and  acting  dental  surgeons  are  a  part  of  the  Medical 
Department,  and  will  be  assigned  to  duty  in  accordance  with  the  recommenda- 
tions of  the  Surgeon  General  or  the  department  or  division  surgeon. 

A  dental  surgeon  or  an  acting  dental  surgeon  on  duty  with  a  military  com- 
mand is  subordinate  to  the  senior  medical  officer  of  the  command  and  under 
his  immediate  control. 

1397.  When  a  dental  surgeon  or  an  acting  dental  surgeon  reports  for  duty 
at  a  post  the  surgeon  will  assign  a  room  in  the  hospital  to  him  for  use  as  an 
operating  room,  if  one  is  available.     If  no  room  in  the  hospital  is  available  the 
post  commander  will  provide  a  suitable  operating  room  in  one  of  the  other  post 
buildings. 

Each  dental  surgeon  or  acting  dental  surgeon  will  ordinarily  be  allowed  one 
enlisted  man  as  an  assistant,  who  will  be  detailed  from  the  members  of  the 
Hospital  Corps,  and  whose  duty  it  will  be  to  assist  the  dentist  in  his  operations, 
in  caring  for  the  instruments  and  other  public  property,  in  keeping  the  records, 
and  in  the  performance  of  such  other  official  work  pertaining  to  this  position 
as  he  may  be  directed  by  the  proper  authority  to  do.  A  member  of  the  Hos- 
pital Corps  detailed  as  dentist's  assistant  and  stationed  in  a  city  or  town  will 
be  provided  with  a  suitable  room  as  quarters  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  but 
when  stationed  at  a  post,  in  camp,  or  in  the  field,  he  will  be  attached  to  the 
Hospital  Corps  detachment. 


272  THE   DENTAL   CORPS THE   HOSPITAL   CORPS. 

1398.  Members  of  the  Dental  Corps  will  serve  free  of  charge  all  those  enti- 
tled to  free  medical  treatment  by  medical  officers. 

1399.  Members  of  the  Dental  Corps  will  operate  upon  those  entitled  to  their 
services.    Materials  issued  by  the  Government  will  be  expended  only  in  opera- 
tions upon  those  entitled  to  free  services.    Emergency  work  for  officers  and  en- 
listed men  will  have  precedence  at  all  times  over  other  work. 

1400.  Members  of  the  Dental  Corps  will  not  perform  any  operation  upon 
officers  or  enlisted  men  of  the  Army  or  prescribe  medicines  for  them,  other  than 
those  necessary  for  the  treatment  of  the  teeth  and  gums.    This  prohibition  does 
not  apply  to  cases  of  emergency,  where  no  medical  officer  is  within  reach,  and 
where  a  dental  surgeon  or  an  acting  dental  surgeon  is  able  to  render  necessary 
surgical  assistance  to  meet  the  immediate  emergency. 

1401.  For  plate  work  or  for  the  filling  of  teeth  of  enlisted  men  the  materials 
supplied  by  the  Government  will  be  used  and  no  other,  and  members  of  the 
Dental  Corps  are  forbidden  to  enter  into  any  financial  agreement  with  enlisted 
men  involving  an  obligation  for  payment  for  silver,  platinum,  or  gold  used  for 
filling  cavities  in  teeth,  for  the  construction  of  bridge  work,  for  the  fitting  of 
crowns,  the  making  of  artificial  dentures,  or  other  dental  work.     Beyond  the 
territorial  limits  of  the  United  States,  post  commanders,  upon  receipt  of  written 
application  by  enlisted  men,  may  authorize  such  enlisted  men  to  receive  from 
members  of  the  Dental  Corps  any  class  of  dental  treatment  which  the  best  in- 
terests of  the  service  may  require.     In  such  cases  a  deposit  sufficient  to  cover 
the  proper  expenses  involved  will  be  made  with  the  post  commander  by  an 
enlisted  man  concerned  when  the  application  is  made. 

1402.  Enlisted  men  requiring  the  services  of  the  dentist  at  an  hour  pre- 
scribed by  the  commanding  officer  will  be  conducted  to  the  designated  place 
under  a  noncommissioned  officer,  who  will  take  with  him   and  hand  to   the 
dentist  a  list  of  those  reporting  for  treatment. 

1403.  All  cases  requiring  treatment  involving  future  appointment  will  bo  so 
noted,  and  the  others  will  be  marked  according  to  the  circumstances,  as  "  Treat- 
ment   unnecessary,"    "  Further   treatment    unnecessary,"    "  Should    be    sent    to 
surgeon,"  etc.     When  future  treatment  is  necessary,  the  dentist  will,  in  writing, 
using  the  form  provided  therefor,  request  the  adjutant  to  direct  the  soldier  to 
report  for  treatment  at  a  time  designated. 

THE    HOSPITAL    CORPS. 

1404.  The  members  of  the  Hospital  Corps  will  be  enlisted  for  and  perma- 
nently attached  to  the  Medical  Department.     In  time  of  war  the  corps  will 
perform  the  necessary  ambulance  service  under  such  officers  of  the  Medical 
Department  and  assistants  as  may  be  detailed  for  that  duty. 

1405.  Sergeants,  first  class,  will  be  appointed  by  the  Secretary  of  War  on 
the  recommendation  of  the  Surgeon  General,  provided  they  have  served  a  year 
as  sergeant,  or  as  a  hospital  steward  of  volunteers  or  acted  in  that  capacity 
during  and  since  the  Spanish-American  War  for  more  than  six  months.     Ser- 
geants will  be  appointed  by  the  Secretary  of  War  on  the  recommendation  of 
the  Surgeon  General ;  corporals,  lance  corporals,  and  privates,  first  class,  will 
be  appointed  by  the  Surgeon  General  or  the  department  surgeon,  or  the  division 
surgeon  of  a  mobilized  division.     Before  appointment  sergeants,  first  class,  must 
pass  a  satisfactory  examination  under  the  direction  of  the  Surgeon  General, 
and  sergeants  a  satisfactory  examination  under  the  direction  of  the  Surgeon 
General  or  of  a  department  surgeon  or  the  division  surgeon  of  a  mobilized 
division.    These   examinations   will   be   conducted   by   a   board   composed   of 


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three  commissioned  medical  officers  of  the  station  at  which  the  applicant 
may  be  serving,  or  of  such  a  number  of  medical  officers  less  than  three  as  may 
be  present,  and  if  no  medical  officer  is  there  on  duty  the  candidate  will  be  sent 
for  examination  to  the  nearest  station  provided  with  such  an  officer.  The 
report  of  the  board  will  be  forwarded  directly  to  the  Surgeon  General  or  to  the 
department  surgeon  or  the  division  surgeon  of  a  mobilized  division.  Sergeants, 
first  class,  sergeants,  and  corporals  are  furnished  with  warrants  signed  by  the 
Surgeon  General.  Promotions  to  the  grade  of  corporal,  lance  corporal,  and  pri- 
vate, first  class,  may  be  recommended  to  the  Surgeon  General  or  the  department 
surgeon  or  the  division  surgeon  of  a  mobilized  division  by  the  medical  officer 
commanding  the  detachment.  The  allowance  of  enlisted  men  of  the  Hospital 
Corps  of  each  grade  as  fixed  by  regulations  and  orders  will  not  be  exceeded 
except  by  special  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War.  The  proportion  of  privates, 
first  class,  to  privates  will  not  exceed  two  to  one. 

1406.  A  sergeant,  first  class,  stationed  at  a  place  where  no  post  return  is 
made  will  make  such  personal  reports  as  the  Surgeon  General  may  direct. 

1407.  Sergeants,  first  class,  though  liable  to  discharge,  will  not  be  reduced. 
Sergeants,  corporals,  lance  corporals,  and  privates,  first  class,  may  be  reduced 
by  sentence  of  a  court-martial,  by  the  Surgeon  General,  by  a  department  sur- 
geon, or  the  division  surgeon  of  a  mobilized  division. 

1408.  To  test  the  capacity  of  privates  of  the  Hospital  Corps  for  the  duties 
of  noncommissioned   officers,   the   Surgeon   General   and   department   surgeons 
and  division  surgeons  of  mobilized  divisions  may  appoint  lance  corporals,  who 
will  be  obeyed  and  respected  as  corporals;  but  no  detachment  shall  have  more 
lance  corporals  at  a  time  than  enough  to  make  the  proportion  of  all  noncom- 
missioned officers  present  for  duty,  one  to  four  privates  of  the  Hospital  Corps. 
Lance  corporals  are  on  the  same  footing  regarding  reduction  as  corporals. 

1409.  The  commander  of  a  field  army,  or  of  a  division  or  brigade  acting 
independently,  is  charged  with  the  full  control  of  the  transfer  from  the  line, 
the  enlistment,  reenlistment,  and  discharge  of  members  of  the  Hospital  Corps 
of  his  command. 

1410.  Enlistments  for  the  Hospital  Corps  will  be  made  in  the  grade  of 
private.     Sergeants,  first  class,  sergeants,  corporals,  lance  corporals,  and  pri- 
vates, first  class,  may  be  reenlisted  in  their  respective  grades  and  their  warrants 
and  appointments^continued  in  force,  provided  they  reenlist  on  the  day  follow- 
ing that  of  discharge.     Each  enlistment  and  continuance  will  be  noted  on  the 
warrant  or  appointment  by  the  surgeon.    Recruiting  officers  at  general  recruit- 
ing stations  may  accept  applicants  for  enlistment  or  reenlistment  in  the  Hos- 
pital Corps  upon  the  authority  of  the  Surgeon  General  and  will  be  guided  by 
his  instructions  in  making  the  physical  examination  of  such  applicants.    Ap- 
plicants may  be  accepted  with  a  vision  of  %%  in  each  eye,  correctible  to  f#  with 
glasses,  provided  that  no  organic  disease  exists  in  either  eye.     After  enlistment 
recruits  will  be  forwarded  to  such  stations  as  may  have  been  designated  for 
them  by  the  Surgeon  General. 

1411.  Enlisted  men  of  the  line,  musicians  excepted,  may  be  transferred  to 
the  Hospital  Corps  as  privates  by  the  commander  of  a  department,  or  of  a 
mobilized  division  or  separate  brigade  on  the  application  of  the  surgeon  of  the 
post  or  command,  forwarded  through  military  channels.     The  application  will 
state  the  age,  character,  physical  condition,  and  habits  of  the  soldier,  date  of 
expiration  of  current  enlistment,  and  whether  made  for  an  existing  or  pros- 
pective vacancy.     If  the  soldier  be  over  40  years  of  age  his  special  qualifica- 
tions for  transfer  will  be  stated. 

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274  THE   HOSPITAL   COBPS NURSE   COEPS. 

14 12.  Married  men  will  not  be  enlisted  as  privates  in  or  transferred  to  the 
corps,   and  no   sergeant  who   is  married   shall   be   reenlisted  without   special 
authority. 

1413.  Members  of  the  corps  will  not  be  required  to  perform  any  military 
duties  other  than  those  pertaining  to  their  corps.     They,  will  be  instructed  in 
such  drills,  both  foot  and  mounted,  as  are  necessary  for  their  efficiency.     They 
will  not  be  required  to  attend  ceremonies,  except  when  directed  by  the  com- 
manding officer,  and  will  ordinarily  be  inspected  and  mustered  at  the  hospital. 
The  forms  of  inspection  will  be  in  accordance  with  the  prescribed  drill  regula- 
tions for  the  Hospital  Corps. 

1414.  To  meet  the  requirements  of  epidemics  or  other  emergencies  and  to 
fill  vacancies,  members  of  the  Hospital  Corps  may  be  transferred  by  the  de- 
partment commander,  the  quota  of  each  post,  as  prescribed  by  paragraphs  1416 
and  1417,  not  being  permanently  exceeded.     Such  transfers  will  be  reported  to 
the  Surgeon  General. 

1415.  Accounts  of  pay  and  clothing  of  members  of  the  Hospital  Corps  will 
be  kept  by  the  surgeon  under  whose  immediate  direction  they  are  serving.    All 
members  casually  at  a  post,  camp,  or  other  station,  are  under  the  immediate 
orders  of  the  surgeon,  except  prisoners,  who  will,  however,  be  borne  on  the 
muster  rolls,  morning  report,  and  returns  of  the  Hospital  Corps  detachment.    If 
discharged,  their  final  statements  will  be  prepared  by  the  surgeon. 

1416.  At  every  permanent  military  post  there  will  be  at  least  one  noncom- 
missioned officer  of  the  Hospital  Corps,  and  an  additional  noncommissioned 
officer  for  every  additional  four  privates  of  the  Hospital  Corps. 

1417.  At  every  permanent  military  post  there  will  be  at  least  four  privates 
of  the  Hospital  Corps,  six  privates  when  the  strength  of  the  garrison  is  200, 
and  two  privates  additional  for  every  addit iniial  100  of  strength.     They  will  be 
assigned  to  the  respective  duties  connected  with  the  hospital  service  by  the 
surgeon. 

1418.  The  number  of  noncommissioned  officers  and  privates  of  the  Hospital 
Corps  to  be  stationed  at  general  hospitals,  arsenals,  engineer  stations,  and  in- 
dependent posts  will  be  determined  by  the  Surgeon  General  under  the  direction 
of  the  Secretary  of  War. 

1419.  Special  instruction  in  the  methods  of  rendering  first  aid  to  the  sick 
and  wounded  will  be  given  to  all  enlisted  men  of  the  Signal  Corps  and  of  the 
line  of  the  Army  by  their  company  officers  for  at  least  twelve  hours  in  each 
calendar  year. 

1420.  All  men  of  the  Hospital  Corps  will  be  instructed  under  the  supervision 
of  the  surgeon  in  the  duties  of  litter  bearers  and  the  methods  of  rendering  first 
aid  to  the  sick  and  wounded,  and  in  the  various  subjects  pertaining  to  the 
sanitary  soldier. 

NURSE  CORPS  (FEMALE). 

1421.  Army  nurses  will  be  appointed  and  discharged  by  the  Surgeon  General 
with  the  approval  of  the  Secretary  of  War.     They  will  be  assigned  to  duty  at 
hospitals  under  the  direction  of  the  Surgeon  General. 

1422.  The  superintendent  of  the  Nurse  Corps,  under  the  direction  of  the 
Surgeon  General,  will  have  general  supervision  of  the  corps,  and  her  duties, 
and  the  duties  of  chief  nurses  and  nurses  shall  be  as  prescribed  by  the  Sur-. 
geon  General. 

1423.  The  services  of  army  nurses  will  be  afforded  sick  and  wounded  officers, 
enlisted.  m.e.u,  aM  otter  patients  in  military  hospitals.    When  traveling  under- 


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orders  on  transports  they  will  assist  in  the  care  of  sick  officers  and  enlisted 
men,  under  the  direction  of  the  transport  surgeon. 

1424.  Members  of  officers'  and  enlisted  men's  families  are  not  entitled  to  the 
services  of  army  nurses,  but  in  great  emergencies  and  for  the  manifest  interest 
of  the  service,  nurses  will  care  for  such  patients  when  so  directed  by  the  officer 
in  charge  of  the  hospital,  a  report  of  the  fact  being  made  in  each  instance  to  the 
Surgeon  General  through  military  channels. 

1425.  At  places  where  the   services  of  trained  nurses  are  not  otherwise 
obtainable,  a  nurse  may,  if  she  so  desires,  and  with  the  approval  of  the  officer  in 
charge  of  the  hospital,  be  granted  a  special  leave,  without  pay  and  allowances, 
in  order  to  take  a  private  case,  such  leaves  not  to  exceed  sixty  days. 

1426.  The  pay,  allowances,  and  privileges  of  nurses  are  specified  by  law,  and 
they  are  forbidden  to  receive  presents  from  patients,  or  from  the  relatives  or 
friends  of  patients,  for  services  rendered  when  on  duty. 

GABRISON    SERVICE,    AMBULANCES    AND    LITTERS. 

1427.  Ambulances  are  vehicles  provided  for   the   service  of  the  Medical 
Department.    They  will  be  used  only  for  transportation  of  the  sick  and  wounded, 
the  recreation  of  convalescent  patients,  or  to  give  instruction  in  the  duties  of 
the  ambulance  service.     They  will  be  furnished  and  repaired  by  the  Quarter- 
master Corps,  will  always  be  subject  to  the  call  of  the  surgeon,  and,  when 
practicable,  will  be  housed  near  the  hospital. 

1428.  One  regulation   ambulance,   complete   with   proper  harness,   will   be 
issued  to  each  regimental,  battalion,  and  squadron  headquarters.     One  regula- 
tion ambulance,  complete  with  proper  harness,  will  be  issued  to  posts  where  no 
regimental,  battalion,  or  squadron  headquarters  are  stationed,  and  where  the 
number  of  men  is  400  or  less ;  one  additional  ambulance  will  be  issued  for  every 
additional  400  men  or  major  fraction  thereof. 

1429.  At  each  post  one  or  more  of  the  privates  of  the  Hospital  Corps  will  be 
designated  by  the  surgeon  as  ambulance  driver.    In  addition  to  his  other  duties 
he  will  care  for  the  ambulance,  its  equipment  and  harness,  and  see  that  they  are 
always  in  readiness  for  immediate  use.     In  the  field  he  will  care  for  the  ani- 
mals.   When  it  is  necessary  to  use  the  ambulance  for  any  transportation  pur- 
poses, the  commanding  officer,  on  the  application  of  the  surgeon,  will  see  that 
the  requisite  animals  are  provided  by  the  quartermaster  and  placed  at  the  dis- 
posal of  the  surgeon. 

1430.  Each  company  will  be  furnished  with  one  hand  litter,  which  will  be 
kept  ready  for  use  at  all  times.    It  will  be  supplied  by  the  Medical  Department. 

1431.  Travois,  mule  litters,  etc.,  may  be  issued  upon  the  recommendation 
of  the  department  surgeon. 

1432.  Commanding  officers  will  inspect  ambulances,  litters,  and  other  appli- 
ances for  transporting  the  wounded  at  each  monthly  inspection  and  see  that 
they  are  completely  equipped.    When  practicable,  the  ambulance  fully  equipped 
for  service  will  be  presented  for  inspection,  with  the  animals  attached. 

FIELD    BERVICE. 

1433.  In  field  service,  troops  will  be  accompanied  by  such  number  of  men  of 
the  Hospital  Corps  as  may  be  determined  by  the  military  commanders  on  the 
recommendation  of  the  senior  medical  officer,  except  where  the  number  is  fixed 
by  the  Field  Service  Regulations. 

1434.  On  the  march  each  medical  officer  will  habitually  be  attended  by  a 
mounted  private  of  the  Hospital  Corps,    When  practicable,  horses  will  be  fur- 


276  FIELD   SERVICE GENERAL   HOSPITALS. 

nished  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps  and  horse  equipments  by  the  Ordnance  De- 
partment for  those  members  of  the  corps  on  duty  in  the  field  who  are  authorized 
to  be  mounted.  When  no  horses  are  available,  special  application  for  authority 
to  hire  must  be  made. 

1435.  Ambulances  will  be  used  for  the  transportation  of  the  sick  and  injured, 
the  absolutely  necessary  nurses  or  attendants  on  duty  therewith,  the  instruction 
of  the  Hospital  Corps,  and,  in  urgent  cases,  for  the  transportation  of  medical 
supplies,  and  all  persons  are  prohibited  from  using  them,  or  requiring  or  per- 
mitting them  to  be  used,  for  any  other  purpose.     It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
officers  of  the  ambulance  service  to  report  to  the  commander  of  the  troops  any 
violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  paragraph. 

1436.  With  the  exception  of  the  field  hospital  stationed  at  the  Walter  Reed 
General  Hospital,  Takoma  Park,  D.  C.,  field  hospitals  and  ambulance  companies 
will  be  considered  organizations  of  the  mobile  army  and,  except  as  to  medical 
supplies,  will  be  supplied,  instructed,  and  disciplined  and  the  affairs  thereof 
administered  as  is  provided  by  the  Army  Regulations  for  other  organizations  of 
the  mobile  army. 

1437.  No  person,  except  the  proper  medical  officers  or  the  officers,  noncom- 
missioned officers,  and  privates  of  the  ambulance  service,  or  such  persons  as 
may  be  specially  assigned  by  competent  military  authority  to  duty  therewith, 
will  be  permitted  to  take  or  accompany  sick  or  injured  men  to  the  rear,  either 
on  the  march  or  elsewhere. 

1438.  When  members  of  the  Hospital  Corps  are  detailed  for  service  in  the 
field  during  Indian  wars,  or  when  left  with  the  sick  or  wounded  under  cir- 
cumstances which  justify  the  expectation  that  their  rights  under  the  Geneva 
Convention  will  not  be  recognized,  commanding  officers  will  issue  to  members 
of  the  Hospital  Corps  revolvers  or  other  available  firearms. 

GENERAL     HOSPITALS. 

1439.  General  hospitals  will  be  under  the  exclusive  control  of  the  Surgeon 
General  and  will  be  governed  by  such  regulations  as  the  Secretary  of  War  may 
prescribe.     The  senior  medical  officer  on  duty  therein  will  command  the  same 
and  will  not  be  subject  to  the  orders  of  local  commanders  other  than  those  of 
territorial  departments  to  whom  specific  delegation  of  authority  may  have  been 
made.    The  commanding  officer  of  a  territorial  department  may  order  to  any 
general  hospital  located  within  the  limits  of  his  department  and  to  the  General 
Hospital  at  Fort  Bayard,  N.  Mex.,  any  cases  of  sickness  and  injury  among 
officers  and  enlisted  men  under  his  command  that  are  appropriate  for  treat- 
ment at  such  hospital.    Officers  and  enlisted  men  on  the  active  list  of  the  Army 
who  shall  have  been  transferred  to  a  general  hospital  for  treatment  only  will, 
when  fit  for  duty,  be  returned  to  their  proper  posts  or  commands  by  the  com- 
manding officer  of  the  hospital,  unless  he  shall  have  been  otherwise  instructed. 

1440.  Hospital  transports,  boats,  and  railway  trains,  after  being  properly 
assigned  as  such,  will  be  exclusively  under  the  control  of  the  Medical  Depart- 
ment, and  will  not  be  diverted  from  their  special  purposes  by  orders  of  local 
or  department  commanders  or  officers  of  other  staff  corps. 

1441.  The  Army  and  Navy  General  Hospital,  Hot  Springs,  Ark.,  is  under 
the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  and  is  devoted  to  the  treatment  of  the 
officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  military  and  naval  service  of  the  United  States, 
cadets  at   the   United   States  Military   and  Naval  Academies,   officers  of  the 
Revenue-Cutter  Service,  officers  of  the  Public  Health  Service,  and  honorably 
discharged  soldiers  and  sailors  of  the  Regular  and  Volunteer  Army  and  Navy 


GENERAL   HOSPITALS.  277 

of  the  United  States,  for  such  diseases  as  the  waters  of  the  Hot  Springs  of 
Arkansas  have  an  established  reputation  in  benefiting. 

1442.  Admission  to  this  hospital  is  restricted  to  those  of  the  above-named 
classes  who  require  medical  treatment  in  the  following  order  of  preference: 
(1)   Officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  Army,  the  Navy,  and  the  Marine  Corps 
on  the  active  lists,  and  cadets  at  the  United  States  Military  and  Naval  Acade- 
mies;   (2)   officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  Army,  the  Navy,  and  the  Marine 
Corps  on  the  retired  lists;    (3)   officers  of  the  Revenue-Cutter  Service  and  of 
the  Public  Health  Service;  (4)  honorably  discharged  soldiers  and  sailors  of  the 
Regular  and  Volunteer  Army  and  Navy  of  the  United  States  may  also  be  ad- 
mitted by  authority  of  the  Surgeon  General  when  there  are  vacant  beds  in  the 
hospital. 

1443.  The  ration  of  enlisted  men  of  the  Army  on  the  active  list  while  unde^- 
treatment  and  the  ration  of  members  of  the  Nurse  Corps  while  on  duty  in  this 
hospital  will  be  commuted  at  the  rate  of  40  cents  a  ration,  to  be  paid  to  the 
surgeon  in  charge  by  the  post  quartermaster  or  by  such  officer  of  the  Quarter- 
master Corps  as  may  be  designated,  conformably  to  the  regulations  governing 
the  subsistence  of  patients  and  nurses  at  other  Army  hospitals.     The  ration  of 
the  enlisted  men  of  the  Army  on  duty  at  this  hospital  will  be  commuted  at  the 
rate  of  30  cents  a  ration,  to  be  paid  to  the  men  by  the  quartermaster  upon 
their  individual  receipts,  conformably  to  the  regulations  governing  such  pay- 
ments in  other  Army  cases.     The  subsistence  of  enlisted  men  of  the  Navy  and 
of  the  Marine  Corps  on  the  active  list  under  treatment  in  this  hospital  in  pur- 
suance of  orders  will  be  paid  for  to  the  surgeon  in  charge  at  the  rate  of  30 
cents  a  day  by  the  proper  officer  of  the  Navy  Department,  upon  monthly  state- 
ments of  amounts  due  certified  by  the  Surgeon  General  of  the  Army  to  the 
Surgeon  General  of  the  Navy  through  the  prescribed  channels. 

1444.  Enlisted  men  of  the  Army,  the  Navy,  and  the  Marine  Corps  on  the 
retired  list  and  honorably  discharged  soldiers  and  sailors  of  the  Regular  and 
Volunteer  Army  and  Navy  of  the  United  Stftes  will  pay  for  subsistence  at  the 
rate  of  40  cents  a  day. 

1445.  The  General  Hospital  at  Fort  Bayard,  N.  Mex.,  is  under  the  direction 
of  the  Secretary  of  War  and  is  set  apart  as  a  sanitarium  for  the  treatment  of 
officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  Army  suffering  from  pulmonary  tuberculosis. 

1446.  Officers  and  enlisted  men  on  the  active  list  of  the  Army  in  suitable 
cases,  as  determined  by  the  commanding  officer  of  the  territorial  department 
under  whose  command  they  are  serving,  or  by  the  War  Department  if  serving  at 
posts  or  stations  that  are  exempted  from  the  control  of  department  command- 
ers, upon  the  recommendation  of  the  proper  medical  officers,  may  be  ordered 
to  the  General  Hospital  at  Fort  Bayard,  N.  Mex.,  for  treatment.     No  enlisted 
man  will  be  recommended  for  transfer  to  Fort  Bayard  unless  he  is  willing  if 
discharged  to  remain  at  that  hospital  for  treatment  as  a  beneficiary  of  the 
Soldiers'  Home  for  a  period  of  three  months  from  admission  thereto.     Soldiers 
suffering  from  pulmonary  tuberculosis  who  do  not  desire  treatment  at  that  hos- 
pital will  be  recommended  for  discharge  on  certificates  of  disability. 

An  enlisted  man  who  is  sent  to  Fort  Bayard  for  treatment,  or  his  attendant 
if  he  has  one,  will  be  furnished  by  the  commanding  officer  of  his  post  or  station 
with  an  official  telegram  blank,  and  will  be  instructed  to  telegraph  from  Demiug, 
N.  Mex.,  to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  hospital,  reporting  the  train  upon 
which  the  patient  may  be  expected  to  arrive. 

Authority  for  the  transfer  to  the  Army  and  Navy  General  Hospital  at  Hot 
Springs,  Ark.,  of  officers  and  enlisted  men  on  the  active  list  of  the  Army,  except 
those  serving  under  the  command  of  the  commanding  officer  of  the  territorial 


278  GENERAL  HOSPITALS — SERVICE   OF   HOSPITALS. 

department  in  which  the  hospital  is  situated,  will  be  applied  for  in  each  case 
to  the  War  Department.  Department  commanders,  however,  need  not  forward 
to  the  War  Department  applications  for  such  transfer  which  do  not  meet  their 
approval. 

No  enlisted  man  who  is  unfitted  for  military  service  by  reason  of  a  disability 
that  is  not  curable  within  a  reasonable  time  so  as  to  enable  him  to  return  to  full 
duty,  will  be  recommended  for  treatment  at  the  Army  and  Navy  General  Hos- 
pital. In  such  cases  discharge  on  certificates  of  disability  will  be  recommended. 

The  recommendation  of  the  medical  officer  for  transfer  to  either  of  these 
hospitals  for  treatment,  together  with  a  full  medical  report  of  the  case  and  a 
certificate  by  the  medical  officer  stating  the  disability  for  which  he  recommends 
the  transfer  of  the  case  to  the  hospital  selected  and  his  opinion  that  treatment 
in  that  hospital  will  conduce  to  the  more  rapid  recovery  of  the  patient,  will  be 
forwarded  through  military  channels  to  the  authority  competent  to  order  the 
patient  to  the  hospital  selected.  In  case  of  necessity  such  authority  may  order 
an  attendant  to  accompany  the  patient  and  return  to  such  attendant's  proper 
station  on  completing  the  duty,  but  care  should  be  taken  not  to  send  any  patient 
to  either  of  these  hospitals  when  travel  would  be  dangerous  or  injurious  to  him. 

The  medical  officer  who  certifies  a  case  for  transfer  for  treatment  to  either  of 
these  hospitals  will  be  held  responsible  for  the  proper  selection  of  the  case,  for 
the  correctness  of  the  diagnosis  made  therein,  and  for  recommending  at  the 
proper  time  the  transfer  of  the  patient  to  the  hospital  selected. 

Retired  officers  of  the  Army  may  apply  directly  to  The  Adjutant  (Jcm-raJ  of 
the  Army  for  permission  to  enter  these  hospitals,  the  application  in  each  case 
to  be  accompanied  by  the  medical  report  and  certificate  hereinbefore  prescribed 
for  officers  on  the  active  list. 

SERVICE   OF    HOSPITALS. 

1447.  The  surgeon  is  charged  with  the  management  and  is  responsible  for 
the  condition  of  the  hospital,  which  will  be  at  all  times  subject  to  inspection  by 
the  commanding  officer.     The  surgeon  will  inspect  the  hospital  every  morning, 
and  on  Saturday  will  also  inspect  the  detachment  of  the  Hospital  Corps. 

1448.  The  surgeon  will  assign  his  assistants  and  the  members  of  the  Hos- 
pital Corps  to  duty,  and  report  them  on  the  muster  rolls  in  the  capacity  in  which 
they  are  serving.     With  the  approval  of  the  commanding  officer  he  will  also 
appoint  the  matrons. 

1449.  Hospital  matrons  will  be  allowed  at  hospitals  at  posts  and  arsenals  in 
numbers  to  be  fixed  by  the  Surgeon  General. 

1450.  Patients  will,  if  possible,  leave  their  arms  and  accouterinents  with 
their  companies. 

1451.  Whenever  a  soldier  is  detached  from  his  company  or  other  organiza- 
tion or  station  for  treatment  or  observation  by  and  under  control  of  officers  of 
the  Medical  Department,  his  company  or  other  immediate  commander  will  send 
the  soldier's  descriptive  list  directly  to  the  medical  officer  in  charge  of  the 
hospital  or  other  place  to  which  the  soldier  is  or  has  been  sent.     If  the  list 
is  not  received  by  such  medical  officer  in  due  time,  he  will  make  a  direct  call 
upon  the  proper  officer  to  furnish  the  list.     If  no  change  occurs  in  the  soldier's 
military  status  or  accounts  while  he  is  under  control  of  the  Medical  Department, 
his  original  descriptive  list  will  be  transmitted  to  the  several  officers  under 
whose  charge  he  comes  in  the  course  of  subsequent  transfers,  should  such  ensue, 
from  hospital  to  hospital,  by  hospital  ships,  hospital  trains,  or  otherwise,  or 
when  he  is  sent  to  an  organization  or  station  for  duty.     In  case  the  soldier  is 
returned  or  sent  to,  or  receives  a  furlough  at  the  expiration  of  which  he  is  to 


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return  to  or  join,  a  particular  company  or  other  organization  or  station,  the 
list  will  be  sent  directly  to  the  immediate  commander  of  such  company  or  other 
organization  or  station.  When  an  original  descriptive  list  is  transmitted  as 
hereinbefore  directed,  it  will  be  transmitted  within,  and  by  successive  indorse- 
ments upon,  a  wrapper  whereon  each  responsible  officer  will  state  expressly  that 
there  has  been  no  change  in  the  soldier's  military  status  or  accounts  since  he 
came  under  the  charge  of  that  officer,  will  specify  the  period  covered  by  that 
statement,  and  will  state  what  disposition  was  made  of  the  soldier.  Each  officer 
so  transmitting  a  descriptive  list  will  retain  a  proper  record  of  his  action. 

If,  however,  changes  occur  in  a  soldier's  military  status  or  accounts  while  he 
is  detached  from  his  company  or  other  organization  or  station  and  is  under  the 
control  of  the  Medical  Department,  the  responsible  medical  officer  will  at  once 
open  a  new  descriptive  list  from  the  data  shown  on  the  old  descriptive  list 
received  from  the  officer  last  previously  responsible  in  the  case,  and  will  make, 
such  additional  entries  on  the  new  list  as  the  facts  may  require.  For  his  own 
protection,  the  officer  making  the  new  list  will  retain  and  file,  with  the  records 
of  the  place  at  which  the  new  list  is  made,  the  old  list  with  its  wrapper,  if 
there  is  any,  bearing  the  indorsements  of  officers  previously  responsible.  If 
subsequent  transfers  of  the  same  soldier  are  made  before  or  when  he  passes  out 
of  the  control  of  the  Medical  Department,  the  new  list  so  opened  will  be  closed 
by  the  proper  entries  thereon  and  filed  with  the  records  of  the  place  at  wrhich 
it  was  made,  and  a  duplicate  of  the  list  so  filed  will  be  transmitted  from  each 
responsible  officer  to  another  by  wrapper  indorsement,  as  hereinbefore  pre- 
scribed, so  long  as  no  change  in  the  list  is  required. 

Whenever  a  soldier  detached  from  his  company  or  other  organization  or  sta- 
tion and  under  control  of  the  Medical  Department  passes  out  of  that  control,  his 
descriptive  list  (new  or  old,  as  the  case  may  require  under  the  foregoing  pro- 
visions of  this  paragraph)  will  be  forwarded  at  once  by  the  responsible  officer 
as  follows:  («)  In  case  of  discharge,  death,  retirement,  capture,  desertion, 
return  to  duty,  or  upon  receiving  a  furlough  at  the  expiration  of  which  the 
soldier  is  to  return  to  his  company  or  other  organization  or  station,  or  upon 
being  dropped,  to  the  soldier's  company  or  other  immediate  commander;  (6)  in 
case  of  transfer  to  another  company  or  other  organization  or  station,  the  list 
(new  or  old,  as  the  case  requires)  to  the  immediate  commander  of  the  company 
or  other  organization  or  station  to  which,  and  a  copy  of  the  list,  including  copies 
of  any  wrapper  indorsements  pertaining  thereto,  to  the  immediate  commander 
of  the  company  or  other  organization  or  station  from  which  the  soldier  is  trans- 
ferred;  (c)  in  case  of  transfer  to  the  Government  Hospital  for  the  Insane,  to 
The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

In  the  cases  of  soldiers  detached  from  their  companies  or  other  organizations 
or  stations  and  under  the  control  of  the  Medical  Department  action  will  be 
taken  by  the  proper  medical  officers  as  follows :  If  a  soldier  is  discovered  to  be 
a  deserter  from  the  Navy  or  Marine  Corps,  paragraph  133  will  be  complied  with; 
if  a  soldier  is  discharged,  a  final  statement  will  be  furnished  to  him;  if  a  soldier 
dies,  paragraph  162  will  be  complied  with. 

1452.  Sick  or  wounded  soldiers,  discharged  while  in  hospital,  will  be  entitled 
to  medical  treatment  in  hospital,  and  to  the  usual  ration  during  disability,  or 
for  the  period  considered  proper  for  them  to  remain  under  treatment,  but  a 
discharged  soldier  wrho  has  left  the  hospital  will  not  be  readmitted  except  upon 
the  written  order  of  the  commanding  officer. 

1453.  Recently  discharged  soldiers,  needing  hospital  treatment,  who  arrive 
in  New  York  City,  San  Francisco,  or  other  port  on  Government  transports,  may 
be  sent  to  one  of  the  military  hospitals  in  the  vicinity,  and  rations  in  kind 
drawn  for  them  while  undergoing  treatment. 


280  SERVICE    OF    HOSPITALS. 

1454.  Tents,  clothing,  hospital  furniture,  and  other  stores  used  in  the  treat- 
ment of  contagious  diseases  will  be  disinfected  or  burned  upon  the  recommen- 
dation and  under  the  supervision  of  a  medical  officer. 

1455.  The  Secretary  of  War  may,  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Surgeon 
General,  order  gratuitous  issues  of  clothing  to  soldiers  who  have  had  contagious 
diseases,  and  to  hospital  attendants  who  have  nursed  them,  to  replace  articles 
destroyed  by  order  of  the  proper  medical  officer  to  prevent  contagion. 

1456.  Medical  officers  in  charge  of  hospital  property  will  not  permit  it  to 
be  used  for  other  than  hospital  purposes. 

1457.  Civilian  employees  at  military  posts,  including  the  employees  of  post 
exchanges,  may  be  furnished  the  medical  supplies  prescribed  for  them  by  a 
medical  officer  under  such  regulations  as  the  Surgeon  General  may  establish  in 
accordance  with  law. 

1458.  A  civilian  employee  on  duty  at  a  station  where  other  than  army  med- 
ical attendance  can  not  be  procured  is  entitled,  when  necessary,  to  admission  to 
hospital. 

1459.  A  civilian  seaman  or  river  boatman  will  be  admitted  to  an  army 
hospital   only   on   permit   issued   by   a    medical   officer   of   the   Public    Health 
Service  or  by  a  customs  officer,  unless  his  condition  demands  immediate  relief, 
when  in  the  discretion  of  the  post  commander  he  may  be  admitted  in  advance 
of  the   receipt   of  the  permit.     Officers   and   enlisted   men  of  the   Organized 
Militia  while  attending  national   rifle  contests  or  joint  camps  of  instruction 
will  be  admitted  to  field  hospitals  of  the  Army  on  the  approval,  respectively, 
of  the  executive  officer  of  the  national  matches  or  the  commanding  officer  of 
the  joint  camps  of  instruction.     Members  of  the  families  of  officers  and  en- 
listed men  requiring  hospital  treatment  or  isolation  will  be  admitted  to  army 
hospitals  when  suitable  accommodations  for  their  care  are  available.     Other 
civilians  not  in  the  public  service  will  be  admitted  to  hospital  only  in  cases 
of   extreme  necessity,   and   by    permission    of   the   conimandng   officer   on   the 
written  application  of  the  surgeon.     Their  food  will   be  purchased  from  the 
hospital  fund  when  they  have  the  means  to  reimburse  that  fund  for  such  pur- 
chases.   In  cases  of  destitution  rations  may  be  issued  to  them  under  the  condi- 
tions laid  down  in  paragraph  1219. 

1460.  Hospital   charges   at   the   Army   and   Navy    General   Hospital,    Hot 
Springs,  Ark.,  and  at  the  General  Hospital  at  Fort  Bayard,  N.  Mex.,  are  gov- 
erned by  special  regulations  made  from  time  to  time.     Subsistence  charges  for 
patients  in  other  army  hospitals,  except  field  hospitals,  will  be  as  follows :  For 
retired  enlisted  men  of  the  Army,  Navy,  and  Marine  Corps,  for  enlisted  men  of 
the  Navy  and  Marine  Corps,  and  for  civilians  on  the  footing  of  enlisted  men, 
40  cents  a  day;  for  officers  of  the  Army,  $1  a  day;  for  officers  of  the  Navy, 
including  warrant  officers,  and  of  the  Marine  Corps,  and  for  civilians  on  the 
footing  of  officers,  $1.25  a  day.    In  field  hospitals  the  subsistence  charges  for  the 
above  classes  will  be  30  cents  a  day,  50  cents  a  day,  and  60  cents  a  day,  respec- 
tively.   When  necessary  to  protect  the  hospital  fund  at  posts  in  Alaska  against 
actual  loss  the  post  commanders  may  prescribe  an  additional  charge  for  each 
such  patient  not  to  exceed  25  cents  a  day.    The  money  received  for  subsistence 
charges  will  be  accounted  for  with  the  hospital  fund. 

A  medicine  charge  of  25  cents  a  day  will  be  made  for  all  patients  in  Army 
hospitals  who  are  not  entitled  to  medical  care  and  treatment  at  the  cost  of 
Army  appropriations,  including  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  Navy  and 
Marine  Corps,  civilian  employees  and  civilians,  the  money  received  therefor  to 
be  deposited  in  the  Treasury  of  the  United  States  to  the  credit  of  the  proper 
appropriations  and  to  be  accounted  for  in  due  form  accordingly. 


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The  surgeon  will  determine  in  each  case,  subject  to  instructions  from  higher 
authority,  whether  civilian  patients  shall  be  on  the  footing  of  enlisted  men  or 
of  officers. 

Subsistence  charges  will  be  made  for  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  Organ- 
ized Militia  admitted  to  field  hospitals  of  the  Army  under  paragraph  1459, 
at  the  rate  of  50  cents  a  day  and  30  cents  a  day,  respectively,  to  be  accounted 
for  with  the  hospital  fund,  and  medicine  charges  at  the  rate  of  25  cents  a  day 
to  be  deposited  to  the  credit  of  the  proper  appropriations.  The  subsistence 
charges  for  enlisted  men  and  the  medicine  charges  for  officers  and  enlisted 
men  will  constitute  charges  against  the  allotments,  under  section  1661.  Revised 
Statutes,  to  the  State,  Territory,  or  District  of  Columbia,  to  the  militia  of 
which  the  patients  respectively  belong. 

1461.  Officers  and  civilian  employees  of  the  Army  should  pay  their  indebted- 
ness for  hospital  charges  before  leaving  the  hospital,  or  promptly  at  the  end 
of  every  month  if  they  then  continue  in  the  hospital. 

If  the  hospital  charges  against  an  officer  are  not  paid  by  the  fifth  day  of 
the  month  immediately  following  that  in  which  they  were  incurred,  the  com- 
manding officer  of  the  hospital  will  forward  a  statement  of  the  indebtedness, 
through  military  channels,  to  the  Surgeon  General,  for  the  action  required  by 
paragraph  1308. 

A  civilian  employee  who  is  unable  to  pay  his  hospital  charges  at  the  pre- 
scribed time  will  give  a  certificate  of  his  indebtedness,  in  triplicate,  on  Form 
49  A,  Medical  Department  (marking  one  number  "original,"  one  "duplicate," 
and  the  third  "triplicate"),  to  the  commanding  officer  of  the  hospital,  who 
will  designate  by  indorsement  thereon  the  officer  to  whom  the  amount  of  the 
indebtedness  should  be  remitted,  and  will  forward  the  original  and  duplicate 
at  once  through  proper  channels  to  the  officer  under  whom  the  employee  is 
serving,  retaining  the  triplicate  for  his  own  files.  The  employing  officer  will 
refer  the  certificate  to  the  quartermaster  or  disbursing  officer  who  is  to  pay  the 
employee,  and  such  quartermaster  or  disbursing  officer  will  deduct  the  amount 
of  the  indebtdeness  from  the  pay  due,  and  will  remit  the  amount  so  deducted 
to  the  officer  designated  to  receive  it.  When  an  employee  who  is  indebted  for 
hospital  charges  dies  before  the  indebtedness  is  settled,  the  commanding  officer 
of  the  hospital  will  prepare  an  account  thereof  in  duplicate  certifying  the 
same  to  be  correct,  and  will  forward  one  number  to  the  employing  officer  for 
his  information  and  guidance,  and  the  second  number,  through  the  Surgeon 
General,  to  the  Auditor  for  the  War  Department,  retaining  a  copy  for  his 
own  files.  Should  a  certificate  of  the  indebtedness  have  been  given  previously 
all  the  numbers  thereof  will  be  assembled  and  forwarded  with  the  account 
for  the  auditor.  Ordinarily  the  commanding  officer  of  the  hospital  where  the 
employee  was  cared  for  will  be  designated  as  the  officer  who  is  to  receive  the 
amount  of  the  indebtedness.  But  when  the  hospital  is  about  to  be  or  has  been 
closed  the  department  surgeon  having  jurisdiction  over  it  should  be  designated 
to  receive  the  remittance;  or  if  the  field  army  or  independent  division,  or  the 
territorial  department,  under  which  the  charges  were  incurred,  is  about  to  be 
or  has  been  disbanded  or  discontinued,  then  the  Surgeon  General  should  be  so 
designated.  The  Surgeon  General  should  also  be  designated  to  receive  remit- 
tances for  hospital  service  rendered  in  general  hospitals  which  have  been  or 
are  about  to  be  closed. 

1462.  The  surgeon  of  a  post  or  command,  or  the  commanding  officer  of  a 
general  hospital  or  other  sanitary  formation,  will  keep,  account  for,  and  expend 
the  hospital  fund,  according  to  the  instructions  of  the  Surgeon  General,  ex- 
clusively for  the  benefit  of  the  sick  in  hospital  and  of  the  enlisted  men  of  the 
Hospital  Corps  and  members  of  the  Nurse  Corps  on  duty  therein. 


HOSPITAL  BUILDINGS — SICK  CALL. 

1463.  Medical  and  official  publications  furnished  from  the  Surgeon  General's 
Office  to  surgeons  in  charge  of  hospitals  will  be  properly  filed  and  preserved 
in  the  hospital  library.     The  expense  of  binding  these  publications  and  those 
issued  to  department  or  division   surgeons  will  be  defrayed  by  the  Medical 
Department,  and  they  will  be  transported  to  and  from  the  medical  supply  depots 
by  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

HOSPITAL   BUILDINGS. 

1464.  A  building  will  not  be  erected  for  or  occupied  as  a  hospital  until  the 
opinion  of  a  medical  officer  has  been  obtained  in  writing  upon  the  suitableness 
of  site  and  proposed  arrangement.    If  the  commanding  officer  dissent  from  this 
opinion  he  will  return  it  to  the  surgeon  with  his  reasons  indorsed  thereon,  who 
will  forward  it,  through  military  channels,  to  the  Surgeon  General. 

1465.  Hospitals  will  be  erected  at  permanent  posts  in  accordance  with  plans 
and  specifications  furnished  by  the  Surgeon  General,  approved  by  the  Secretary 
of  War. 

1466.  When  alterations  of  or  additions  to  hospitals  are  necessary,  the  sur- 
geon, after  obtaining  from  the  quartermaster  an  estimate  of  cost,  will  transmit 
plans  and  specifications,  with  proposed  modifications,  through  military  channels, 
to   the   Secretary  of  War.     Similar  action  will   be   taken  upon  quarters  for 
sergeants,  first  class. 

1467.  When  hospitals  or  quarters  of  sergeants,  first  class,  are  erected  or 
repaired,  the  officer  conducting  the  work  will  consult  the  surgeon,  who  will  in- 
spect the  work  during  its  progress;  and  when  a  building  is  ready  for  occupancy, 
the  surgeon  will  report  as  to  its  merits  to  the  Surgeon  General,  through  the 
regular  channel,  and  furnish  a  copy  of  the  report  to  the  constructing  officer. 

1468.  Estimates  for  new  construction,  betterments,  and  repairs  in  connec- 
tion with  hospitals,  Hospital  Corps  sergeants'  quarters,  and  other  buildings, 
structures,  and  systems  payable  from  the  appropriation  for  "  Construction  and 
repair    of    hospitals"   or  "Hospital    stewards'   quarters"   will    be    prepared 
separately,  but  in  the  same  manner  and  forwarded  at  the  same  time  as  the 
estimates  pertaining  to  other  appropriations  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 

These  estimates  will  be  prepared  by  the  quartermaster,  to  whom  the  surgeon 
will  furnish  in  writing  a  statement  showing  the  items  required. 

When  the  work  has  been  completed  the  surgeon  will  report  to  the  Surgeon 
General  whether  or  not  it  was  performed  according  to  the  estimate  and  will 
furnish  to  him  a  statement  showing  the  material  and  balance  of  allotment 
remaining.  Approved  plans  or  estimates  for  construction  or  repair  will  be 
altered  only  by  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 

1469.  The  Surgeon  General  will  furnish  to  the  Chief  of  the  Quartermaster 
Corps,  in  sufficient  time  for  his  annual  estimates,  a   statement  showing  the 
hospital  repairs  which  will  be  needed  during  the  ensuing  year,  with  estimated 
cost  of  the  same. 

1470.  No  portion  of  any  hospital  building  at  a  military  post  will  be  used  or 
occupied  as  quarters,  nor  will  any  mess  be  permitted  or  maintained  therein 
except  such  as  may  be  necessary  for  patients  and  enlisted  men  there  on  duty. 

SICK  CALL. 

1471.  At  sick  call  the  enlisted  men  of  each  company  who  require  medical 
attention  will  be  conducted  to  the  hospital  or  infirmary  by  a  noncommissioned 
officer,  who  will  gwe  to  the  attending  medical  officer  the  company  sick  report 
book  containing  the  names  of  the  sick.    The  medical  officer,  after  examination, 


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will  indicate  in  the  book,  opposite  their  names,  the  men  who  are  to  be  admitted 
to  hospital  and  those  to  be  returned  to  quarters,  noting  what  duties  the  latter 
can  perform  and  any  other  information  in  regard  to  the  sick  which  he  may  have 
to  communicate  to  the  company  commander.  The  senior  medical  officer  of  every 
command  (except  independent  medical  units)  promptly  after  sick  call  each 
morning  will  forward  to  the  adjutant  a  report  of  the  sick  of  the  command  on 
the  prescribed  form  furnished  by  the  Surgeon  General.  After  the  report  has 
served  its  purpose  at  headquarters  of  the  command  the  adjutant  will  enter  in 
the  proper  columns  the  strength  of  the  command  for  the  day  present  and  absent 
and  return  the  report  to  the  medical  officer.  Completed  morning  reports  of  sick 
will  be  preserved  for  a  period  of  one  year,  unless  the  command  is  sooner  discon- 
tinued, when  they  will  be  destroyed. 

1472.  Medical  officers  will  furnish  company  commanders  any  information, 
except  the  diagnosis,  which  will  assist  them  in  determining,  for  entry  on  the 
muster  rolls,  whether  or  not  the  disability  of  a  soldier  who  is  or  has  been  on 
sick  report  originated  in  the  line  of  duty,  entering  this  information  in  the  com- 
pany sick  report  book.     When  required  they  will  furnish  the  diagnosis  to  the 
commanding  officer. 

MEDICAL   ATTENDANCE. 

1473.  Medical  officers  and  contract  surgeons  on  duty  will  attend  officers, 
enlisted  men,  contract  surgeons,  acting  dental  surgeons,  members  of  the  Nurse 
Corps,  prisoners  of  war,  and  other  persons  in  military  custody  or  confinement, 
and  applicants  for  enlistment  while  held  under  observation;  also,  when  prac- 
ticable, the  families  of  officers  and  enlisted  men;  and  at  stations,  or  in  the 
field,  where  other  medical  attendance  can  not  be  procured,  civilian  employees. 
Medicines  will  be  dispensed  to  all  persons  entitled  to  medical  attendance,  and 
hospital  stores  to  enlisted  men  and  hospital  matrons,  also  to  officers  at  posts  or 
stations  where  they  can  not  be  procured  by  purchase. 

1474.  Medical  officers  and  contract  surgeons  at  their  stations  will  furnish 
medical  attendance  to  officers  and  enlisted  men  on  the  retired  list,  but  they  will 
not  be  required  to  leave  their  stations  for  that  purpose.     Medicines,  dressings, 
etc.,  will  be  supplied  to  retired  officers  and  enlisted  men  from  Army  dispensaries 
on  medical  officers'  prescriptions. 

1475.  Enlisted  men  sick  at  recruiting  stations,  excepting  those  with  trivial 
disabilities  or  those  with  severe  injuries  which  render  their  removal  imprac- 
ticable, will  be  sent  by  the  recruiting  officer  for  treatment  to  the  nearest  mili- 
tary hospital. 

1476.  When  medical  treatment,  including  medicine,  nursing,  and  hospital 
care,  is  required  by  {in  officer,  an  enlisted  man,  a  contract  surgeon,  an  acting 
dental  surgeon,  or  an  army  nurse,  on  duty  with  any  command  or  detachment, 
by  a  prisoner  in  military  custody,  or  by  an  applicant  for  enlistment  held  under 
observation,  and  can  not  otherwise  be  had,  the  commanding  officer  may  employ 
the  necessary  civilian  service  to  furnish  the  same,  and  just  accounts  therefor 
will  be  paid  by  the  Medical  Department.    When  the  officer,  the  contract  surgeon, 
the  acting  dental  surgeon,  or  the  nurse  who  requires  such  treatment  is  on  duty 
without  troops,  or  the  enlisted  man  is  on  duty  where  there  is  no  officer,  he  or 
she  may  arrange  for  the  required  service.    When  medical  treatment  is  required 
by  the  superintendent  of  the  Nurse  Corps  while  on  duty  and  can  not  otherwise 
be  had  she  may  in  like  manner  procure  the  necessary  civilian  service,  just  ac- 
counts therefor  to  be  paid  by  the  Medical  Department. 

Accounts  for  the  medical  treatment  of  officers,  enlisted  men,  contract  surgeons, 
acting  dental  surgeons,  the  superintendent  of  the  Nurse  Corps  and  nurses  absent 


284  MEDICAL  ATTENDANCE. 

from  duty,  and  of  the  families  and  servants  of  officers  and  men,  are  not  payable 
from  public  funds.  Accounts  for  consultation  will  not  be  allowed.  Treatment 
of  chronic  complaints  by  a  specialist  will  not  be  paid  for  unless  authority  to 
employ  such  specialist  has  been  obtained  from  the  Surgeon  General.  Surgical 
appliances  will  be  paid  for  only  upon  satisfactory  evidence  of  their  necessity; 
and  such  evidence,  except  in  cases  of  emergency,  should  be  submitted  to  the 
Surgeon  General  for  his  approval  before  purchase.  Accounts  for  hospital  stores 
will  be  paid  only  for  enlisted  men. 

1477.  Accounts  for  different  fiscal  years  will  be  rendered  separately  and 
will  be  forwarded  to  the  department  surgeon,  or,  if  arising  within  a  mobilized 
division,  to  the  division  surgeon,  but  if  arising  at  an  independent  post  or  sta- 
tion, directly  to  the  Surgeon  General.     If  the  accounts  are  for  continuous  sen  ice. 
they  will  be  forwarded  monthly;  if  for  temporary  service,  promptly  upon  the 
completion  of  such  service.     Blank  forms  may  be  obtained  from  the  Surgeon 
General   on   application.     Separate   forms   are   provided   for   physicians'    bills, 
medicine  bills,  hospital  bills,  and  special  nursing  bills. 

1478.  Accounts  for  medical  attendance  will  be  stated  in  the  full  name  of  tlu> 
physician,  and  will  give  his  address.     The  visits  charged  for  will  be  set  forth 
chronologically,  giving  under  each  date  the  full  name,   rank,   company,   and 
regiment  or  corps,  or  other  appropriate  description  of  the  patients  treated,  the 
disease  or  injury  in  each  case,  and  the  charge.     Additional  visits  made  on  the 
same  day  will  be  entered  separately,  and  marked  second  visit,  third  visit,  etc., 
and  the  necessity  thereof  must  be  explained,  the  patients  named,  and  the  sepa- 
rate charge  therefor  noted.     The  charges  must  not  exceed  the  usual  local  rate 
or  the  maximum  compensation  authorized  by  regulations.    Any  unusual  charge 
must  be  fully  explained.     The  date  and  nature  of  surgical  operations,  with  the 
particular  charge  therefor,  will  be  indicated ;  also  the  dates  of  after  attendance, 
if  any,   rendered  without  additional   charge  in  surgical  cases.     If  medicines 
charged  for  extra  by  the  physician  were  supplied  from  his  own  stock  he  must  so 
certify  and  furnish  an  itemized  list  thereof.     If  the  medicines  were  supplied  by 
a  druggist  and  paid  for  by  'the  physician  the  former's  itemized  receipted  bill 
showing  payment  by  the  latter  is  required  as  a  subvoucher,  accompanied  by  the 
prescriptions,  each  prescription  showing  upon  its  face  the  date,  the  druggist's 
file  number,  the  price,  and  the  name  of  the  patient  for  whom  the  medicines  were 
prescribed.    Medicines  furnished  by  a  druggist,  but  not  paid  for  by  the  physi- 
cian, will  not  be  allowed  in  the  latter's  account.    The  physician  will  certify  that 
the  account  is  correct  and  just  and  that  the  charges  do  not  exceed  the  customary 
local  rate.     When  the  charge  is  against  a  deceased  person  the  physician  will 
certify  also  that  he  has  not  received  the  sum  expressed  or  any  portion  thereof. 
The  responsible  officer  will  certify  to  the  correctness  of  the  account,  stating  that 
the  officers,  enlisted  men,  contract  surgeons,  acting  dental  surgeons,  and  army 
nurses  named  were  on  duty ;  that  the  prisoners  were  in  military  custody ;  and 
that  the  applicants  for  enlistment  were  held  under  observation  at  the  time  and 
place  of  treatment,  and  state  why  it  was  impossible  to  secure  the  services  of  an 
Army  medical  officer.     When  civilian  medical  attendance  is  procured  by  a  con- 
tract surgeon  or  an  acting  dental  surgeon  on  duty  without  troops  he  himself 
will  give  the  prescribed  certificate;  when  by  the  superintendent  of  the  Nurse 
Corps,  she  will  give  it;  when  by  an  enlisted  man  or  nurse,  he  or  she  will  make 
affidavit  to  the  required  certificate. 

1479.  The  compensation  allowed  to  civilian  physicians  for  ordinary  medical 
attendance  on  public  account  at  garrisoned  posts  or  camps  will  not  exceed  the 
following  rates,  and  if  the  local  charge  per  visit  is  less  the  account  will  be  ren- 
dered at  the  local  rates:  For  attending  post  or  sick  call,  five  patients  or  less, 


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$2.50;  for  each  patient  in  excess  of  five,  50  cents;  for  each  additional  visit  to 
post  or  sick  call  on  the  same  day,  when  necessary,  $2.  Where  there  is  a  large 
sick  report  and  the  service  will  be  required  for  an  extended  period,  application 
will  be  made  to  the  Surgeon  General  for  authority  to  employ  a  physician  by  the 
month.  Accounts  arising  at  posts  or  camps  under  exceptional  circumstances,  all 
accounts  arising  at  other  places,  and  accounts  for  special  or  surgical  services 
will  be  allowed  at  reasonable  rates  approved  by  the  Surgeon  General. 

1480.  Accounts  for  medicines  furnished  by  a  druggist  and  not  paid  for  by 
the  attending  physician  will  be  stated  in  the  legal  name  (corporate,  firm,  or  in- 
dividual, as  the  case  may  be)  of  the  druggist,  will  designate  the  place  where 
the  medicines  were  furnished,  will  be  accompanied  by  the  prescriptions,  and 
must  be  only  for  medicines  properly  so  called.     The  account  will  contain  the 
date  and   file   number   of   each   prescription,    the   name,    rank,   company,   and 
regiment,    etc.,    of   the   person    for    whom    the    medicines   were    furnished,    as 
required  in  paragraph  1478,  and  will  state  the  charge  for  the  medicines.     The 
druggist  will  certify  that  the  account  is  a  just  and  correct  statement  of  medi- 
cines furnished  by  him   at  the  place  specified  to  the  persons  named  on  the 
prescriptions  submitted;   that  the  medicines  were  actually  furnished  on  said 
prescriptions  to  said  persons  on  the  dates  so  set  forth,  and  that  the  prices 
charged  are  not  in  excess  of  those  prevailing  at  said  place.     The  responsible 
officer  or  contract  surgeon  will  certify  that  the  officers,  enlisted  men,  contract 
surgeons,    acting    dental    surgeons,    superintendent    of    the    Nurse    Corps,    and 
Army  nurses  mentioned  in  the  account  were  actually  on  duty ;  that  the  prisoners 
were  in  military  custody,  and  that  the  applicants  for  enlistment  were  held 
under  observation,  at  the  place  specified,  when  the  medicines  were  furnished 
for  them  as  stated,  and  that  there  was  no  Army  dispensary  in  or  near  said 
place,  if  such  be  the  fact.     If  there  was  an  Army  dispensary  in  or  near  the 
place,  but  the  medicines  were  procured  elsewhere  because  it  was  closed  when 
they  were  required,  or  because  they  were  not  on  hand  in  such  dispensary,  the 
certificates  should  so  state.     When  the  medicines  are  procured  by  an  acting 
dental   surgeon  on  duty  without  troops,  he  himself  will  give  the  prescribed 
certificate;  when  by  the  superintendent  of  the  Nurse  Corps,  she  will  give  it; 
when  by  an  enlisted  man  or  nurse,  he  or  she  will  make  affidavit  to  the  required 
certificate. 

1481.  Accounts  of  civil  hospitals  should  indicate  the  daily  or  weekly  rate 
charged  and  the  several  items  of  service  furnished  by  the  hospital    (such  as 
medical  attendance,  medicines,  nursing,  lodging,  board),  and  should  be  accom- 
panied by  the  original  agreement,  if  written,  or,  if  not  written,  by  a  statement 
•showing  what  the  agreement  was.     In  no  case  should  the  rate  agreed  upon  or 
charged  exceed  the  usual  local  rate  for  like  service  to  private  patients.    If  the 
hospital  rate  is  itemized,  as  so  much  for  board,  so  much  for  room,  so  mucl?  for 
medical  attendance,  etc.,  the  item  rates  must  be  shown.     Extras,  such  as  ambu- 
lance service,  use  of  operating  room,  etc.,  not  covered  by  the  daily  or  weekly 
rate,  must  be  separately  itemized.    The  account  will  be  authenticated  in  behalf 
of  the  Government  by  a  certificate  or  affidavit  similar  to  that  prescribed  in 
paragraphs  1478  and  1480,  to  which  should  be  added  a  statement  showing  why 
the  patient  could  not  be  cared  for  in  an  A»rmy  hospital. 

1482.  Accounts  of  special  nurses  will  set  forth  the  full  name  and  address 
of  the  nurse,  the  full  name,  rank,  company,  and  regiment  or  corps,  or  other  ap- 
propriate description  of  the  patient,  the  disease  for  which  he  or  she  was  treated, 
the  dates  of  service  and  number  of  hours  per  day  that  service  was  rendered, 
and  the  rate  of  pay  per  week  or  per  month.    Pay  may  be  allowed  at  reasonable 
rates  approved  by  the  Surgeon  General,  not,  however,  exceeding  $21  a  week, 
except  upon  special  authority  granted  by  the  Secretary  of  War.    The  nurse  will 


286  MEDICAL  ATTENDANCE SUPPLIES KETURNS. 

certify  that  the  account  is  correct  aiid  just,  that  the  services  were  rendered  as 
stated,  and  that  the  patient  is  not  related  to  the  nurse.  The  attending  physician 
will  certify  that  the  services  of  a  nurse  were  indispensable  to  the  proper  care  of 
the  patient ;  that  the  nurse  was  competent ;  that  the  services  were  rendered  as 
claimed,  and  that  the  charges  do  not  exceed  the  customary  local  rates  for  com- 
petent nurses.  The  account  will  be  authenticated  in  behalf  of  the  Government 
by  a  certificate  or  affidavit  similar  to  that  prescribed  in  paragraphs  1478  and 
1480,  to  which  should  be  added  a  statement  showing  why  the  patient  could  not 
be  cared  for  in  an  Army  hospital  or  by  a  qualified  attendant  of  the  Hospital 
Corps.  No  accounts  for  nurses  employed  in  trivial  cases  will  be  paid. 

1483.  When  the  charge  is  for  the  treatment  of  an  individual  officer,  contract 
surgeon,  or  acting  dental  surgeon,  or  of  the  superintendent  of  the  Nurse  Corps. 
and  it  is  necessary  for  him  or  her  to  pay  it,  he  or  she  may  transmit  the  account 
to  the  Surgeon  General  for  reimbursement.     A  reimbursement  account  will  be 
stated  in  the  prescribed  form  in  the  name  of  the  original  creditor,  physician, 
druggist,  nurse,  or  hospital,  as  the  case  may  be.     The  fact  of  payment  will  be 
plainly  stated  by  such  creditor  either  in  the  certificate  on  the  form  or  by  sepa- 
rate receipt,  and  will  be  certified  by  the  officer,  contract  surgeon,  acting  dental 
surgeon,  or  superintendent  claiming  reimbursement :  both  payer  and  payee  will 
state  the  reasons  that  made  such  payment  necessary. 

1484.  The  compensation   allowed   to   civilian   physicians   for   the  physical 
examination  of  applicants  for  enlistment,   when  authorized  by  regulations  or 
orders,  will  be  at  the  following  rates :  For  a  single  recruit,  $1 ;  for  two  recruits 
on  the  same  day,  $1.50 ;  for  three  recruits  on  the  same  day,  $2 ;  for  four  recruits 
on  the  same  day,  $2.50,  and  40  cents  for  each  recruit  over  four  examined  on  any 
one  day.    A  physician  employed  at  different  recruiting  stations  will  be  allowed 
the  above  rates  in  full  for  the  examinations  at  each  station.    He  will  be  allowed 
50  cents  for  each  authorized  vaccination.     Accounts  for  examination  and  vacci- 
nation of  recruits  will  show  the  physician's  address  and  the  particular  location 
of  the  recruiting  station,  the  number  of  applicants  examined  each  day  and  the 
charge,  and  the  number  of  men  vaccinated  each  day  and  the  charge.     The  re- 
cruiting officer  will  certify  that  the  men  examined  were  applicants  for  enlist- 
ment, and  that  the  men  vaccinated  were  recruits  enlisted  and  duly  sworn,  or 
applicants  accepted  for  enlistment,  as  the  case  may  be. 

1485.  Civilian  physicians  employed,  in  the  absence  of  a  medical  officer  or 
contract  surgeon,  to  examine  physically  or  vaccinate  enlisted  men,  under  these 
regulations  or  orders  from  competent  authority,  will  be  paid  at  the  rates  pre- 
scribed above  for  the  examination  and  vaccination  of  recruits. 

MEDICAL   SUPPLIES. 

1486.  Purchase  of  medical  supplies  will  be  made  in  pursuance  of  law,  under 
the  direction  of  the  Surgeon  General. 

1487.  The  routine  issue  of  disinfectants  is  prohibited. 

1488.  Damaged  or  unserviceable  medicines,  medical  books,  surgical  or  scien- 
tific instruments  and  appliances,  pertaining  to  the  Medical  Department,  will  not 
be  presented  to  an  inspector  for  condemnation  until  authority  for  so  doing  has 
been  obtained  from  the  department  surgeon,  or,  if  with  a  mobilized  division, 
from  the  division  surgeon. 

RETURNS. 

1489.  Each  department  surgeon  and  each  division  surgeon  of  a  division 
serving  independently  will  make  to  the  Surgeon  General  on  the  last  day  of 
every  month  a  return  of  medical  officers,  dental  surgeons,  acting  dental  surgeons, 
and  physicians  under  contract. 


ARTIFICIAL   LIMBS CORPS   OF   ENGINEERS.  287 

ARTIFICIAL  LIMBS. 

1490.  Every  officer,  enlisted  man,  or  employee  of  the  military  forces  of  the 
United  States  who,  in  the  line  of  duty,  or  through  disease  contracted  in  service, 
shall  have  lost  a  limb,  or  the  use  of  a  limb,  will  receive  once  every  three  years 
an  artificial  limb  or  appliance,  or  commutation  therefor  if  he  shall  so  elect, 
under  such  regulations  as  the  Surgeon  General  of  the  Army  shall  prescribe. 
The  money  value  allowed  as  commutation  is,  for  a  leg,  $75;  for  an  arm,  foot, 
and  apparatus  for  resection,  $50. 

1491.  Necessary  transportation,  including  sleeping  car  accommodations,  re- 
quired for  travel  to  place  where  artificial  limbs  may  be  fitted,  will  be  furnished, 
by  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  the  cost  to  be  refunded  from  any  money  appro- 
priated for  the  purchase  of  artificial  limbs. 

1492.  An  officer  who  pays  an  account  for  transportation  of  persons  to  enable 
them  to  procure  artificial  limbs  will  take  credit  for  amounts  paid  for  such 
transportation  in  the  usual  manner  on  his  accounts  current,  and  the  vouchers 
evidencing  the  payments  will  accompany  the  accounts  to  the  Auditor  for  the 
War  Department  for  settlement.     For  the  convenience  of  the  Auditor  in  adjust- 
ing the  appropriations  involved  the  vouchers  should  bear  conspicuously  across 
their  face  a  notation  reading,  "  Transportation  to  have  artificial  limbs  fitted." 

ARTICLE  LXXV. 

CORPS  OF  ENGINEERS. 

NOTE. — Regulations  for  the  government  of  the  Corps  of  Engineers,  prepared  and  pub- 
lished under  the  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  are  distributed  to  its  officers  by  the 
Chief  of  Engineers.  Only  such  regulations  are  herein  given  as  are  general  in  their 
nature  or  affect  other  branches  of  the  service. 

1493.  The  duties  of  the  Corps  of  Engineers  comprise  reconnoitering  and  sur- 
veying for  military  purposes,  including  the  laying  out  of  camps;  selection  of 
sites  and  formation  of  plans  and  estimates  for  military  defenses;  construction 
and  repair  of  fortifications  and  their  accessories ;  the  supervision  of  the  location 
of  all  buildings  in  or  within  1  mile  of  any  fortification;  the 'installation  of  elec- 
tric power  plants  and  electric  power  cable  connected  with  seacoast  batteries, 
and  furnishing  the  necessary  electrical  supplies  connected  therewith ;  planning 
and  superintending  of  defensive  or  offensive  works  of  troops  in  the  field ;  exam- 
ination of  routes  of  communications  for  supplies  and  for  military  movements; 
construction   and    repair   of  military   roads,   railroads,   and   bridges;    military 
demolitions;  execution  of  river  and  harbor  improvements  assigned  to  it;  and 
such  other  duties  as  the  President  or  Congress  may  order.     It  collects,  arranges, 
and  preserves  all  correspondence,  reports,  memoirs,  estimates,  plans,  drawings, 
such  deeds  and  titles  as  relate  to  the  Washington  Aqueduct  and  public- build- 
ings and  grounds  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  and  models  which  concern  or 
relate  in  any  wise  to  the  several  duties  above  enumerated. 

1494.  The  Chief  of  Engineers  will  have  his  headquarters  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  and  will  be  charged,  under  the  direction  of  the  War  Department,  with  the 
command  of  the  Corps  of  Engineers,  both  staff  and  line,  excepting  such  portions 
as  are  specifically  detached  by  order  of  the  War  Department,  and  with  the  man- 
agement of  the  Engineer  Department,  including  the  regulation  of  the  duties  of 
all  officers,  agents,  and  others  who  may  be  employed  under  his  direction. 

1495.  When  officers  or  troops  of  the  Corps  of  Engineers  are  detached  from 
the  command  of  the  Chief  of  Engineers  they  will  continue  to  conform  to  the 
regulations  of  the  Engineer  Department  in  regard^  to  the  keeping  of  records  and 
rendering  of  reports  and, 


288  CORPS   OF   ENGINEERS. 

1496.  Officers  and  troops  serving  under  the  immediate  orders  of  the  Chief  of 
Engineers  will  not  be  diverted  from  such  service  except  in  cases  of  marked  pub- 
lic exigencies,  and  when  so  diverted  the  officers  will  immediately  report  the 
facts  to  the  Chief  of  Engineers,  forwarding  a  copy  of  the  orders  they  may  have 
received.     The  officer  issuing  the  order  will  transmit  a  copy  directly  to  the 
War  Department.     Upon  the  termination  of  the  exigency  such  officers  or  troops 
will  be  returned  to  their  prior  service,  unless  otherwise  directed  by  the  Chief  of 
Engineers. 

1497.  The  senior  officer  of  engineers  commanding  engineer  troops  serving 
with  an  army,  a  field  army,  or  an  independent  division  in  the  field,  will  be  at- 
tached to  general  headquarters  of  that  organization,  but  will  not  be  a  member 
of  the  staff  of  the  commanding  officer  unless  specifically  so  appointed. 

1498.  The  senior  officer  of  engineers  serving  with  an  army,  a  field  army,  a 
division,   a  brigade,  or  a  smaller  body,  will  communicate  to  the  commander 
thereof  any  orders  received  from  any  engineer  officer  who  has  authority  to  issue 
such  orders. 

1499.  An  engineer  directed  to  superintend  any  works  to  be  constructed  by 
troops  will  point  out  what  is  to  be  done,  and  will  maintain  such  a  supervision 
as  will  enable  him  to  see  that  it  is  done  correctly.     It  will  be  the  duty  of  the 
officer  having  charge  of  the  detachment  to  execute  the  work  in  accordance  with 
the  instructions  of  the  engineer  officer  in  charge.     The  detail  of  troops  for  work 
to  be  carried  on  under  the  superintendence  of  engineers  will  be  furnished  on 
requisition  addressed  to  the  officer  in  chief  command  of  the  troops  by  the  senior 
engineer  officer  on  the  staff  of  that  command.     The  requisition  will  specify  the 
number  of  men  required,  the  times  and  places  at  which  they  will  assemble  to 
commence  work,  and  the  name  and  rank  of  the  engineer  officer  to  whom  they 
will  report.     The  requisition  may  be  for  part  of  a  day  or  night,  for  a  whole 
day  or  night,  for  a  week  or  a  longer  period,  according  to  circumstances,  the 
duration  of  the  service  always  being  specified. 

1500.  When  on  duty  in  the  field  with  armies  or  other  independent  organiza- 
tions, engineer  officers  making  surveys  and  reconnaissances  will  at  once  forward 
their  maps  and  reports  of  operations  to  the  proper  officei  at  headquarters,  who 
will  report  directly  to  the  commanding  officer  at  those  headquarters. 

1501.  The  senior  engineer  officer  serving  with  an  army  or  other  independent 
organization  in  the  field  will,  subject  to  the  approval  of  his  commanding  officer, 
report  monthly-  to  the  Chief  of  Engineers,  United  States  Army,  the  operations 
of  the  engineer  force  under  his  direction  sufficiently  in  detail  to  show  the  nature 
and  extent  of  the  operations  and  the  respective  portions  executed  by  the  several 
engineer  officers  engaged  therein. 

1502.  The  senior  engineer  officer  will  also  cause  to  be  made  plans  of  all 
works  executed  under  his  direction,  and  will  cause  journals  to  be  kept,  showing 
by  drawings  and  descriptions,  as  far  as  practicable,  each  day's  events.     These 
plans  and  descriptions,  with  maps  of  all  surveys  and  reconnaissances  and  ex- 
planatory reports  or  memoirs,  will  be  carefully  preserved  and  transmitted  at 
suitable  opportunities  to  the  Chief  of  Engineers,  United  States  Army. 

1503.  When  an  engineer  officer  is  sent  to  any  military  department,  fortress, 
garrison,  or  post,  a  duplicate  of  his  orders  will  be  sent  to  the  commanding 
officer.     On  his  arrival  the  engineer  officer  will  communicate  his  orders,  and 
necessary  facilities  for  executing  them  will  be  afforded  by  the  commanding 
officer.     While  so  on  duty,  without  being  especially  put  under  the  direction  of 
the  commanding  officer,  the  engineer  officer  will  be  furnished  with  copies  of  all 
orders  and  regulations  of  the  command  relative  to  etiquette  and  police  and  with 
the  countersign   when  quartered   within  a   chain   of  sentinels.     The  engineer 


CORPS   OF   ENGINEERS.  289 

officer  will  report  to  the  commanding  officer  when  relieved  from  duty  withia 
the  limits  of  the  command. 

1504.  Engineer  officers  engaged  in  the  construction  of  fortifications  or  other 
public  works  are  entitled  to  the  same  allowances  as  are  provided  by  regulations 
for  officers  at  garrisoned  posts. 

1505.  All  plans  for  new  fortifications,  and  all  plans  embodying  important 
structural  changes  in  existing  fortifications,  will  be  $ent  to  the  Chief  of  Staff, 
through  the  Chief  of  Coast  Artillery,  for  the  approval  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 
The  plans  will  be  prepared  for  approval  by  the  Chief  of  Engineers,  atid  the 
Chief  of  Coast  Artillery,  and  by  the  Chief  of  Staff,  for  the  Secretary  of  War. 
No  alterations  will  be  made  in  any  fortification  or  in  its  casemates,  quarters, 
barracks,  magazines,  storehouses,  or  any  other  building  belonging  to  it,  nor  will 
any  building  of  any  kind,  or  work  of  earth,  masonry,  or  timber  be  erected 
within  any  fortification,  or  within  a  mile  of  its  exterior,  except  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  Chief  of  Engineers,  and  by  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  *War. 

1505^.  1.  All  electrical  equipment  connected  with  new  fortifications  under 
construction,  or  old  fortifications  not  in  the  hands  of  coast  artillery  troops 
undergoing  structural  modifications,  shall  be  installed  by  the  Corps  of  Engineers 
in  the  course  of  such  construction  or  modification,  and  after  the  Taew  or  the 
modified  fortifications  shall  have  been  turned  over  to  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps 
for  service,  all  work  of  maintenance  and  all  ordinary  repairs  of  said  electrical 
equipment  shall  be  done  by  coast  artillery  troo*ps  under  the  supervision  of 
coast  defense  commanders.  Repairs  involving  construction  work,  or  structural 
modifications  of  the  fortifications,  of  an  engineering  nature,  shall  be  made  by  the 
Corps  of  Engineers. 

2.  Installation  of  new  articles  of  electrical  equipment  in  old  fortifications  in 
charge  of  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps  shall  be  made  by  the  Coast  Artillery  Corps; 
provided  that  any  structural  changes  of  the  fortifications  that  may  be  neces- 
sary to  prepare  them  to  receive  said  installations  shall  be  made  by  the  Corps  of 
Engineers.     The  Coast  Artillery  shall  install  and  connect  up  with  the  existing 
system  all  circuits  of  such  new  installations. 

3.  The  Coast  Artillery  Corps  shall  be  charged  with  the  installation  and  main- 
tenance of  submarine  mine  and  submarine  fire-control  cables. 

1506.  When  the  Chief  of  Engineers  is  satisfied  that  any  fortification  or  any 
of  its  accessories  is  in  all  respects  complete,  so  far  as  the  functions  of  his 
department  are  concerned,  he  will  give  notice  thereof,  in  writing,  to  the  Chief 
of  Staff,  that  it  may  be  turned  over  to  the  troops  for  use  and  care.     Until  its 
completion  has  been  so  announced,  no  work  will  be  occupied  by  troops  except 
by  the  special  order  of  the  War  Department. 

1507.  Travel  allowances  for  officers  of  the  Corps  of  Engineers,  or  for  those 
on  engineer  duty,  traveling  on  service  connected  with  works  of  public  improve- 
ment which  are  not  of  a  military  character  will  be  paid  from  the  special  appro- 
priation for  the  work.     When  changing  station  or  traveling  on  duty  connected 
with  fortifications,  or  on  any  other  military  duty,  the  mileage  will  be  paid  by 
the   Quartermaster  Corps  from   the  appropriation   for  mileage  of  the  Army, 
except  in  cases  where  some  other  appropriation  specifically  provides  that  the 
travel  allowance  shall  be  paid  therefrom. 

1508.  When  necessary  in  field  operations,  an  engineer  officer  shall  be  detailed, 
as  director  of  communications,  charged  with  all  road  and  railroad  work  and 
operation  between  the  rear  of  the  army  and  the  advanced  field  base.    He  shall 
be  under  the  orders  of  the  general  commanding  in  the  field  and  shall  submit 
requisitions  for  the  funds  required  for  his  work  through  the  headquarters  of 

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290  OKDNANCE   DEPARTMENT ISSUES   AND    SALES. 

that  officer,  disbursements  to  be  made  and  accounts  rendered  under  the  regula- 
tions for  the  control  of  the  Engineer  Department. 

1509.  In  operations  in  the  field,  transfers  of  funds  and  material  pertaining 
to  the  engineer  work  of  a  command  may  be  made  between  officers  of  the  com- 
mand on  the  order  of  the  commanding  officer. 

1510.  Engineer  supplies  will  be  issued  to  the  Organized  Militia  of  the  sev- 
eral States,  Territories,  and  the  District  of  Columbia  in  accordance  with  the 
provisions  of  "An  act  to  promote  the  efficiency  of  the  militia,  and  for  other 
purposes,"  approved  January  21,  1903.  as  amended  by  the  act  of  Congress  ap- 
proved May  27,  1908,  upon  proper  requisition  therefor. 

ARTICLE   LXXVI. 

ORDNANCE  DEPARTMENT. 

NOTE. — Regulations  for  the  government  of  the  Ordnance  Department,  prepared  and  pub- 
Jished  under  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War.  an-  distributed  to  its  officers  by  the  Chief 
of  Ordnance.  Only  such  regulations  are  herein  given  as  are  general  in  their  nature  or 
affect  other  branches  of  the  service. 

GENERAL   PROVISIONS. 

1511.  The  Chief  of  Ordnance  is  charged  with  the  duty  of  procuring,  by  pur- 
chase or  manufacture,  and  distributing  the  necessary  ordnance  and  ordnance 
stores  for  the  Army  and  the  Organized   Militia,  and  establishes  and  maintains 
arsenals  and  depots  for  their  manufacture  and   safe-keeping.     All   officers   or 
other  persons  in  the  military  establishment  to  whom  ordnance  and  ordnance 
supplies  or  funds  are  intrusted,  will  make  accounts  and  returns  thereof  to  the 
Chief  of  Ordnance  at  the  times  and  in  the  manner  prescribed. 

1512.  Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores  include  cannon  ;iml  artillery  vehicles 
and  equipments;  apparatus  and  machines  foe  the  service  and  maneuver  of 
artillery ;  small  arms,  ammunition,  and  accouterments ;  horse  equipments  and 
harness  for  the  field  artillery,   and    li<irs<>  equipments  for  cavalry  and  for  all 
mounted  men  except  those  in  the  Quartermaster  Corps;  tools,  machinery,  and 
materials  for  the  ordnance  service;  and  all  property  of  whatever  nature  supplied 
to  the  military  establishment  by  the  Ordnance  Department. 

ISSUES  AND   SALES. 

1513.  In  time  of  peace,  ordnance  and  ordnance  stores  are  issued  from  the 
various  arsenals  and  depots,  to  the  extent  authorized  by  regulations,  on  requisi- 
tions submitted  in  accordance  with  existing  orders. 

1514.  In  time  of  war,  issues  may  be  made  to  troops  in  service  on  the  order 
of  any  general  or  field  officer  commanding  an  army,  garrison,  or  detachment,  or 
of  a  chief  ordnance  officer  of  an  army,  army  corps,  or  division.     To  authorize 
an  issue  to  militia,  they  must  have  been  regularly  mustered  into  the  service  of 
the  United  States,  and  the  requisition  for  the  stores  must  be  properly  approved. 

1515.  The  Chief  of  Ordnance  will,  on  the  recommendation  of  a  department 
commander,  approved  by  the  Secretary  of  War.  establish  ordnance  depots  at 
such  points  as  may  be  designated  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  where  ordnance 
stores  will  be  held  for  distribution  to  the  troops,  under  such  regulations  as  the 
department  commander  may  prescribe. 

1516.  When  practicable,  these  depots  will  be  under  the  charge  of  ordnance 
officers,  and  only  such  limited  supply  of  ordnance  stores  as  may  be  required  to 
meet  current  needs  will  be  kept  at  or  issued  from  them.     All  other  ordnance 
stores  will  be  supplied  from  the  arsenals,  as  provided  in  paragraph  1513. 


ISSUES  AND   SALES.  291 

1517.  Requisitions  for  ordnance   supplies  to  meet  current  needs'  will  be 
filled  from  a  depot,  under  the  instructions  of  the  department  commander.     The 
officer  in  charge  will  be  responsible,  under  the  department  commander,  that 
sufficient  stores,  procured  by  timely  requisitions  upon  the  Chief  of  Ordnance, 
are  always  on  hand.     Unserviceable  and  unsuitable  ordnance  and  ordnance 
stores  at  such  depots  are  under  the  control  of  the  Chief  of  Ordnance. 

1518.  Requisitions  for  ordnance  and  ordnance  stores  not  on  hand  within  a 
department  must  be  approved  by  the  immediate  commanders.     The  personal 
approval  of  the  department  commander  or  of  the  chief  ordnance  officer  of  his 
department  is  necessary,  but  in  the  absence  of  the  department  commander  the 
approval  may  be  made  in  his  name  by  one  of  his  staff  officers. 

1519.  Requisitions  will  be  made  in  conformity  with  the  supply  tables  pre- 
pare^ by  the  Chief  of  Ordnance,   unless  extraordinary  circumstances,   to  be 
plainly  set  forth  in  each  case,  should  require  a  larger  supply  of  one  or  more  of 
the  articles  authorized. 

1520.  The  service  arms,  ammunition,  accouterments,  and  horse  equipments 
required  by  an  officer  or  contract  surgeon  for  his  own  use  in  the  public  service 
may  be  sold  to  him  by  the  Ordnance  Department  at  the  regulation  price  and  the 
money  received  passed  to  the  credit  of  the  proper  appropriation.     Ordnance  sup- 
plies thus  sold  to  officers  or  contract  surgeons  will  not  be  disposed  of  to  persons 
not  in  the  military  service.     Necessary  repairs  to  the  service  arms  and  equip- 
ments of  an  officer  or  contract  surgeon  will  be  made  by  the  Ordnance  Depart- 
ment at  the  cost  of  these  repairs.     Officers  or  contract  surgeons  making  pur- 
chases or  having  repairs  done-  will  furnish  certificates  of  the  fact  that  these 
sales  or  repairs  are  for  their  own  use  in  the  public  service.     Officers  below  the 
grade  of  major,  required  to  be  mounted,  will  be  furnished  with  horse  equip- 
ments by  the  Ordnance  Department.     One  set  of  these  equipments  will  be  issued 
on  memorandum  receipt  to  each  officer  by  the  post  ordnance  officer  at  the  post 
where  he  is  serving  on  requisition  duly  approved  by  the  commanding  officer, 
which  requisition  shall  state  the  cause  of  the  mounted  service.     Officers  not 
serving  at  posts  and  entitled  to  receive  horse  equipments  under  this  paragraph 
will  submit  requisitions  therefor  through  military  channels  for  action  by  proper 
authority  designating  the  officer  to  make  the  issue,  and  equipments  thus  issued 
will  be  accounted  for  by  the  receiving  officer  semiannually  to  the  Chief  of 
Ordnance  on  special  individual  returns.     Articles  of  the  equipment  which  be- 
come  unserviceable   shall   be    submitted   for   the   action   of   an   officer   of   the 
Inspector  General's  Department,  and  upon  his  recommendation  to  that  effect 
may  be  turned  in  and  new  articles  issued  in  exchange  therefor.     In  the  absence 
of  an  inspector  the  unserviceable  articles  may  be  submitted  for  the  action  of  a 
surveying  officer  and  upon  his  recommendation  may  be  turned  in  and  new  arti- 
cles issued  in  exchange  therefor.     In  each  such  case  the  surveying  officer  will 
recommend  submission  of  the  articles  to  an  inspector,  and  a  copy  of  the  report 
of  survey  will  accompany  the  requisition  for  the  articles  to  be  replaced.    An 
officer  to  whom  horse  equipments  have  been  issued  on  memorandum  receipt 
under  the  provisions  of  this  paragraph  upon  his  promotion  to  field  rank  or  the 
termination  of  mounted  service  will  turn  in  to  the  accountable  officer  all  such 
equipments  for  which  he  is  responsible.     In  case  such  equipments  are  not  held 
on  memorandum  receipt  they  will  be  turned  in  to  the  nearest  ordnance  officer 
and  a  final  return  rendered.     When  an  officer  serving  at  a  post  desires,  upon 
changing  station,  to  retain  the  horse  equipments  in  his  possession,  the  post 
ordnance  officer  at  his  former  station  will  invoice  the  same  to  the  post  ordnance 
officer  at  his  new  station  and  transfer  his  memorandum  receipt  to  the  latter 
officer;  and  in  cases  where  an  officer  is  transferred  from  a  post  for  detached 


292  ISSUES  AND   SALES EXPENDITURE   OF   AMMUNITION. 

service  or  duty  at  a  place  where  there  is  no  post  ordnance  officer  and  lie  desires 
to  retain  the  horse  equipments  in  his  possession  the  articles  will  be  regularly 
transferred  and  the  same  afterwards  duly  accounted  for  to  the  Chief  of  Ordnance 
by  the  receiving  officer  on  special  individual  returns.  When  an  officer  who  has 
been  making  special  individual  returns  for  horse  equipments  that  were  issued 
to  him  under  this  paragraph  is  stationed  or  serving  at  a  post,  he  will  at  once 
transfer  the  accountability  for  the  horse  equipments  to  the  post  ordnance  officer 
and  render  a  final  return  to  the  Chief  of  Ordnance  to  close  his  accountability. 

152 1.  When  the  arms  or  equipments  authorized  to  be  purchased  in  the  pre- 
ceding paragraph  can  not  be  obtained  from  an  ordnance  officer,  officers  may  take 
from  those  for  which  they  are  accountable  such  articles  as  they  require  for  their 
personal  use  or  may  furnish  them  to  officers  or  contract  surgeons  of  their  com- 
mands for  like  purpose.     In  such  cases  the  accountable  officer  will  deposit  the 
proceeds  of  the  sales  as  required  by  paragraph  617  and  make  the  report  required 
by  paragraph  612.     At  the  end  of  each  month  an  abstract  of  such  sales  on  Form 
No.  272  will  be  prepared  in  duplicate  and  forwarded  to  the  Chief  of  Ordnance. 
A  third  copy  will  be  forwarded  with  the  property  return  of  the  officer. 

1522.  Officers  serving  with  troops  may  draw  for  their  personal  use,  from 
stores  belonging  to  the  command  with  which  they  are  serving,  1  regulation  rifle 
and  1  revolver,  with  the  appropriate  equipments  and  the  usual  quantity  of  am- 
munition for  each  arm.     This  ordnance  property  may  be  used  in  action  or  target 
practice  and  will  be  accounted  for  on  returns  to  the  Chief  of  Ordnance. 

1523.  Ordnance  stores  will  not  be  loaned  to  any  person,  and  any  officer 
violating  this  rule  will  be  held  responsible  for  the  money  value  of  the  articles. 

1524.  Issues  and  transfers  of  ordnance  stores  will  not  be  made  on  memo- 
randum invoices  and  receipts  except  as  provided  for  by  regulation  or  orders  and 
in  special  cases  authorized  by  and  subject  to  instructions  from  the  Chief  of 
Ordnance. 

1525.  An  officer  who  makes  an  issue  of  ordnance  stores  to  one  not  in  com- 
mand of  troops,  except  under  orders  from  competent  authority,  will  be  charged 
with  the  money  value  of  the  stores  so  issued. 

1526.  Civilian  employees  of  the  War  Department  may  be  armed  when  neces- 
sary for  the  protection  of  life  or  public  property,  and  the  same  responsibility 
attaches  to  the  officers  accountable  for  the  arms  furnished  them  that  attaches  to 
those  accountable  for  the  arms  in  the  hands  of  enlisted  men.     The  sale  of 
ammunition  to  civilians  belonging  to  exploring  or  surveying  expeditions  author- 
ized by  law,  and  to  civilian  employees  of  the  War  Department,  may  be  made  for 
hunting  purposes  when  considered  necessary  for  their  subsistence  or  for  the 
interest  of  the  United  States.     In  the  field  the  sale  of  meat  cans,  canteens, 
knives,  forks,  and  spoons,  when  they  can,,  be  spared,  to  an  officer  in  charge  of 
civilian  employees  for  their  use,  is  authorized,  provided  they  can  not  be  obtained 
in  any  other  way. 

1527.  Arms   lost,   destroyed,   or   embezzled  by  civilian   employees   will  be 
charged  in  the  same  manner  as  stores  similarly  lost  by  enlisted  men;  and  the 
money  value  thereof  accounted  for  as  in  case  of  sales  made  in  accordance  with 
paragraph  1521. 

EXPENDITURE  OF  AMMUNITION. 

1528.  Ammunition  will  be  expended  only  in  target  practice,  preliminary 
instruction  of  the  soldier,  military  exercises,  and  hunting,  all  within  the  pre- 
scribed allowances;  in  action;  in  defense  of  life  or  public  property;  in  carrying 
out  the  prescribed  duties  of  sentinels ;  and  for  authorized  salutes. 

1529.  The  necessity  for  all  expenditures  of  ammunition  must  be  shown  by 
the  certificate  of  the  responsible  officer,  which  certificate  must  accompany  the 


SUEPLUS  AND  DAMAGED   STOKES.  293 

property  return  of  the  accountable  officer;  and  when  ammunition  is  dropped 
from  a  return  as  "  expended  in  action  by  civil  employees  "  a  statement  giving 
the  place,  date,  and  attending  circumstances,  sufficiently  in  detail  to  insure 
verification,  must  be  filed  with  the  return. 

1530.  Ammunition  expended  by  a  soldier  without  orders,  or  not  in  the  line 
of  duty,  or  which  may  be  damaged  or  lost  through  his  neglect,  will  be  charged 
to  him. 

1531.  When  ammunition  is  furnished  to  civilian  employees,  it  is  not  to  be 
dropped  from  the  returns  unless  expended  in  action  or  in  hunting  when  neces- 
sary to  obtain  subsistence.     Ammunition  not  so  expended  will  be  returned  to 
the  responsible  officer  and  accounted  for  by  him,  or  paid  for  at  the  price  fixed. 

SURPLUS    AND    DAMAGED    STORES. 

1532.  Serviceable  surplus  ordnance  stores,  if  in  sufficient  quantity  to  war- 
rant separate  shipment,  may  be  turned  in  to  the  nearest  arsenal  on  the  order 
of  a  department  commander,  or,  if  in  the  hands  of  a  recruiting  officer,  on  the 
order  of  the  War  Department. 

Small  quantities  of  such  articles  on  hand  in  an  organization,  not  warrant- 
ing separate  shipment,  will  be  turned  in  to  the  post  ordnance  officer,  who  will 
retain  them  for  issue  or  ship  them  as  prescribed  in  paragraph  1538,  as  may  be 
directed  by  the  department  commander. 

1533.  Officers  in  charge  of  arsenals  and  ordnance  depots  will  afford  every 
facility  to  officers  authorized  to  turn  in  property.     They  will  give  receipts  for 
it  according  to  condition. 

1534.  Whenever  canteens  become  unserviceable  because  of  worn-out  covers 
or  lost  corks,  they  will  not  be  presented  for  condemnation,  but  will  be  repaired 
by  the  troops.     Timely  requisitions  will  be  made  by  the  proper  post  or  other 
designated  staff  officer  on  the  Ordnance  Department  for  extra  covers,  corks,  etc., 
with  which  to  repair  them. 

1535.  Articles  of  personal  equipments  or  other  ordnance  property  which  a 
detached  soldier  carries  with  him,  or  for  which  he  may  be  indebted  to  the 
United  States  at  the  time  of  his  transfer,  will  be  entered  on  duplicate  invoice 
and  receipt  transfer  blanks  (Form  No.  152).    The  blanks  will,  when  practicable, 
indicate  the  destination  of  the  soldier.    The  two  transfer  blanks  will  be  signed 
by  the  accountable  officer  or  the  issuing  officer  in  his  name,  and  by  the  soldier 
acknowledging  receipt  of  the  stores,   including  those  missing.     One  of  these 
signed  blanks  will  be  forwarded  with  the  descriptive  list  or  descriptive  and 
assignment  card  of  the  soldier-;  the  second  constitutes  the  authority  on  which 
the  accountable  officer  will  drop  the  articles  thus  turned  over  and  missing. 

On  arrival  of  the  soldier  at  his  destination  all  articles  appearing  on  the  trans- 
fer blank  accompanying  the  descriptive  list  or  descriptive  and  assignment  card 
will  be  taken  up  by  the  proper  officer,  who  will  receipt  for  the  same  on  this 
blank  and  forward  it  immediately  to  the  Chief  of  Ordnance.  All  articles  miss- 
ing on  arrival  will  be  charged  against  the  soldier  and  dropped  from  the  return 
of  the  accountable  officer  in  the  usual  manner. 

A  copy  of  the  transfer  blank  will  be  kept  by  each  accountable  officer  for  his 
retained  return. 

1536.  Detached  soldiers  going  to  or  returning  from  the  Philippine  Islands 
and  Alaska  will  be  required  to  turn  in  all  ordnance  property  in  their  possession 
before  departure. 

1537.  Ordinary  repairs  can  usually  be  made  in  the  company  or  at  the  post 
or  within  the  district  with  the  means  provided  for  that  purpose  by  the  Ordnance 
Department.     When  the  repairs  required  can  not  be  thus  made,  the  articles, 


294  INSPECTION   OF    ORDNANCE   AND   ORDNANCE   STORES. 

except  small  arms,  hand  arras,  and  personal  and  horse  equipments,  will  be  sent, 
on  the  approved  recommendation  of  an  inspector,  to  an  arsenal  designated  by 
the  Chief  of  Ordnance.  Small  arms,  hand  arms,  and  personal  and  horse  equip- 
ments, on  the  approved  recommendation  of  an  inspector,  will  be  turned  in  to 
the  post  ordnance  officer,  who  will,  when  sufficient  stores  have  accumulated  to 
make  an  economical  shipment,  send  them  to  an  arsenal  designated  by  the  Chief 
of  Ordnance.  A  certified  extract  from  the  inspection  report  will  accompany  the 
invoice  describing  the  articles  as  the  authority  for  turning  them  in  to  an 
arsenal,  or  to  the  post  ordnance  officer. 

1538.  In  the  absence  of  an  inspecting  officer,  a  department  commander  may 
order  the  disposition  of  ordnance  and  ordnance  stores  which  need  repairs  that 
can  not  be  made  by  the  means  at  hand  at  the  post  or  within  the  district  in 
the  following  manner :  Machine  guns  and  their  mounts  and  accessory  equip- 
ments, arm  racks,  and,  on  the  request  of  an  armanent  officer,  articles  constitut- 
ing the  mobile  or  seacoast  artillery  and  those  used  in  the  maintenance  and 
operation  thereof,  including  ammunition,  will  be  sent  to  an  arsenal  designated 
by  the  Chief  of  Ordnance.    Small  arms,  hand  arms,  and  personal  and  horse  equip- 
ments will  be  turned  in  to  the  post  ordnance  officer,  who  will,  when  sufficient 
stores  have  accumulated  to  make  an  economical  shipment,  send  them  to  an 
arsenal  designated  by  the  Chief  of  Ordnance.     A  certified  copy  of  the  order  of 
the  department  commander  and,  when  the  condition  of  the  articles  does  not 
result  from  fair  wear  and  tear,  a  certified  copy  of  the  approved  finding  of  the 
surveying  officer  will  accompany  the  invoice  transferring  the  articles  to  an 
arsenal  or  to  a  post  ordnance  officer. 

1539.  For  the  maintenance  and  improvement  of  the  mobile  and  seacoast 
artillery  and  accessories,  armament  districts  are  established  in  orders  from  the 
War  Department,  and  the  assignment  of  armament  officers  to  the  charge  of 
these  districts  is  made  by  the  Chief  of  Ordnance.     These  officers  will  keep  them- 
selves informed  of  the  condition  of  the  material  by  inspections  and  by  direct 
correspondence  with  the  various  district  and  post  commanders.     The  former 
are  authorized  to  make  the  necessary  repairs  to  material  in  their  districts,  but 
no  alterations  can  be  made  without  the  authority  of  the  Chief  of  Ordnance. 
Where  repairs  indicate  improper  handling  or  neglect  of  material,  the  circum- 
stances will  be  reported  to  the  Chief  of  Ordnance. 

When  mechanics  employed  by  an  armament  officer  are  on  duty  at  a  post 
or  in  a  district,  they  will,  in  the  absence  of  the  armament  officer,  be  under  the 
supervision  of  the  post  or  district  commander. 

When  a  part  of  or  an  accessory  to  an  article  constituting  a  portion  of  the 
armament  of  a  district  becomes  obsolete  and  is  replaced,  the  obsolete  part  or 
accessory  will  be  transferred  by  the  district  commander  to  an  arsenal  to  be 
designated  by  the  armament  officer. 

1540.  No  officer  will  turn  in  any  unserviceable  ordnance  stores  except  as 
provided  in  these  regulations. 

1541.  Price  lists  of  ordnance  and  ordnance  stores  will  be  published  from 
time  to  time  for  the  information  and  guidance  of  officers  in  making  inventories, 
sales,  and  charges  for  the  loss  of  or  damage  to  ordnance  property. 

1542.  Arm  chests  not  required  for  the  storage  of  supplies  will  be  returned  to 
the  nearest  arsenal  or  ordnance  depot  when  the  cost  of  transportation  is  not 
greater  than  the  value  of  the  property.     Officers  to  whom  such  chests  have 
been  issued  will  be  charged  with  their  value  if  they  are  destroyed. 

INSPECTION  OF   ORDNANCE  AND  ORDNANCE   STORES. 

1543.  When  the  recommendation  of  an  inspector  for  sale  of  ordnance  stores 
is  approved,  both  copies  of  the  report  will  be  returned  to  the  officer  accountable 


PACKING    AND    TRANSPORTATION — RETURNS    AND    REPORTS.    295 

for  the  stores,  with  detailed  instructions  how  to  make  the  sales.  One  copy  of 
each  inventory  and  inspection  report  must  accompany  the  property  return. 
Sales  of  condemned  ordnance  and  ordnance  stores  will  be  accounted  for  on 
Form  No.  272,  which  will  be  executed  in  duplicate  and  forwarded  directly  to 
the  Chief  of  Ordnance  on  completion  of  the  sale.  A  third  copy  will  accompany 
the  officer's  property  return. 

PACKING   AND    TRANSPORTATION. 

1544.  Officers  who  ship  arms  of  any  description  are  held  responsible  that 
they  are  so  packed  that,  under  ordinary  handling,  they  can  not  break  loose  from 
their  fastenings  in  the  boxes,  and  that  no  loaded  arm  is  packed  for  transporta- 
tion.   When  loaded  arms,  or  arms  insecurely  packed,  are  received  by  an  officer, 
he  will  report  the  facts  direct  to  the  Chief  of  Ordnance. 

1545.  After  packing  arms  or  ordnance  stores  for  shipment,  the  covers  and 
bottoms  of  the  arm  chests  and  packing  boxes  will,  if  possible,  be  sealed  with 
wax  and  stamped  with  an  official  mark  by  the  officer  responsible.     The  lid  will 
be  secured  by  screws,  at  least  two  of  which  will  be  sealed.    Each  board  on  top 
and  bottom  will  have  at  least  one  sealed  screw.     The  screw  heads  will  be 
countersunk  to  a  depth  sufficient  to  protect  the  wax  seal  from  injury.    The  de- 
sign of  the  seal  will  designate  the  arsenal,  depot,  post,  or  organization  from 
wrhich  shipment  is  made.    For  over-sea  shipments,  all  boxes  and  crates  will  be 
properly  strapped  with  wire  or  hoop  iron.     Boxes  containing  arms  and  other 
valuable  stores  will  be  sealed  prior  to  shipment  from  ordnance  establishments 
in  accordance  with  special  instructions  from  the  Chief  of  Ordnance. 

1546.  The  Ordnance  Department  will  prepare  official  stamps  for  sealing 
boxes    and    distribute    them    to    each    company.      Company    commanders    will 
account  for  them  in  their  returns  of  ordnance  stores  and  use  them  exclusively 
for  purposes  intended. 

1547.  In  preparing  property  for  shipment,  the  name  of  the  invoicing  officer, 
or  of  the  arsenal  or  depot,  the  date  of  the  invoice,  the  number,  gross  weight,  and 
general  contents  of  each  box  or  package,  and  the  name  or  designation  of  the 
receiving  officer,  will  be  distinctly  marked  thereon  prior  to  delivery  for  ship- 
ment.    Each  quartermaster  who  ships  or  receives  ordnance  stores  will  satisfy 
himself  that  the  seals  on  the  packages  are  unbroken.     If  the  seals  should  be 
broken  and  any  stores  lost,  he  will  cause  the  value  of  the  lost  stores  to  be 
charged  to  the  carrier. 

1548.  When  stores  are  turned  over  to  the  Quartermaster  Corps  for  trans- 
portation they  will  be  accompanied  by  triplicate  invoices,  one  of  which  will 
be   receipted   and   returned  by   the  shipping  quartermaster   to   the  invoicing 
officer.    Duplicate  invoices  with  duplicate  receipts  to  be  signed  by  the  receiving 
officer,  and  a  shipping  list  describing  the  contents  of  each  box  or  package,  will 
be  sent  direct  to  the  receiving  officer  by  mail,  to  reach  him,  if  practicable,  be- 
fore the  receipts  of  the  stores.    Materials  procured  for  current  use  at  ordnance 
establishments  will  be  transported  at  the  expense  of  the  Ordnance  Department. 

RETURNS    AND   REPORTS. 

1549.  Officers  accountable  for  ordnance  and  ordnance  stores  will  render  the 
returns  and  statements  required  by  Ordnance  Property  Regulations. 

1550.  Records   of  artillery  firing  will   be  kept  at  seacoast  forts  and  by 
organizations  of  mobile  artillery,  as  prescribed  in  instructions  from  the  War 
Department,  and  a  copy  forwarded  directly  to  the  Chief  of  Ordnance. 


296  TESTS  AND  EXPERIMENTAL  TEIALS SIGNAL  COEPS. 

1551.  Requisitions  for  blanks  and  blank  books  required  for  the  use  of  the 
Ordnance  Department  will  be  made  annually  by  every  regiment  and  company, 
and  forwarded  to  the  Chief  of  Ordnance  not  later  than  April  30  of  each  year. 
Those  suited  to  every  command  and  arm  of  the  service  can  be  obtained  upon 
application  to  the  Chief  of  Ordnance.     The  requisitions  will  give  the  form  num- 
ber and  state  the  quantity  of  each  blank  and  blank  book  desired,  based  on  the 
needs  for  the  following  fiscal  year. 

1552.  In  the  care  and  preservation  of  artillery  material,  magazines,  small 
arms,  etc.,  the  instructions  contained  in  the  authorized  Manual  of  Coast  Artil- 
lery and  the  publications  of  the  Ordnance  Department  will  be  observed. 

TESTS    AND    EXPERIMENTAL    TRIALS. 

1553.  No  written  or  pictorial  description  of  tests  by  this  Government  of 
arms  or  munitions  of  war  will  be  made  for  publication  without  the  authority 
of  the  Secretary  of  War,  nor  will  any  information,  written  or  verbal,  concerning 
them  which  is  not  contained  in  the  printed  reports  and  documents  of  the  War 
Department  be  given  to  any  unauthorized  person. 

1554.  Except  by  special  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  no  persons  other 
than  officers  of  the  Army  and  Navy  of  the  United  States  and  Members  of  Con- 
gress in  their  official  capacity,  and  persons  in  the  service  of  the  United  States 
employed  in  direct  connection  with  such  tests,  will  be  allowed  to  witness  the 
same. 

1555.  Until  further  orders,  inventors  and  manufacturers,  or  their  properly 
accredited  representatives,  will  also  be  permitted  to  be  present  at  tests  of  and 
experiments  with  their  own  inventions. 

Commanding  officers  of  ordnance  establishments  and  other  military  posts  are 
authorized  to  pass  such  persons  into  them  when  they  present  the  necessary 
credentials,  but  only  for  the  purpose  stated.  Access  to  parts  of  commands  not 
involved  in  the  tests  and  experiments  and  to  any  war  material,  or  to  any  means 
of  obtaining  knowledge  of  the  same,  is  prohibited. 

ARTICLE  LXXVII. 
SIGNAL  CORPS. 

NOTE. — Regulations  for  the  government  of  the  Signal  Corps,  and  for  the  operation  and 
maintenance  of  United  States  military  telegraph  lines  and  cables,  prepared  and  pub- 
lished by  the  Chief  Signal  Officer  of  the  Army,  under  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War, 
are  distributed  to  officers  and  men  by  the  Chief  Signal  Officer.  Only  such  regulations  are 
herein  given  as  are  general  in  their  nature  or  affect  other  branches  of  the  service. 

1556.  The  Chief  Signal  Officer  is  charged  with  the  direction  of  the  Signal 
Corps  of  the  Army ;  with  the  control  of  the  officers,  enlisted  men,  and  employees 
attached    thereto;    with    the   construction,    repair,    and   operation    of   military 
cables,  telegraphic  and  telephonic  lines  and  radio  installations,  field  telegraph 
trains,  balloon  trains,  and  furnishing  and  installing1  instruments  and  connect- 
ing cables  used  for  transmitting  information  in  connection  with  fire  control  at 
seacoast  fortifications;  with  the  preparation,  distribution,  and  revision  of  the 
War  Department  Telegraph  Code;  with  the  supervision  of  such  instruction  in 
military  signaling  and  telegraphy  as  may  be  prescribed  in  orders  from  the  War 
Department ;  with  the  procurement,  preservation,  and  distribution  of  the  neces- 
sary supplies  for  the  Signal  Corps  and  for  signaling  installations  of  the  lake 
and  seacoast  defenses.     He  has  charge  of  all  military  signal  duties,  and  of 
books,  papers,  and  devices  connected  therewith,  including  telegraph  and  tele- 
phone apparatus  and  the  necessary  meteorological  instruments  for  target  ranges 


SIGNAL   COKPS.  297 

and  other  military  uses;  of  collecting  and  transmitting  information  for  the 
Army,  by  telegraph  or  otherwise,  and  all  other  duties  pertaining  to  military 
signaling. 

1557.  Men  may  be  enlisted  for  the  Signal  Corps,  at  the  discretion  of  the 
Chief  Signal  Officer  of  the  Army,  in  the  class  or  grade  for  which  they  are 
competent   and  in   which   there   is   a   vacancy.     They   will  be  promoted  and 
reduced  in  the  class  or  grade,  as  fixed  by  law,  by  the  Chief  Signal  Officer  of 
the  Army  or  by  his  authority. 

1558.  The  senior  signal  officer  of  an  army  in  the  field  commands  the  signal 
parties  serving  therein.     Orders  affecting  them  will  be  transmitted  through 
him,  and  he  will  be  responsible  that  they  are  fully  instructed,  adequately  sup- 
plied,   and   that   they   properly   perform   their  duties.     He   will   keep   himself 
informed  of  the  position  of  the  army  and  of  the  enemy,  and,  under  the  instruc- 
tion of  the  general  commanding,  will  establish  his  stations.     He  will  submit 
reports  of  operations  to  the  general  commanding,  and  forward  copies  thereof 
to  the  Chief  Signal  Officer  in  Washington,  to  whom  he  will  report  monthly  his 
station,  the  strength  and  condition  of  his  parties,  and  all  other  matters  pertain- 
ing to  their  duties  and  equipment. 

1559.  When  telegraph  lines  are  placed  under  charge  of  signal  officers,  they 
will  be  held  responsible  for  their  construction,   maintenance,   and  operation. 
Commanding  officers  and  others  will  see  that  the  special  duties  of  these  officers 
are  not  interfered  with,  and  upon  proper  application  will  render  any  assistance 
in  their  power. 

1560.  Communications  transmitted  by  telegraph  or  signals  are  always  confi- 
dential, and  will  not  be  revealed  except  to  those  officially  entitled  to  receive 
them,  or  in  cases  specially  ordered  by  competent  military  authority. 

156  1.  Official  and  military  messages  will  have  precedence.  Subject  to  modi- 
fication in  orders  from  the  War  Department,  or  by  order  of  the  commanding 
general  of  the  army  in  the  field,  important  dispatches  will  be  usually  sent  in 
the  following  order  of  priority,  due  regard  being  had  to  the  relative  urgency 
of  messages  in  the  same  class: 

First.  Those  relating  to  the  movement  or  administration  of  the  army  in  the 
field,  and  of  the  Navy. 

Second.  Other  messages  relating  to  the  Army,  to  the  Navy,  and  to  govern- 
mental departments  or  bureaus  of  the  United  States. 

Third.  Messages  of  State,  Territorial,  or  other  civil  officials,  relating  to  pub- 
lic business. 

Fourth.  Messages  between  diplomatic  agents  of  neutral  governments. 

Fifth.  Press  messages. 

Sixth.  Miscellaneous  business,  those  relating  to  death  or  serious  illness  having 
priority. 

Unimportant  dispatches  of  any  class  must  not,  however,  be  given  precedence 
over  important  dispatches  of  a  subordinate  class. 

2.  Dispatches  containing  matter  deemed  to  be  injurious  to  the  public  inter- 
ests must  be  submitted  to  the  commanding  general  for  his  orders  relative  to 
their  transmission.     On  detached  lines  such  messages  will  be  submitted  to  the 
senior  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer  for  his  action. 

3.  Officers  and  soldiers  are  strictly  prohibited  from  communicating,  except 
to  commanding  officers  or  under  special  authorization  from  proper  military 
authority,  information  by  telegraph,  or  otherwise,  relative  to  numbers,  move- 
ments, or  operations  of  troops,  or  details  regarding  fortifications,  armaments, 
or  experiments  made  in  connection  with  military  affairs.     Neither  shall  they 
be  permitted  to  file  or  send  dispatches  containing  opinions  on  military  opera- 


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tions  or  other  military  matters  relating  to  any  part  of  the  army  or  command 
with  which  they  are  serving,  or  to  any  auxiliary  forces. 

4.  Personal  and  press  messages  may,  under  conditions  not  interfering  with 
military  business,  be  transmitted  free  over  field  military  telegraph  lines  that 
are  closed  to  the  general  public. 

5.  The  use  of  any  cipher  is  forbidden,  except  in  communication  to  and  from 
commanding  officers  and  their  superiors,  or  in  cases  of  civil  officers  specially 
authorized.     Personal  and  press  codes,  however,  may  be  utilized  for  the  eco- 
nomical transmission  of  dispatches  upon  filing  a  copy  of  the  code  with  the 
central  office  and  under  such  other  regulations  as  may  be  formulated  by  the 
general  commanding  an  army  in  the  field. 

6.  The  chief  signal  officer  of  an  army  operating  in  the  field,  or  of  a  district 
under  military  control,  in  carrying  out  his  general  instructions  will  formulate 
necessary  regulations  for  the  management  and  operation  of  military  telegraph 
lines  under  his  control.     General  rules  should  be  reduced  to  writing,  be  clearly 
defined,  and  impartially  enforced. 

7.  For  signal  communication  between  the  Army  and  the  Navy  the  Interna- 
tional Morse  Code  shall  be  adopted,  transmitted  by  radio,  visual,  and  sound 
signals  whenever  applicable  to  the  means  of  communication  employed,  with  the 
single  modification  that  in  the  use  of  the  Ardois  night  system  numerals  shall  be 
spelled  out  and  punctuation  marks  shall  be  eliminated.     The  use  of  the  Inter- 
national Morse  Code,  however,  shall  not  be  understood  as  prohibiting  the  em- 
ployment between  the  Army  and  the  Navy  of  such  other  systems  of  signaling  as 
may  be  useful  under  special  conditions,  such  as  the  International  Code,  the 
two-arm  semaphore  system,  pyrotechnics  of  any  description,  including  rockets, 
the  Very  pistol,  or  any  other  method  of  communication  not  adapted  to  the  dot 
and  dash  code,  but  which  at  times  may  become  serviceable  and  which  may  be 
temporarily  agreed  to  by  the  senior  officers  present  of  the  two  services. 

8.  The  International  Morse  Code  is  announced  as  the  general  service  code  of 
the  Army,  and  will  be  used  for  all  visual  signaling,  radio  telegraphy,  and  on 
cables  using  siphon  recorders.    The  American  Morse  Code  will  be  used  on  tele- 
graph lines,  on  short  cables,  and  on  field  lines. 

1562.  The  department  commander  will  cause  the  operations  of  the  Signal 
Corps  of  the  Army  to  be  supplemented  by  such  instruction  in  practice  in  mili- 
tary signaling  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  military  service.     He  will  cause 
each  troop,  battery,  and  company  commander  to  have  at  all  times  at  least  two 
available  enlisted  men  able  to  exchange  messages  by  means  of  the  flag  and 
the  general  service  code  (International  Morse  Code)   at  a  speed  equal  to  four 
combinations,  of  five  mixed  letters  each,  per  minute  at  distances  of  not  less  than 
2  miles. 

1563.  Whoever  shall  willfully  or  maliciously  injure  or  destroy  any  of  the 
works,  property,  or  material  of  any  telegraph,  telephone,  or  cable  line,  or  sys- 
tem, operated  or  controlled  by  the  United  States,  whether  constructed  or  in 
process  of  construction,  or  shall  willfully  or  maliciously  interfere  in  any  way 
with  the  working  or  use  of  any  such  line,  or  system,  or  shall  willfully  or  ma- 
liciously obstruct,  hinder,  or  delay  the  transmission  of  any  communication  over 
any  such  line,  or  system,  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  $1,000,  or  imprisoned 
not  more  than  three  years,  or  both. 

1564.  Officers  of  the  Army  may  purchase  from  the  Signal  Corps  articles  of 
signal  corps  equipment,  provided  the  property  is  available.     They  will  certify 
that  the  articles  are  for  their  personal  use.    The  price  to  be  paid  by  an  officer 
for  such  property  will  be  the  cost  price  to  the  Government.     Code  cards  and  in- 
structions for  visual  signaling  will  be  furnished  by  the  Chief  Signal  Officer  of 
the  Army  upon  application.     Signal  supplies  will  be  furnished  by  the  Signal 


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Corps  to  posts  and  such  organizations  as  require  them  on  requisitions  approved 
by  department  commanders.  All  officers  or  other  persons  in  the  military  estab- 
lishment to  whom  signal  supplies  are  issued  will  render  accounts  and  returns 
therefor  to  the  Chief  Signal  Officer  of  the  Army  on  forms  furnished  for  that 
purpose. 

1565.  Signal  supplies  will  be  issued  to  the  Organized  Militia  of  the  several 
States,  Territories,  and  the  District  of  Columbia  in  accordance  with  the  pro- 
visions of  "An  act  to  promote  the  efficiency  of  the  militia,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses," approved  January  21,  1903,  as  amended  by  the  act  of  Congress  approved 
May  27,  1908,  upon  proper  requisition  therefor. 

1566.  Telescopes,  field  glasses,  telephones,  and  expensive  electrical  appa- 
ratus of  the  Signal  Corps  when  unserviceable  will  not  be  submitted  to  an  in- 
spector for  condemnation  without  previous  authority  of  the  Chief  Signal  Officer 
of  the  Army. 

1567.  Quartermasters  will  issue  to  signal  parties  serving  in  their  vicinity, 
on  the  requisition  of  the  officer  in  charge,  such  supplies  from  their  respective 
departments  as  may  be  necessary  for  their  proper  equipment  and  subsistence. 

1568.  Electrical  engineers  and  other  technical  employees  of  the  Signal  Corps 
shall,  while  serving  on  transports  or  other  Government  vessels  used  as  cable 
ships,  be  entitled  to  subsistence  in  the  same  manner  ae  employees  of  the  Quar- 
termaster Corps  serving  thereon. 

ARTICLE  LXXVIII. 

UNIFORM. 

1569.  The  uniform  and  equipments  of  officers  and  enlisted  men  will  be  pre- 
scribed in  special  regulations  published  by  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War. 

ARTICLE  LXXIX. 

MANUALS  OF  STAFF  DEPARTMENTS  AND  BLANK  FORMS. 

1570.  Manuals  issued  by  the  staff  departments  and  approved  by  the  Secre- 
tary of  War,  when  not  in  conflict  with  any  of  the  provisions  of  these  regulations 
or  of  orders  or  bulletins  of  the  War  Department,  will  have  equal  force  therewith. 

1571.  The  standard  blank  forms  used  in  army  administration,   with  the 
notes  and  directions  thereon,  have  the  force  and  effect  of  Army  Regulations. 
New  forms  or  alterations  will  not  be  made  without  the  authority  of  the  Secre- 
tary of  War,  and  the  date  on  which  a  form  or  alteration  was  authorized  will  be 
printed  on  the  form  itself.    All  notes  or  directions  on  these  blanks  will,  prior 
to  their  issue,  be  approved  by  the  Secretary  of  War.     These  forms  and  lists  of 
them  will  be  furnished  by  the  chiefs  of  the  various  bureaus  and  offices  of  the 
War  Department.     Requisitions  therefor  will  call  for  them  by  number  and  name. 

1572.  The  rendition  of  returns,  rolls,  certificates,  and  other  documents  in 
manuscript  is  prohibited  when  the  proper  printed  forms  therefor  are  on  hand. 

ARTICLE  LXXX. 

THE  ARMY  RESERVE. 

[Established  by  the  provisions   of  the  second  paragraph  of   section   2   of  the   Army 
appropriation  act  of  August  24,  1912.     (37  Stat.,  590,  591.)] 

1573.  Regulations  governing  the  Army  Reserve  are  published  in  orders  from 
the  War  Department  (see  G.  O.,  No.  11,  W.  D.,  1913). 


ARTICLES  OF  WAR. 


SECTION  1342,  Revised!  Statutes.  The  armies  of  the  United  States  shall  be 
governed  by  the  following  rules  and  articles.  The  word  officer,  as  used  therein, 
shall  be  understood  to  designate  commissioned  officers;  the  word  soldier  shall 
be  understood  to  include  noncommissioned  officers,  musicians,  artificers,  and  pri- 
vates, and  other  enlisted  men,  and  the  convictions  mentioned  therein  shall  be 
understood  to  be  convictions  by  court-martial. 

ARTICLE  1.  Every  officer  now  in  the  Army  of  the  United  States  shall  within 
six  months  from  the  passing  of  this  act,  and  every  officer  hereafter  appointed 
shall,  before  he  enters  upon  the  duties  of  his  office,  subscribe  these  rules  and 
articles. 

ART.  2.  These  rules  and  articles  shall  be  read  to  every  enlisted  man  at  the 
time  of,  or  within  six  days  after,  his  enlistment,  and  he  shall  thereupon  take  an 
oath  or  affirmation,  in  the  following  form :  "  I,  A  B,  do  solemnly  swear  (or 
affirm)  that  I  will  bear  true  faith  and  allegiance  to  the  United  States,  of 
America ;  that  I  will  serve  them  honestly  and  faithfully  against  all  their 
enemies  whomsoever;  and  that  I  will  obey  the  orders  of  the  President  of  the 
United  States,  and  the  orders  of  the  officers  appointed  over  me,  according  to  the 
rules  and  articles  of  war."  This  oath  may  be  taken  before  any  commissioned 
officer  of  the  Army. 

ART.  3.  Every  officer  who  knowingly  enlists  or  musters  into  the  military 
service  any  minor  over  the  age  of  sixteen  years  without  the  written  consent  of 
his  parents  or  guardians  or  any  minor  under  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  or  any 
insane  or  intoxicated  persons,  or  any  deserter  from  the  military  or  naval  service 
of  the  United  States,  or  any  person  who  has  been  convicted  of  any  infamous 
criminal  offense,  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  dismissed  from  the  service,  or  suffer 
such  other  punishment  as  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  4.  No  enlisted  man,  duly  sworn,  shall  be  discharged  from  the  service 
without  a  discharge  in  writing,  signed  by  a  field  officer  of  the  regiment  to  which 
he  belongs,  or  by  the  commanding  officer,  when  no  field  officer  is  present ;  and 
no  discharge  shall  be  given  to  any  enlisted  man  before  his  term  of  service  has 
expired,  except  by  order  of  the  President,  the  Secretary  of  War,  the  command- 
ing officer  of  a  department,  or  by  sentence  of  a  general  court-martial. 

ART.  5.  Any  officer  who  knowingly  musters  as  a  soldier  a  person  who  is  not 
a  soldier  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  knowingly  making  a  false  muster,  and  pun- 
ished accordingly. 

ART.  6.  Any  officer  who  takes  money,  or  other  thing,  by  way  of  gratification, 
on  mustering  any  regiment,  troop,  battery,  or  company,  or  on  signing  muster 
rolls,  shall  be  dismissed  from  the  service,  and  shall  thereby  be  disabled  to  hold 
any  office  or  employment  in  the  service  of  the  United  States. 

ART.  7.  Every  officer  commanding  a  regiment,  an  independent  troop,  battery, 
or  company,  or  a  garrison,  shall,  in  the  beginning  of  every  month,  transmit 
through  the  proper  channels,  to  the  Department  of  War,  an  exact  return  of  the 
same,  specifying  the  names  of  the  officers  then  absent  from  their  posts,  with  the 

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302  ARTICLES   OF   WAR. 

reasons  for  and  the  time  of  their  absence.  And  any  officer  who,  through 
neglect  or  design,  omits  to  send  such  returns,  shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be 
punished  as  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  8.  Every  officer  who  knowingly  makes  a  false  return  to  the  Department 
of  War,  or  to  any  of  his  superior  officers,  authorized  to  call  for  such  returns, 
of  the  state  of  the  regiment,  troop  or  company,  or  garrison  under  his  command ; 
or  of  the  arms,  ammunition,  clothing  or  other  stores  thereunto  belonging,  shall, 
on  conviction  thereof  before  a  court-martial,  be  cashiered. 

ART.  9.  All  public  stores  taken  from  the  enemy  shall  be  secured  for  the 
service  of  the  United  States;  and  for  neglect  thereof  the  commanding  officer 
shall  be  answerable. 

ART.  10.  Every  officer  commanding  a  troop,  battery,  or  company,  is  charged 
with  the  arms,  accouterments,  ammunition,  clothing,  or  other  military  stores 
belonging  to  his  command,  and  is  accountable  to  his  colonel  in  case  of  their 
being  lost,  spoiled,  or  damaged  otherwise  than  by  unavoidable  accident,  or  on 
actual  service. 

ART.  11.  Every  officer  commanding  a  regiment  or  an  independent  troop, 
battery,  or  company,  not  in  the  field,  may,  when  actually  quartered  with  such 
command,  grant  furloughs  to  the  enlisted  men,  in  such  numbers  and  for  such 
time  as  he  shall  deem  consistent  with  the  good  of  the  service.  Every  officer 
commanding  a  regiment,  or  an  independent  troop,  battery,  or  company,  in  the 
field,  may  grant  furloughs  not  exceeding  thirty  days  at  one  time,  to  five  per 
centum  of  the  enlisted  men,  for  good  conduct  in  the  line  of  duty,  but  subject  to 
the  approval  of  the  commander  of  the  forces  of  which  said  enlisted  men  form  a 
part.  Every  company  officer  of  a  regiment,  commanding  any  troop,  battery,  or 
company  not  in  the  field,  or  commanding  in  any  garrison,  fort,  post,  or  barrack, 
may,  in  the  absence  of  his  field  officer,  grant  furloughs  to  the  enlisted  men,  for 
a  time  not  exceeding  twenty  days  in  six  months,  and  not  to  more  than  two 
persons  to  be  absent  at  the  same  time. 

ART.  12.  At  every  muster  of  a  regiment,  troop,  battery,  or  company,  the  com- 
manding officer  thereof  shall  give  to  the  mustering  officer  certificates,  signed  by 
himself,  stating  how  long  absent  officers  have  been  absent  and  the  reasons  of 
their  absence.  And  the  commanding  officer  of  every  troop,  battery,  or  company 
shall  give  like  certificates,  stating  how  long  absent  noncommissioned  officers 
and  private  soldiers  have  been  absent  and  the  reasons  of  their  absence.  Such 
reasons  and  time  of  absence  shall  be  inserted  in  the  muster  rolls  opposite  the 
names  of  the  respective  absent  officers  and  soldiers,  and  the  certificates,  together 
with  the  muster  rolls,  shall  be  transmitted  by  the  mustering  officer  to  the  De- 
partment of  War,  as  speedily  as  the  distance  of  the  place  and  muster  will 
admit. 

ART.  13.  Every  officer  who  signs  a  false  certificate,  relating  to  the  absence 
or  pay  of  an  officer  or  soldier,  shall  be  dismissed  from  the  service. 

ART.  14.  Any  officer  who  knowingly  makes  a  false  muster  of  man  or  horse, 
or  who  signs,  or  directs,  or  allows  the  signing  of  any  muster  roll,  knowing  the 
same  to  contain  a  false  muster,  shall,  upon  proof  thereof  by  two  witnesses,  be- 
fore a  court-martial,  be  dismissed  from  the  service,  and  shall  thereby  be  dis- 
abled to  hold  any  office  or  employment  in  the  service  of  the  United  States. 

ART.  15.  Any  officer  who,  willfully  or  through  neglect,  suffers  to  be  lost, 
spoiled,  or  damaged,  any  military  stores  belonging  to  the  United  States,  shall 
make  good  the  loss  or  damage,  and  be  dismissed  from  the  service. 

ART.  16.  Any  enlisted  man  who  sells,  or  willfully  or  through  neglect  wastes 
the  ammunition  delivered  out  to  him,  shall  be  punished  as  a  court-martial  may 
direct. 


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ART.  17.  Any  soldier  who  sells  or  through  neglect  loses  or  spoils  his  horse, 
arms,  clothing,  or  ac"couterments  shall  be  punished  as  a  court-martial  may 
adjudge,  subject  to  such  limitation  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  President  by 
virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  him.  [Act  of  July  27,  1892,  27  Stat,  277.] 

ART.  18.  Any  officer  commanding  in  any  garrison,  fort,  or  barracks  of  the 
United  States  who,  for  his  private  advantage,  lays  any  duty  or  imposition  upon, 
or  is  interested  in,  the  sale  of  any  victuals,  liquors,  or  other  necessaries  of  life, 
brought  into  such  garrison,  fort,  or  barracks,  for  the  use  of  the  soldiers,  shall 
be  dismissed  from  the  service. 

ART.  19.  Any  officer  who  uses  contemptuous  or  disrespectful  words  against 
the  President,  the  Vice  President,  the  Congress  of  the  United  States,  or  the  chief 
magistrate  or  legislature  of  any  of  the  United  States  in  which  he  is  quartered, 
shall  be  dismissed  from  the  service,  or  otherwise  punished,  as  a  court-martial 
may  direct.  Any  soldier  who  so  offends  shall  be  punished  as  a  court-martial 
may  direct. 

ART.  20.  Any  officer  or  soldier  who  behaves  himself  with  disrespect  toward 
his  commanding  officer  shall  be  punished  as  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  21.  Any  officer  or  soldier  who,  on  any  pretense  whatsoever,  strikes  his 
superior  officer,  or  draws  or  lifts  up  any  weapon,  or  offers  any  violence  against 
him,  being  in  the  execution  of  his  office,  or  disobeys  any  lawful  command  of 
his  superior  officer,  shall  suffer  death,  or  such  other  punishment  as  a  court- 
martial  may  direct. 

ART.  22.  Any  officer  or  soldier  who  begins,  excites,  causes,  or  joins  in  any 
mutiny  or  sedition,  in  any  troop,  battery,  company,  party,  post,  detachment,  or 
guard,  shall  suffer  death,  or  such  other  punishment  as  a  court-martial  may 
direct. 

ART.  23.  Any  officer  or  soldier  who,  being  present  at  any  mutiny  or  sedition, 
does  not  use  his  utmost  endeavor  to  suppress  the  same,  or  having  knowledge  of 
any  intended  mutiny  or  sedition,  does  not,  without  delay,  give  information 
thereof  to  his  commanding  officer,  shall  suffer  death,  or  such  other  punishment 
as  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  24.  All  officers,  of  what  condition  soever,  have  power  to  part  and  quell 
all  quarrels,  frays,  and  disorders,  whether  among  persons  belonging  to  his  own 
or  to  another  corps,  regiment,  troop,  battery,  or  company,  and  to  order  officers 
into  arrest,  and  noncommissioned  officers  and  soldiers  into  confinement,  who 
take  part  in  the  same,  until  their  proper  superior  officer  is  acquainted  there- 
with. And  whosoever,  being  so  ordered,  refuses  to  obey  such  officer  or  non- 
commissioned officer,  or  draws  a  weapon  upon  him,  shall  be  punished  as  a  court- 
martial  may  direct. 

ART.  25.  No  officer  or  soldier  shall  use  any  reproachful  or  provoking  speeches 
or  gestures  to  another.  Any  officer  who  so  offends  shall  be  put  in  arrest.  Any 
soldier  who  so  offends  shall  be  confined,  and  required  to  ask  pardon  of  the 
party  offended,  in  the  presence  of  his  commanding  officer. 

ART.  26.  No  officer  or  soldier  shall  send  a  challenge  to  another  officer  or 
soldier  to  fight  a  duel,  or  accept  a  challenge  so  sent.  Any  officer  who  so  offends 
shall  be  dismissed  from  the  service.  Any  soldier  who  so  offends  shall  suffer 
such  punishment  as  a  court-martial  may  direct.  [Act  of  February  27,  1877, 
19  Stat,  244.] 

ART.  27.  Any  officer  or  noncommissioned  officer,  commanding  a  guard,  who, 
knowingly  and  willingly,  suffers  any  person  to  go  forth  to  fight  a  duel,  shall  be 
punished  as  a  challenger ;  and  all  seconds  or  promoters  of  duels,  and  carriers  of 
challenges  to  fight  duels,  shall  be  deemed  principals,  and  punished  accordingly. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  any  officer  commanding  an  army,  regiment,  troop,  battery, 


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company,  post,  or  detachment,  who  knows  or  has  reason  to  believe  that  a 
challenge  has  been  given  or  accepted  by  any  officer  or  enlisted  man  under  his 
command,  immediately  to  arrest  the  offender  and  bring  him  to  trial. 

ART.  28.  Any  officer  or  soldier  who  upbraids  another  officer  or  soldier  for 
refusing  a  challenge  shall  himself  be  punished  as  a  challenger ;  and  all  officers 
and  soldiers  are  hereby  discharged  from  any  disgrace  or  opinion  of  disadvan- 
tage which  might  arise  from  their  having  refused  to  accept  challenges,  as  they 
will  only  have  acted  in  obedience  to  the  law,  and  have  done  their  duty  as  good 
soldiers,  who  subject  themselves  to  discipline. 

ART.  29.  Any  officer  who  thinks  himself  wronged  by  the  commanding  officer  of 
his  regiment,  and,  upon  due  application  to  such  commander,  is  refused  redress, 
may  complain  to  the  general  commanding  in  the  State  or  Territory  where  such 
regiment  is  stationed.  The  general  shall  examine  into  said  complaint  and  take 
proper  measures  for  redressing  the  wrong  complained  of;  and  he  shall,  as  soon 
as  possible,  transmit  to  the  Department  of  War  a  true  statement  of  such  com- 
plaint, with  the  proceedings  had  thereon. 

ART.  30.  Any  soldier  who  thinks  himself  wronged  by  any  officer  may  complain 
to  the  commanding  officer  of  his  regiment,  who  shall  summon  a  regimental 
court-martial  for  the  doing  of  justice  to  the  complainant.  Either  party  may 
appeal  from  such  regimental  court-martial  to  a  general  court-martial;  but  if, 
upon  such  second  hearing,  the  appeal  appears  to  be  groundless  and  vexatious, 
the  party  appealing  shall  be  punished  at  the  discretion  of  said  general  court- 
martial. 

ART.  31.  Any  officer  or  soldier  who  lies  out  of  his  quarters,  garrison,  or  camp, 
without  leave  from  his  superior  officer,  shall  be  punished  as  a  court-martial  may 
direct. 

ART.  32.  Any  soldier  who  absents  himself  from  his  troop,  battery,  company, 
or  detachment,  without  leave  from  his  commanding  officer,  shall  be  punished  as 
a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  33.  Any  officer  or  soldier  who  fails,  except  when  prevented  by  sickness  or 
other  necessity,  to  repair,  at  the  fixed  time,  to  the  place  of  parade,  exercise,  or 
other  rendezvous  appointed  by  his  commanding  officer,  or  goes  from  the  same, 
without  leave  from  his  commanding  officer,  before  he  is  dismissed  or  relieved, 
shall  be  punished  as  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ABT.  34.  Any  soldier  who  is  found  one  mile  from  camp,  without  leave  in  writ- 
ing from  his  commanding  officer,  shall  be  punished  as  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  35.  Any  soldier  who  fails  to  retire  to  his  quarters  or  tent  at  the  beating 
of  retreat,  shall  be  punished  according  to  the  nature  of  his  offense. 

ART.  36.  No  soldier  belonging  to  any  regiment,  troop,  battery,  or  company 
shall  hire  another  to  do  his  duty  for  him,  or  be  excused  from  duty,  except  in 
cases  of  sickness,  disability,  or  leave  of  absence.  Every  such  soldier  found 
guilty  of  hiring  his  duty,  and  the  person  so  hired  to  do  another's  duty,  shall  be 
punished  as  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  37.  Every  noncommissioned  officer  who  connives  at  such  hiring  of  duty 
shall  be  reduced.  Every  officer  who  knows  and  allows  such  practices  shall  be 
punished  as  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  38.  Any  officer  who  is  found  drunk  on  his  guard,  party,  or  other  duty, 
shall  be  dismissed  from  the  service.  Any  soldier  who  so  offends  shall  suffer 
such  punishment  as  a  court-martial  may  direct.  No  court-martial  shall  sentence 
any  soldier  to  be  branded,  marked,  or  tattooed.  [Act  of  February  18,  1875, 
18  Stat,  318;  and  act  of  February  27,  1877,  19  Stat,  244.] 

ART.  39.  Any  sentinel  who  is  found  sleeping  upon  his  post,  or  who  leaves  it. 
before  he  is  regularly  relieved,  shall  suffer  death,  or  such  other  punishment  as 
a  court-martial  may  direct. 


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ART.  40.  Any  officer  or  soldier  who  quits  his  guard,  platoon,  or  division,  with- 
out leave  from  his  superior  officer,  except  in  a  case  of  urgent  necessity,  shall  be 
punished  MS  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  41.  Any  officer  who,  by  any  means  whatsoever,  occasions  false  alarms  in 
camp,  garrison,  or  quarters,  shall  suffer  death,  or  such  other  punishment  as  a 
court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  42.  Any  officer  or  soldier  who  misbehaves  himself  before  the  enemy, 
runs  away,  or  shamefully  abandons  any  fort,  post,  or  guard,  which  he  is  com- 
manded to  defend,  or  speaks  words  inducing  others  to  do  the  like,  or  <-asts  away 
his  arms  or  ammunition,  or  quits  his  post  or  colors  to  plunder  or  pillage,  shall 
suffer  death,  or  such  other  punishment  as  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  43.  If  any  commander  of  any  garrison,  fortress,  or  post  is  compelled,  by 
the  officers  and  soldiers  under  his  command,  to  give  up  to  the  enemy  or  to 
abandon  it.  the  officers  or  soldiers  so  offending  shall  suffer  death,  or  such  other 
punishment  as  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  44.  Any  person  belonging  to  the  armies  of  the  United  States  who  makes 
known  the  watchword  to  any  person  not  entitled  to  receive  it,  according  to  the 
rules  and  discipline  of  war.  or  presumes  to  give  a  parole  or  watchword  different 
from  that  which  he  received,  shall  suffer  death,  or  such  other  punishment  as  a 
court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  45.  Whosoever  relieves  the  enemy  with  money,  victuals,  or  ammunition, 
or  knowingly  harbors  or  protects  an  enemy,  shall  suffer  death,  or  such  other 
punishment  as  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  46.  Whosoever  holds  correspondence  with,  or  gives  intelligence  to,  the 
enemy,  either  directly  or  indirectly,  shall  suffer  death,  or  such  other  punishment 
as  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ABT.  47.  Any  officer  or  soldier  who,  having  received  pay,  or  having  been  duly 
enlisted  in  the  service  of  the  United  States,  deserts  the  same,  shall,  in  time  of 
war,  suffer  death,  or  such  other  punishment  as  a  court-martial  may  direct ;  and 
in  time  of  peace,  any  punishment,  excepting  death,  which  a  court-martial  may 
direct. 

ART.  48.  Every  soldier  who  deserts  the  service  of  the  United  States  shall  be 
liable  to  serve  for  such  period  as  shall,  with  the  time  he  may  have  served  pre- 
vious to  his  desertion,  amount  to  the  full  term  of  his  enlistment;  and  such 
soldier  shall  be  tried  by  a  court-martial  and  punished,  although  the  term  of  his 
enlistment  may  have  elapsed  previous  to  his  being  apprehended  and  tried. 

ART.  49.  Any  officer  who,  having  tendered  his  resignation,  quits  his  post  or 
proper  duties,  without  leave,  and  with  intent  to  remain  permanently  absent 
therefrom,  prior  to  due  notice  of  the  acceptance  of  the  same,  shall  be  deemed 
and  punished  as  a  deserter. 

ART.  50.  No  noncommissioned  officer  or  soldier  shall  enlist  himself  in  any 
other  regiment,  troop,  or  company,  without  a  regular  discharge  from  the  regi- 
ment, troop,  or  company  in  which  he  last  served,  on  a  penalty  of  being  reputed 
a  deserter,  and  suffering  accordingly.  And  in  case  any  officer  shall  knowingly 
receive  and  entertain  such  noncommissioned  officer  or  soldier,  or  shall  not, 
after  his  being  discovered  to  be  a  deserter,  immediately  confine  him  and  give 
notice  thereof  to  the  corps  in  which  he  last  served,  the  said  officer  shall,  by 
court-martial,  be  cashiered. 

ART.  51.  Any  officer  or  soldier  who  advises  or  persuades  any  other  officer  or 
soldier  to  desert  the  service  of  the  United  States,  shall,  in  time  of  war,  suffer 
death,  or  such  other  punishment  as  a  court-martial  may  direct;  and  in  time  of 
peace,  any  punishment,  excepting  death,  which  a  court-martial  may  direct. 
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ART.  52.  It  is  earnestly  recommended  to  all  officers  and  soldiers  diligently  to 
attend  divine  service.  Any  officer  who  behaves  indecently  or  irreverently  at 
any  place  of  divine  worship  shall  be  brought  before  a  general  court-martial, 
there  to  be  publicly  and  severely  reprimanded  by  the  president  thereof.  Any 
soldier  who  so  offends  shall,  for  his  first  offense,  forfeit  one-sixth  of  a  dollar; 
for  each  further  offense  he  shall  forfeit  a  like  sum,  and  shall  be  confined  twenty- 
four  hours.  The  money  so  forfeited  shall  be  deducted  from  his  next  pay,  and 
shall  be  applied,  by  the  captain  or  senior  officer  of  his  troop,  battery,  or  com- 
pany, to  the  use  of  the  sick  soldiers  of  the  same. 

ART.  53.  Any  officer  who  uses  any  profane  oath  or  execration  shall,  for  each 
offense,  forfeit  and  pay  one  dollar.  Any  soldier  who  so  offends  shall  incur  the 
penalties  provided  in  the  preceding  article;  and  all  moneys  forfeited  for  such 
offenses  shall  be  applied  as  therein  provided. 

ART.  54.  Every  officer  commanding  in  quarters,  garrison,  or  on  the  march, 
shall  keep  good  order,  and,  to  the  utmost  of  his  power,  redress  all  abuses  or 
disorders  which  may  be  committed  by  any  officer  or  soldier  under  his  command ; 
and  if,  upon  complaint  made  to  him  of  officers  or  soldiers  beating  or  otherwise 
illtreatiug  any  person,  disturbing  fairs  or  markets,  or  committing  any  kind 
of  riot,  to  the  disquieting  of  the  citizens  of  the  United  States,  he  refuses  or 
omits  to  see  justice  done  to  the  offender,  and  reparation  made  to  the  party 
injured,  so  far  as  part  of  the  offender's  pay  shall  go  toward  such  reparation, 
he  shall  be  dismissed  from  the  service,  or  otherwise  punished,  as  a  court-martial 
may  direct. 

ART.  55.  All  officers  and  soldiers  are  to  behave  themselves  orderly  in  quarters 
and  on  the  march;  and  whoever  commits  any  waste  or  spoil,  either  in  walks  or 
trees,  parks,  warrens,  fish  ponds,  houses,  gardens,  grain  fields,  inclosures,  or 
meadows,  or  maliciously  destroys  any  property  whatsoever  belonging  to  inhab- 
itants of  the  United  States  (unless  by  order  of  a  general  officer  commanding  a 
separate  army  in  the  field),  shall,  besides  such  penalties  as  he  may  be  liable 
to  by  law,  be  punished  as  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

•  ART.  56.  Any  officer  or  soldier  who  does  violence  to  any  person  bringing  provi- 
sions or  other  necessaries  to  the  camp,  garrison,  or  quarters  of  the  forces  of  the 
United  States  in  foreign  parts,  shall  suffer  death,  or  such  other  punishment  as 
a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  57.  Whosoever,  belonging  to  the  armies  of  the  United  States  in  foreign 
parts,  or  at  any  place  within  the  United  States  or  their  Territories  during 
rebellion  against  the  supreme  authority  of  the  United  States,  forces  a  safeguard, 
shall  suffer  death. 

ART.  58.  In  time  of  war,  insurrection,  or  rebellion,  larceny,  robbery,  burglary, 
arson,  mayhem,  manslaughter,  murder,  assault  and  battery  with  an  intent  to 
kill,  wounding,  by  shooting  or  stabbing,  with  an  intent  to  commit  murder,  rape, 
or  assault  and  battery  with  an  intent  to  commit  rape,  shall  be  punishable  by 
the  sentence  of  a  general  court-martial,  when  committed  by  persons  in  the  mili- 
tary service  of  the  United  States,  and  the  punishment  in  any  such  case  shall 
not  be  less  than  the  punishment  provided,  for  the  like  offense,  by  the  laws  of  the 
State,  Territory,  or  District  in  which  such  offense  may  have  been  committed. 

ART.  59.  When  any  officer  or  soldier  is  accused  of  a  capital  crime,  or  of  any 
offense  against  the  person  or  property  of  any  citizen  of  any  of  the  United 
States,  which  is  punishable  by  the  laws  of  the  land,  the  commanding  officer, 
and  the  officers  of  the  regiment,  troop,  battery,  company,  or  detachment,  to 
which  the  person  so  accused  belongs,  are  required,  except  in  time  of  war,  upon 
application  duly  made  by  or  in  behalf  of  the  party  injured,  to  use  their  utmost 
endeavors  to  deliver  him  over  to  the  civil  magistrate,  and  to  aid  the  officers 
of  justice  in  apprehending  and  securing  him,  in  order  to  bring  him  to  trial. 
If,  upon  such  application,  any  officer  refuses  or  willfully  neglects,  except  in 


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time  of  war,  to  deliver  over  such  accused  person  to  the  civil  magistrates,  or  to 
aid  the  officers  of  justice  in  apprehending  him,  he  shall  be  dismissed  from  the 
service. 

ART.  60.  Any  person  in  the  military  service  of  the  United  States  who  makes 
or  causes  to  be  made  any  claim  against  the  United  States,  or  any  officer  thereof, 
knowing  such  claim  to  be  false  or  fraudulent ;  or 

Who  presents  or  causes  to  be  presented  to  any  person  in  the  civil  or  military 
service  thereof,  for  approval  or  payment,  any  claim  against  the  United  States 
or  any  officer  thereof,  knowing  such  claim  to  be  false  or  fraudulent;  or 

Who  enters  into  any  agreement  or  conspiracy  to  defraud  the  United  States  by 
obtaining,  or  aiding  others  to  obtain,  the  allowance  or  payment  of  any  false  or 
fraudulent  claim ;  or 

Who,  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining,  or  aiding  others  to  obtain,  the  approval, 
allowance,  or  payment  of  any  claim  against  the  United  States  or  against  any 
officer  thereof,  makes  or  uses,  or  procures  or  advises  the  making  or  use  of,  any 
writing,  or  other  paper,  knowing  the  same  to  contain  any  false  or  fraudulent 
statement;  or 

Who,  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining,  or  aiding  others  to  obtain,  the  approval, 
allowance,  or  payment  of  any  claim  against  the  United  States  or  any  officer 
thereof,  makes,  or  procures  or  advises  the  making  of,  any  oath  to  any  fact  or  to 
any  writing  or  other  paper,  knowing  such  oath  to  be  false;  or 

Who,  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining,  or  aiding  others  to  obtain,  the  approval, 
allowance,  or  payment  of  any  claim  against  the  United  States  or  any  officer 
thereof,  forges  or  counterfeits,  or  procures  or  advises  the  forging  or  counter- 
feiting of,  any  signature  upon  any  writing  or  other  paper,  or  uses,  or  procures 
or  advises  the  use  of,  any  such  signature,  knowing  the  same  to  be  forged  or 
counterfeited ;  or 

Who,  having  charge,  possession,  custody  or  control  of  any  money  or  other 
property  of  the  United  States,  furnished  or  intended  for  the  military  service 
thereof,  knowingly  delivers,  or  causes  to  be  delivered,  to  any  persons  having 
authority  to  receive  the  same,  any  amount  thereof  less  than  that  for  which  he 
receives  a  certificate  or  receipt;  or 

Who,  being  authorized  to  make  or  deliver  any  paper  certifying  the  receipt  of 
any  property  of  the  United  States,  furnished  or  intended  for  the  military  service 
thereof,  makes,  or  delivers  to  any  person,  such  writing,  without  having  full 
knowledge  of  the  truth  of  the  statements  therein  contained,  and  with  intent  to 
defraud  the  United  States;  or 

Who  steals,  embezzles,  knowingly  and  willfully  misappropriates,  applies  to  his 
own  use  or  benefit,  or  wrongfully  or  knowingly  sells  or  disposes  of  any  ordnance, 
arms,  equipments,  ammunition,  clothing,  subsistence  stores,  money,  or  other 
property  of  the  United  States,  furnished  or  intended  for  the  military  service 
thereof;  or 

Who  knowingly  purchases,  or  receives  in  pledge  for  any  obligation  or  indebt- 
edness, from  any  soldier,  officer,  or  other  person  who  is  a  part  of  or  employed  in 
said  forces  or  service,  any  ordnance,  arms,  equipments,  ammunition,  clothing, 
subsistence  stores,  or  other  property  of  the  United  States,  such  soldier,  officer, 
or  other  person  not  having  lawful  right  to  sell  or  pledge  the  same. 

Shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  punished  by  fine  or  imprisonment,  or  by  such 
other  punishment  as  a  court-martial  may  adjudge,  or  by  any  or  all  of  said 
penalties.  And  if  any  person,  being  guilty  of  any  of  the  offenses  aforesaid, 
while  in  the  military  service  of  the  United  States,  receives  his  discharge,  or  is 
dismissed  from  the  service,  he  shall  continue  to  be  liable  to  be  arrested  and 
held  for  trial  and  sentence  by  a  court-martial,  in  the  same  manner  and  to  the 


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same  extent  as  if  he  had  not  received  such  discharge  nor  been  dismissed.     [Act 
of  March  2,  1901,  31  Stat,  951.] 

ART.  61.  Any  officer  who  is  convicted  of  conduct  unbecoming  an  officer  and  a 
gentleman  shall  be  dismissed  from  the  service. 

AST.  62.  All  crimes  not  capital,  and  all  disorders  find  neglects,  which  officers 
and  soldiers  may  be  guilty  of.  to  the  prejudice  of  good  order  and  military  dis- 
cipline, though  not  mentioned  in  the  foregoing  articles  of  war,  are  to  be  taken 
cognizance  of  by  a  general,  or  a  regimental,  garrison,  or  field  officers'  court- 
martial,  according  to  the  nature  and  degree  of  the  offense,  and  punished  at  the 
discretion  of  such  court. 

ART.  63.  All  retainers  to  the  camp,  and  all  persons  serving  with  the  armies  of 
the  United  States  in  the  field,  though  not  enlisted  soldiers,  are  to  be  subject  to 
orders,  according  to  the  rules  and  discipline  of  war. 

ART.  64.  The  officers  and  soldiers  of  any  troops,  whether  militia  or  others, 
mustered  and  in  pay  of  the  United  States,  shall,  at  all  times  and  in  all  places, 
be  governed  by  the  Articles  of  War,  and  shall  be  subject  to  be  tried  by  courts- 
martial. 

ART.  65.  Officers  charged  with  crime  shall  be  arrested  and  confined  in  their 
barracks,  quarters,  or  tents,  and  deprived  of  their  swords  by  the  commanding 
officer.  And  any  officer  who  leaves  his  confinement  before  he  is  set  at  liberty 
by  his  commanding  officer  shall  be  dismissed  from  the  service. 

ART.  66.  Soldiers  charged  with  crimes  shall  be  confined  until  tried  by  court- 
martial,  or  released  by  proper  authority. 

ART.  67.  No  provost  marshal,  or  officer  commanding  a  guard,  shall  refuse  to 
receive  or  keep  any  prisoner  committed  to  his  charge  by  an  officer  belonging  to 
the  forces  of  the  United  States;  provided  the  officer  committing  shall,  at  the 
same  time,  deliver  an  account  in  writing,  signed  by  hioiself,  of  the  crime  charged 
against  the  prisoner. 

ART.  68.  Every  officer  to  whose  charge  a  prisoner  is  committed  shall,  within 
twenty-four  hours  after  such  commitment,  or  as  soon  as  he  is  relieved  from  his 
guard,  report  in  writing,  to  the  commanding  officer,  the  name  of  such  prisoner, 
the  crime  charged  against  him,  and  the  name  of  the  officer  committing  him; 
and  if  he  fails  to  make  such  report,  he  shall  be  punished  as  a  court-martial 
may  direct. 

ART.  69.  Any  officer  who  presumes,  without  proper  authority,  to  release  any 
prisoner  committed  to  his  charge,  or  suffers  any  prisoner  so  committed  to  escape, 
shall  be  punished  as  a  court-martial  may  direct. 

ART.  70.  No  officer  or  soldier  put  in  arrest  shall  be  continued  in  confinement 
more  than  eight  days,  or  until  such  time  as  a  court-martial  can  be  assembled. 

ART.  71.  When  an  officer  is  put  in  arrest  for  the  purpose  of  trial,  except  at 
remote  military  posts  or  stations,  the  officer  by  whose  order  he  is  arrested  shall 
see  that  a  copv  of  the  charges  on  which  he  is  to  bo  tried  is  served  upon  him 
within  eight  days  after  his  arrest,  and  that  he  is  brought  to  trial  within  ten 
days  thereafter,  unless  the  necessities  of  the  service  prevent  such  trial ;  and 
then  he  shall  be  brought  to  trial  within  thirty  days  after  the  expiration  of  .said 
ten  days.  If  a  copy  of  the  charges  be  not  served,  or  the  arrested  officer  be  not 
brought  to  trial,  as  herein  required,  the  arrest  shall  cease.  But  officers  released 
from  arrest,  under  the  provisions  of  this  article,  may  be  tried,  whenever  the 
exigencies  of  the  service  shall  permit,  within  twelve  months  after  such  release 
from  arrest. 

(ART.  72.  Repealed  by  act  of  March  2,  1913,  37  Stat,  723.) 
(ART.  73.  Repealed  by  act  of  March  2,  1913,  37  Stat,  723.) 

ART.  74.  Officers  who  may  appoint  a  court-martial  shall  be  competent  to 
appoint  a  judge  advocate  for  the  same. 


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(ART.  75.  Repealed  by  act  of  March  2,  1913,  37  Stat,  723.) 

ART.  76.  When  the  requisite  number  of  officers  to  form  a  general  court-martial 
is  not  present  in  any  post  or  detachment,  the  commanding  officer  shall,  in  cases 
which  require  the  cognizance  of  such  a  court,  report  to  the  commanding  officer 
of  the  department,  who  shall,  thereupon,  order  a  court  to  be  assembled  at  the 
nearest  post  or  department  at  which  there  may  be  such  a  requisite  number  of 
officers,  and  shall  order  the  party  accused,  with  necessary  witnesses,  to  be 
transported  to  the  place  where  the  said  court  shall  be  assembled. 

ART.  77.  Officers  of  the  Regular  Army  shall  not  be  competent  to  sit  on  courts- 
martial  to  try  the  officers  or  soldiers  of  other  forces,  except  as  provided  in 
article  seventy-eight. 

ART.  78.  Officers  of  the  Marine  Corps,  detached  for  service  with  the  Army  by 
order  of  the  President,  may  be  associated  with  officers  of  the  Regular  Army 
on  courts-martial  for  the  trial  of  offenders  belonging  to  the  Regular  Army,  or 
to  forces  of  the  Marine  Corps  so  detached;  and  in  such  cases  the  orders  of  the 
senior  officer  of  either  corps,  who  may  be  present  and  duly  authorized,  shall  be 
obeyed. 

ART.  79.  Officers  shall  be  tried  only  by  general  courts-martial ;  and  no  officer 
shall,  when  it  can  be  avoided,  be  tried  by  officers  inferior  to  him  in  rank. 

(ART.  80.  Repealed  by  act  of  June  18,  1898,  30  Stat.,  484.) 

(ART.  81.  Repealed  by  act  of  March  2,  1913,  37  Stat.,  723.) 

(ART.  82.  Repealed  by  act  of  March  2,  1913,  37  Stat.,  723.) 

(ART.  83.  Repealed  by  act  of  March  2,  1913,  37  Stat,  723.) 

ART.  84.  The  judge  advocate  shall  administer  to  each  member  of  the  court, 
before  they  proceed  upon  any  trial,  the  following  oath,  which  shall  also  be  taken 
by  all  members  of  regimental  and  garrison  courts-martial :  "  You,  A  B,  do  swear 
that  you  will  well  and  truly  try  and  determine,  according  to  evidence,  the  matter 
now  before  you,  between  the  United  States  of  America  and  the  prisoner  to  be 
tried,  and  that  you  will  duly  administer  justice,  without  partiality,  favor,  or 
affection,  according  to  the  provisions  of  the  rules  and  articles  for  the  govern- 
ment of  the  armies  of  the  United  States,  and  if  any  doubt  should  arise,  not 
explained  by  said  articles,  then  according  to  your  conscience,  the  best  of  your 
understanding,  and  the  custom  of  war  in  like  cases;  and  you  do  further  swear 
that  you  will  not  divulge  the  sentence  of  the  court  until  it  shall  be  published  by 
the  proper  authority,  except  to  the  judge  advocate ;  neither  will  you  disclose  or 
discover  the  vote  or  opinion  of  any  particular  member  of  the  court-martial, 
unless  required  to  give  evidence  thereof,  as  a  witness,  by  a  court  of  justice,  in  a 
due  course  of  law.  So  help  you  God."  [Act  of  July  27,  1892,  27  Stat.,  278.] 

ART.  85.  When  the  oath  has  been  administered  to  the  members  of  a  court- 
martial,  the  president  of  the  court  shall  administer  to  the  judge  advocate,  or 
person  officiating  as  such,  an  oath  in  the  following  form :  "  You,  A  B,  do  swear 
that  yon  will  not  disclose  or  discover  the  vote  or  opinion  of  any  particular 
member  of  the  court-martial,  unless  required  to  give  evidence  thereof,  as  a 
witness,  by  a  court  of  justice,  in  due  course  of  law ;  nor  divulge  the  sentence  of 
the  court  to  any  but  the  proper  authority,  until  it  shall  be  duly  disclosed  by 
the  same.  So  help  you  God." 

ART.  86.  A  court-martial  may  punish,  at  discretion,  any  person  who  uses  any 
menacing  words,  signs,  or  gestures,  in  its  presence,  or  who  disturbs  its  pro- 
ceedings by  any  riot  or  disorder. 

ART.  87.  All  members  of  a  court-martial  are  to  behave  with  decency  and 
calmness. 

ART.  88.  Members  of  a  court-martial  may  be  challenged  by  a  prisoner,  but 
only  for  cause  stated  to  the  court.  The  court  shall  determine  the  relevancy  and 


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validity  thereof,  and  shall  not  receive  a  challenge  to  more  than  one  member  at 
a  time. 

ART.  89.  When  a  prisoner,  arraigned  before  a  general  court-martial,  from 
obstinacy  and  deliberate  design,  stands  mute,  or  answers  foreign  to  the  purpose, 
the  court  may  proceed  to  trial  and  judgment,  as  if  the  prisoner  had  pleaded  not 
guilty. 

ART.  90.  The  judge  advocate,  or  some  person  deputed  by  him,  or  by  the  gen- 
eral or  officer  commanding  the  Army,  detachment,  or  garrison,  shall  prosecute 
in  the  name  of  the  United  States,  but  when  the  prisoner  has  made  his  plea,  he 
shall  so  far  consider  himself  counsel  for  the  prisoner  as  to  object  to  any  leading 
question  to  any  of  the  witnesses,  and  to  any  question  to  the  prisoner,  the  answer 
to  which  might  tend  to  criminate  himself. 

ART.  91.  The  depositions  of  witnesses  residing  beyond  the  limits  of  the  State, 
Territory,  or  District  in  which  any  military  court  may  be  ordered  to  sit,  if 
taken  on  reasonable  notice  to  the  opposite  party  and  duly  authenticated,  may 
be  read  in  evidence  before  such  court  in  cases  not  capital. 

ART.  92.  All  persons  who  give  evidence  before  a  court-martial  shall  be  exam- 
ined on  oath,  or  affirmation,  in  the  following  form:  "You  swear  (or  affirm) 
that  the  evidence  you  shall  give,  in  the  case  now  in  hearing,  shall  be  the  truth, 
the  whole  truth,  and  nothing  but  the  truth.  So  help  you  God." 

ART.  93.  A  court-martial  shall,  for  reasonable  cause,  grant  a  continuance  to 
either  party,  for  such  time,  and  as  often,  as  may  appear  to  be  just:  Provided, 
That  if  the  prisoner  be  in  close  confinement,  the  trial  shall  not  be  delayed  for  a 
period  longer  than  sixty  days. 

(ART.  94.  Repealed  by  act  of  March  2,  1901,  31  Stat,  951.) 

ART.  95.  Members  of  a  court-martial,  in  giving  their  votes,  shall  begin  with 
the  youngest  in  commission. 

ART.  96.  No  person  shall  be  sentenced  to  suffer  death,  except  by  the  concur- 
rence of  two-thirds  of  the  members  of  a  general  court-martial,  and  in  the  cases 
herein  expressly  mentioned. 

ART.  97.  No  person  in  the  military  service  shall,  under  the  sentence  of  a 
court-martial,  be  punished  by  confinement  in  a  penitentiary,  unless  the  offense 
of  which  he  may  be  convicted  would,  by  some  statute  of  the  United  States,  or 
by  some  statute  of  the  State,  Territory,  or  District  in  which  such  offense  may 
be  committed,  or  by  the  common  law,  as  the  same  exists  in  such  State,  Terri- 
tory, or  District,  subject  such  convict  to  such  punishment. 

ART.  98.  No  person  in  the  military  service  shall  be  punished  by  flogging,  or 
by  branding,  marking,  or  tattooing  on  the  body. 

ART.  99.  No  officer  shall  be  discharged  or  dismissed  from  the  service,  except 
by  order  of  the  President,  or  by  sentence  of  a  general  court-martial ;  and  in 
time  of  peace  no  officer  shall  be  dismissed,  except  in  pursuance  of  the  sentence 
of  a  court-martial,  or  in  mitigation  thereof.  • 

ART.  100.  When  an  officer  is  dismissed  from  the  service  for  cowardice  or 
fraud,  the  sentence  shall  further  direct  that  the  crime,  punishment,  name,  and 
place  of  abode  of  the  delinquent  shall  be  published  in  the  newspapers  in  and 
about  the  camp,  and  in  the  State  from  which  the  offender  came,  or  where  he 
usually  resides;  and  after  such  publication  it  shall  be  scandalous  for  an  officer 
to  associate  with  him. 

ART.  101.  When  a  court-martial  suspends  an  officer  from  command,  it  may 
also  suspend  his  pay  and  emoluments  for  the  same  time,  according  to  the  nature 
of  his  offense. 

ART.  102.  No  person  shall  be  tried  a  second  time  for  the  same  offense. 


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ART.  103.  No  person  shall  be  liable  to  be  tried  and  punished  by  a  general 
court-martial  for  any  offense  which  appears  to  have  been  committed  more  than 
two  years  before  the  issuing  of  the  order  for  such  trial,  unless,  by  reason  of 
having  absented  himself,  or  of  some  other  manifest  impediment,  he  shall  not 
have  been  amenable  to  justice  within  that  period. 

No  person  shall  be  tried  or  punished  by  a  court-martial  for  desertion  in  time 
of  peace  and  not  in  the  face  of  an  enemy,  committed  more  than  two  years 
before  the  arraignment  of  such  person  for  such  offense,  unless  he  shall  mean- 
while have  absented  himself  from  the  United  States,  in  which  case  the  time  of 
his  absence  shall  be  excluded  in  computing  the  period  of  the  limitation:  Pro- 
vided, That  said  limitation  shall  not  begin  until  the  end  of  the  term  for  which 
said  person  was  mustered  into  the  service.  [Act  of  April  11,  1890,  26  Stat.,  54.] 

ART.  104.  No  sentence  of  a  court-martial  shall  be  carried  into  execution  until 
the  same  shall  have  been  approved  by  the  officer  ordering  the  court,  or  by  the 
officer  commanding  for  the  time  being.  [Act  of  July  27, 1892,  27  Stat.,  278.] 

ART.  105.  No  sentence  of  a  court-martial,  inflicting  the  punishment  of  death, 
shall  be  carried  into  execution  until  it  shall  have  been  confirmed  by  the  Presi- 
dent; except  in  the  cases  of  persons  convicted,  in  time  of  war,  as  spies,  muti- 
neers, deserters,  or  murderers,  and  in  the  cases  of  guerrilla  marauders,  con- 
victed, in  time  of  war,  of  robbery,  burglary,  arson,  rape,  assault  with  intent  to 
commit  rape,  or  of  violation  of  the  laws  and  customs  of  war;  and  in  such 
excepted  cases  the  sentence  of  death  may  be  carried  into  execution  upon  con- 
firmation by  the  commanding  general  in  the  field,  or  the  commander  of  the 
department,  as  the  case  may  be. 

ART.  106.  In  time  of  peace  no  sentence  of  a  court-martial,  directing  the  dis- 
missal of  an  officer,  shall  be  carried  into  execution,  until  it  shall  have  been  con- 
firmed by  the  President. 

ART.  107.  No  sentence  of  a  court-martial  appointed  by  the  commander  of  a 
division  or  of  a  separate  brigade  of  troops,  directing  the  dismissal  of  an  officer, 
shall  be  carried  into  execution  until  it  shall  have  been  confirmed  by  the  general 
commandng  the  army  in  the  field  to  which  the  division  or  brigade  belongs. 

ART.  108.  No  sentence  of  a  court-martial,  either  in  time  of  peace  or  in  time  of 
war,  respecting  a  general  officer,  shall  be  carried  into  execution,  until  it  shall 
have  been  confirmed  by  the  President. 

ART.  109.  All  sentences  of  a  court-martial  may  be  confirmed  and  carried  into 
execution  by  the  officer  ordering  the  court,  or  by  the  officer  commanding  for  the 
time  being,  where  confirmation  by  the  President,  or  by  the  commanding  general 
in  the  field,  or  commander  of  the  department,  is  not  required  by  these  articles. 

(ART.  110.  Repealed  by  act  of  June  18,  1898,  30  Stat.,  484.) 

ART.  111.  Any  officer  who  has  authority  to  carry  into  execution  the  sentence 
of  death,  or  of  dismissal  of  an  officer,  may  suspend  the  same  until  the  pleasure 
of  the  President  shall  be  known ;  and,  in  such  case,  he  shall  immediately  trans- 
mit to  the  President  a  copy  of  the  order  of  suspension,  together  with  a  copy  of 
the  proceedings  of  the  court. 

ART.  112.  Every  officer  who  is  authorized  to  order  a  general  court-martial 
shall  have  power  to  pardon  or  mitigate  any  punishment  adjudged  by  it,  except 
the  punishment  of  death  or  of  dismissal  of  an  officer.  Every  officer  command- 
ing a  regiment  or  garrison  in  which  a  regimental  or  garrison  court-martial  may 
be  held,  shall  have  power  to  pardon  or  mitigate  any  punishment  which  such 
court  may  adjudge. 

ART.  113.  Every  judge  advocate,  or  person  acting  as  such,  at  any  general  court- 
martial,  shall,  with  as  much  expedition  as  the  opportunity  of  time  and  distance 
of  place  may  admit,  forward  the  original  proceedings  and  sentence  of  such  court 


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to  the  Judge  Advocate  General  of  the  Army,  in  whose  office  they  shall  be  care- 
fully preserved. 

ART.  114.  Every  party  tried  by  a  general  court-martial  shall,  upon 'demand 
thereof,  made  by  himself  or  by  any  person  in  his  behalf,  be  entitled  to  a  copy 
of  the  proceedings  and  sentence  of  such  court. 

ART.  115.  A  court  of  inquiry,  to  examine  into  the  nature  of  any  transaction 
of,  or  accusation  or  imputation  against,  any  officer  or  soldier,  may  be  ordered 
by  the  President  or  by  any  commanding  officer;  but,  as  courts  of  inquiry  may 
be  perverted  to  dishonorable  purposes,  and  may  be  employed,  in  the  hands  of 
weak  and  envious  commandants,  as  engines  for  the  destruction  of  military 
merit,  they  shall  never  be  ordered  by  any  commanding  officer,  except  upon  a 
demand  by  the  officer  or  soldier  whose  conduct  is  to  be  inquired  of. 

ART.  116.  A  court  of  inquiry  shall  consist  of  one  or  more  officers,  not  exceed- 
ing three,  and  a  recorder,  to  reduce  the  proceedings  and  evidence  to  writing. 

ART.  117.  The  recorder  of  a  court  of  inquiry  shall  administer  to  the  members 
the  following  oath :  "  You  shall  well  and  truly  examine  and  inquire,  accord- 
ing to  the  evidence,  into  the  matter  now  before  you,  without  partiality,  favor, 
affection,  prejudice,  or  hope  of  reward.  So  help  you  God."  After  which  the 
president  of  the  court  shall  administer  to  the  recorder  the  following  oath  :  "  You, 
A  B,  do  swear  that  you  will,  according  to  your  best  abilities,  accurately  and 
impartially  record  the  proceedings  of  the  court  and  the  evidence  to  be  given 
in  the  case  in  hearing.  So  help  you  God." 

ART.  118.  A  court  of  inquiry,  and  the  recorder  thereof,  shall  have  the  same 
power  to  summon  and  examine  witnesses  as  is  given  to  courts-martial  and  the 
judge  advocates  thereof.  Such  witnesses  shall  take  the  same  oath  which  is 
taken  by  witnesses  before  courts-martial,  and  the  party  accused  shall  be  per- 
mitted to  examine  and  cross-examine  them,  so  as  fully  to  investigate  the  cir- 
cumstances in  question. 

ART.  119.  A  court  of  inquiry  shall  not  give  an  opinion  on  the  merits  of  the 
case  inquired  of  unless  specially  ordered  to  do  so. 

ART.  120.  The  proceedings  of  a  court  of  inquiry  must  be  authenticated  by  the 
signatures  of  the  recorder  and  the  president  thereof,  and  delivered  to  the  com- 
manding officer. 

ART.  121.  The  proceedings  of  a  court  of  inquiry  may  be  admitted  as  evidence 
by  a  court-martial,  in  cases  not  capital,  nor  extending  to  the  dismissal  of  an 
officer:  Provided,  That  the  circumstances  are  such  that  oral  testimony  can  not 
be  obtained. 

ART.  122.  If,  upon  marches,  guards,  or  in  quarters,  different  corps  of  the  Army 
happen  to  join  or  do  duty  together,  the  officer  highest  in  rank  of  the  line  of  the 
Army,  Marine  Corps.  Organized  Militia,  or  Volunteers,  by  commission,  there  on 
duty  or  in  quarters,  shall  command  the  whole,  and  give  orders  for  what  is  need- 
ful in  the  service,  unless  otherwise  sp<»cially  directed  by  the  President,  accord- 
ing to  the  nature  of  the  case.  [Act  of  March  8,  1010,  36  Stat,  234.] 

(ART.  123.  Repealed  by  act  of  March  8.  1010.  30  Stat..  235.) 

ART.  124.  Officers  of  the  Organized  Militia  of  the  several  States,  when  called 
into  the  service  of  the  United  States,  shall,  on  all  detachments,  courts-martial, 
and  other  duty,  wherein  they  may  be  employed  in  conjunction  with  the  regular 
or  volunteer  forces  of  the  United  States,  take  rank  next  after  all  officers  of  the 
like  grade  in  said  regular  forces,  and  shall  take  precedence  of  all  officers  of 
volunteers  of  equal  or  inferior  rank,  notwithstanding  the  commissions  of  such 
militia  officers  may  be  older  than  the  commissions  of  the  said  officers  of  the 
regular  forces  of  the  United  States.  [Act  of  March  8,  1910,  36  Stat.,  234.] 


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ART.  125.  In  case  of  the  death  of  any  officer,  the  major  of  his  regiment,  or  the 
officer  doing  the  major's  duty,  or  the  second  officer  in  command  at  any  post  or 
garrison,  as  the  case  may  be,  shall  immediately  secure  all  his  effects  then  in 
camp  or  quarters,  and  shall  make,  and  transmit  to  the  office  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  War,  an  inventory  thereof. 

ART.  126.  In  case  of  the  death  of  any  soldier,  the  commanding  officer  of  his 
troop,  battery,  or  company  shall  immediately  secure  all  his  effects  then  in  camp 
or  quarters,  and  shall,  in  the  presence  of  two  other  officers,  make  an  inventory 
thereof,  which  he  shall  transmit  to  the  office  of  the  Department  of  War. 

ART.  127.  Officers  charged  with  the  care  of  the  effects  of  deceased  officers  or 
soldiers  shall  account  for  and  deliver  the  same,  or  the  proceeds  thereof,  to  the 
legal  representatives  of  such  deceased  officers  or  soldiers.  And  no  officer  so 
charged  shall  be  permitted  to  quit  the  regiment  or  post  until  he  has  deposited 
in  the.  hands  of  the  commanding  officer  all  the  effects  of  such  deceased  officers  or 
soldiers  not  so  accounted  for  and  delivered. 

ART.  128.  The  foregoing  articles  shall  be  read  and  published,  once  in  every  six 
months,  to  every  garrison,  regiment,  troop,  or  company  in  the  service  of  the 
United  States,  and  shall  be  duly  observed  and  obeyed  by  all  officers  and  soldiers 
in  said  service. 

Section  1202,  Revised  Statutes.  Every  judge  advocate  of  a  court-martial 
shall  have  power  to  issue  the  like  process  to  compel  witnesses  to  appear  and 
testify  which  courts  of  criminal  jurisdiction  within  the  State,  Territory,  or 
District  where  such  military  courts  shall  be  ordered  to  sit,  may  lawfully  issue. 

SEC.  1343,  Revised  Statutes.  All  persons  who,  in  time  of  war,  or  of  rebellion 
against  the  supreme  authority  of  the  United  States,  shall  be  found  lurking  or 
acting  as  spies,  in  or  about  any  of  the  fortifications,  posts,  quarters,  or  encamp- 
ments of  any  of  the  armies  of  the  United  States,  or  elsewhere,  shall  be  triable 
by  a  general  court-martial,  or  by  a  military  commission,  and  shall,  on  conviction 
thereof,  suffer  death. 

[Act  of  September  27.  1890.  26  Stat.  491.] 

That  whenever  by  any  of  the  Articles  of  War  for  the  government  of  the 
Army  the  punishment  on  conviction  of  any  military  offense  is  left  to  the  discre- 
tion of  the  court-martial,  the  punishment  therefor  shall  not,  in  time  of  peace, 
be  in  excess  of  a  limit  which  the  President  may  prescribe. 

[Act  of  July  27,  1892,  27  Stat.,  278.] 

SEC.  2.  That  whenever  a  court-martial  shall  sit  in  closed  session,  the  judge 
advocate  shall  withdraw,  and  when  his  legal  advice  or  his  assistance  in  referring 
to  recorded  evidence  is  required,  it  shall  be  obtained  in  open  court. 

SEC.  3.  That  fraudulent  enlistment,  and  the  receipt  of  any  pay  or  allowance 
thereunder,  is  hereby  declared  a  military  offense  and  made  punishable  by  court- 
martial,  under  the  sixty-second  article  of  war. 

SEC.  4.  That  judge  advocates  of  departments  and  of  courts-martial,  and  the 
trial  officers  of  summary  courts,  are  hereby  authorized  to  administer  oaths  for 
the  purposes  of  the  administration  of  military  justice,  and  for  other  purposes 
of  military  administration. 

|  Act  of  June  18.  1898.  30  Stat.,  484.] 

SEC.  3.  That  the  commanding  officers  authorized  to  approve  the  sentences  of 
summary  courts  and  snjierior  authority  shall  have  power  to  remit  or  mitigate 
the  same. 

SEC.  4.  That  post  and  other  commanders  shall,  in  time  of  peace,  on  the  last 
day  of  each  month,  make  a  report  to  the  department  headquarters  of  the  number 


314  ARTICLES   OP    WAR. 

of  cases  determined  by  summary  court  during  the  month,  setting  forth  the 
offenses  committed  and  the  penalties  awarded,  which  report  shall  be  filed  in 
the  office  of  the  judge  advocate  of  the  department,  and  may  be  destroyed  when 
no  longer  of  use. 

SEC.  5.  That  soldiers  sentenced  by  court-martial  to  dishonorable  discharge  and 
confinement  shall,  until  discharged  from  such  confinement,  remain  subject  to 
the  Articles  of  War  and  other  laws  relating  to  the  administration  of  military 
justice. 

SEC.  6.  That  it  shall  be  lawful  for  any  civil  officer  having  authority  under  the 
laws  of  the  United  States,  or  of  any  State,  Territory,  or  District,  to  arrest 
offenders,  to  summarily  arrest  a  deserter  from  the  military  service  of  the  United 
States  and  deliver  him  into  the  custody  of  the  military  authority  of  the  General 
Government. 

[Act  of  March  2,  1901,  31  Stat.,  950.] 

SEC.  1.  Every  person  not  belonging  to  the  Army  of  the  United  States  who,  being 
duly  subpoenaed  to  appear  as  a  witness  before  a  general  court-martial  of  the 
Army  willfully  neglects  or  refuses  to  appear,  or  refuses  to  qualify  as  a  witness 
or  to  testify  or  produce  documentary  evidence  which  stu-h  person  may  have 
been  legally  subpoenaed  to  produce,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  for 
which  such  person  shall  be  punished  on  information  in  the  district  court  of  the 
United  States;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  United  States  district  attorney, 
on  the  certification  of  the  facts  to  him  by  the  general  court-martial,  to  file  an 
information  against  and  prosecute  the  person  so  offending,  and  the  punishment 
of  such  person,  on  conviction,  shall  be  a  fine  of  not  more  than  five  hundred  dol- 
lars or  imprisonment  not  to  exceed  six  months,  or  both,  at  the  discretion  of  the 
court :  Provided,  That  this  shall  not  apply  to  persons  residing  beyond  the  State, 
Territory,  or.  District  in  which  such  general  court-martial  is  held,  and  that 
the  fees  of  such  witness,  and  his  mileage  at  the  rates  provided  for  witnesses 
in  the  United  States  district  court  for  said  State,  Territory,  or  District  shall  be 
duly  paid  or  tendered  said  witness,  such  amounts  to  be  paid  by  the  Pay  De- 
partment of  the  Army  out  of  the  appropriation  for  compensation  of  witnesses: 
Provided,  That  no  witness  shall  be  compelled  to  incriminate  himself  or  to 
answer  any  questions  which  may  tend  to  incriminate  or  degrade  him. 

******* 

[Act  of  March  3,  1911,  36  Stat.,  1044.] 

That  Army  paymasters'  clerks  shall  be  subject  to  the  Rules  and  Articles  of 
War. 

[Act  of  March  2,  1913,  37  Stat.,  721.] 

On  and  after  July  first,  nineteen  hundred  and  thirteen,  courts-martial  shall  be 
of  three  kinds,  namely:  First,  general  courts-martial ;  second,  special  courts- 
martial;  and  third,  summary  courts-martial. 

General  courts-martial  may  consist  of  any  number  of  officers  from  five  to 
thirteen,  inclusive. 

Special  courts-martial  may  consist  of  any  number  of  officers  from  three  to 
five,  inclusive. 

A  summary  court-martial  shall  consist  of  one  officer. 

The  President  of  the  United  States,  the  commanding  officer  of  a  territorial 
division  or  department,  the  Superintendent  of  the  Military  Academy,  the  com- 
manding officer  of  an  army,  a  field  army,  an  army  corps,  a  division,  or  a  sepa- 
rate brigade,  and  when  empowered  by  the  President,  the  commanding  officer  of 
any  district  or  of  any  force  or  body  of  troops,  may  appoint  general  courts- 


ARTICLES  OP   WAR.  315 

martial  whenever  necessary ;  but  when  any  such  commander  is  the  accuser  or 
the  prosecutor  of  the  person  or  persons  to  be  tried  the  court  shall  be  appointed 
by  superior  competent  authority,  and  no  officer  shall  be  eligible  to  sit  as  a  mem- 
ber of  such  court  when  he  is  the  accuser  or  a  witness  for  the  prosecution. 

The  commanding  officer  of  a  district,  garrison,  fort,  camp,  or  other  place 
where  troops  are  on  duty,  and  the  commanding  officer  of  a  brigade,  regiment, 
detached  battalion,  or  other  detached  command,  may  appoint  special  courts- 
martial  for  his  command;  but  such  special  courts-martial  may  in  any  case  be 
appointed  by  superior  authority  when  by  the  latter  deemed  desirable,  and  no 
officer  shall  be  eligible  to  sit  as  a  member  of  such  court  when  he  is  the  accuser 
or  a  witness  for  the  prosecution. 

The  commanding  officer  of  a  garrison,  fort,  camp,  or  other  place  where  troops 
are  on  duty,  and  the  commanding  officer  of  a  regiment,  detached  battalion,  de- 
tached company,  or  other  detachment  may  appoint  summary  courts-martial  for 
his  command ;  but  such  summary  courts-martial  may  in  any  case  be  appointed 
by  superior  authority  when  by  the  latter  deemed  desirable:  Provided,  That 
when  but  one  officer  is  present  with  a  command  he  shall  be  the  summary  court- 
martial  of  that  command  and  shall  hear  and  determine  cases  brought  before  him. 

General  courts-martial  shall  have  power  to  try  any  person  subject  to  military 
law  for  any  crime  or  offense  made  punishable  by  the  Articles  of  War  and  any 
other  person  who  by  statute  or  by  the  law  of  war  is  subject  to  trial  by  military 
tribunals :  Provided,  That  no  officer  shall  be  brought  to  trial  before  a  general 
court-martial  appointed  by  the  Superintendent  of  the  Military  Academy. 

Special  courts-martial  shall  have  power  to  try  any  person  subject  to  military 
law,  except  an  officer,  for  any  crime  or  offense  not  capital  made  punishable  by 
the  Articles  of  War :  Provided,  That  the  President  may  by  regulations,  which  he 
may  modify  from  time  to  time,  except  from  the  jurisdiction  of  special  courts- 
martial  any  class  or  classes  of  persons  subject  to  military  law. 

Special  courts-martial  shall  have  power  to  adjudge  punishment  not  to  exceed 
confinement  at  hard  labor  for  six  months  or  forfeiture  of  six  months'  pay,  or 
both,  and  in  addition  thereto  reduction  to  the  ranks  in  the  cases  of  noncommis- 
sioned officers,  and  reduction  in  classification  in  the  cases  of  first-class  privates. 

Summary  courts-martial  shall  have  power  to  try  any  soldier,  except  one  who 
is  holding  the  privileges  of  a  certificate  of  eligibility  to  promotion,  for  any  crime 
or  offense  not  capital  made  punishable  by  the  Articles  of  War :  Provided,  That 
noncommissioned  officers  shall  not,  if  they  object  thereto,  be  brought  to  trial 
before  a  summary  court-martial  without  the  authority  of  the  officer  competent 
to  bring  them  to  trial  before  a  general  court-martial. 

Summary  courts-martial  shall  have  power  to  adjudge  punishment  not  to  ex- 
ceed confinement  at  hard  labor  for  three  months  or  forfeiture  of  three  months' 
pay,  or  both,  and  in  addition  thereto  reduction  to  the  ranks  in  the  cases  of  non- 
commissioned officers  and  reduction  in  classification  in  the  cases  of  first-class 
privates:  Provided,  That  when  the  summary  court  officer  is  also  the  command- 
ing officer  no  sentence  of  such  summary  court-martial  adjudging  confinement  at 
hard  labor  or  forfeiture  of  pay,  or  both,  for  a  period  in  excess  of  one  month 
shall  be  carried  into  execution  until  the  same  shall  have  been  approved  by 
superior  authority. 

Articles  seventy-two,  seventy-three,  seventy-five,  eighty-one,  eighty-two,  and 
eighty-three  of  section  thirteen  hundred  and  forty-two  of  the  Revised  Statutes ; 
the  first  section  of  an  act  entitled  "  An  act  to  promote  the  administration  of 
justice  in  the  Army,"  approved  October  first,  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety,  as 
amended  by  the  first  section  of  an  act  approved  June  eighteenth,  eighteen  him- 


316  ARTICLES  OF   WAR. 

dred  and  ninety-eight  (Thirtieth  Statutes,  four  hundred  and  eighty-three,  four 
hundred  and  eighty-four),  are  hereby  repealed,  but  courts-martial  duly  and  regu- 
larly convened  in  orders  issued  prior  to  the  date  when  this  act  takes  effect  and 
in  existence  on  that  date,  under  Articles  of  War  hereby  repealed,  may  continue 
as  legal  courts  for  the  trial  of  cases  referred  to  them  prior  to  that  date  with  the 
same  effect  as  if  this  act  has  not  been  passed :  Provided,  That  prior  to  July 
first,  nineteen  hundred  and  thirteen,  the  President  may,  when  deemed  by  him 
necessary,  empower  any  officer  competent  under  the  terms  of  this  act  to  appoint 
the  general  courts-martial  which  it  authorizes,  to  appoint  general  courts-martial 
authorized  by  existing  law. 


MEMORANDUM. 


Statement  showing  new  mimlM'rs  of  old  paragraphs  of  Army  Regulations. 


Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

1... 

1. 

65... 

65. 

129... 

129. 

2. 

2. 

66 

66. 

130 

130. 

3 

3. 

67 

67. 

131 

131. 

4..            

4. 

68... 

68. 

132.. 

132. 

5 

5. 

69 

69. 

133 

133. 

6  

6. 

70  

70. 

134... 

134. 

7 

7. 

71 

71. 

135 

135. 

8  

8. 

72  

72. 

136  

136. 

9 

9. 

73 

73. 

137 

137. 

10  

10. 

74  

74. 

138  

138. 

11.. 

11. 

75 

75. 

139 

139. 

12 

12. 

76 

76. 

140 

140. 

13  

13. 

77.. 

77. 

140£  

141. 

14 

14. 

78 

78. 

141 

142. 

15  

15. 

79  

79. 

142  

143. 

16 

16. 

80 

80. 

143 

144. 

17  

17. 

81  

81. 

144  

145. 

18 

18. 

82 

82. 

145 

146. 

19 

19. 

83 

83 

146 

147 

20 

20. 

84 

84. 

147 

148. 

21  

21. 

85  

85. 

148  

149. 

22 

22. 

86 

86. 

149 

150. 

23  

23. 

87  

87. 

150  

151. 

24 

24. 

88 

88. 

151 

152. 

25  

25. 

89  

89. 

152... 

153. 

26 

26. 

90  . 

90. 

153 

154. 

27  

27. 

91  

91. 

154... 

155. 

28 

28. 

92 

92. 

155 

156 

29  

29. 

93  

93. 

156.. 

157. 

30 

30. 

94 

94. 

157 

158 

31  

31. 

95  

95. 

158.. 

159. 

32 

32. 

96 

96. 

159 

160 

33  

33. 

97  

97. 

160  . 

161. 

34 

34. 

98 

98. 

161 

162 

35  

35. 

99  

99. 

162  . 

163. 

36 

36. 

100 

100. 

163 

164. 

37  

37. 

101  

101. 

164  

165. 

38 

38. 

102 

102. 

165 

166. 

39  

39. 

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103. 

166  

167. 

40 

40. 

104  . 

104. 

167  .     .. 

168. 

41 

41. 

105 

105. 

168 

169 

42.. 

42. 

106  . 

106. 

169  

170. 

43 

43. 

107 

107. 

170 

171. 

44 

44. 

108 

108. 

171 

172 

45.. 

45. 

109  . 

109. 

172 

173. 

46 

46. 

110 

110. 

173 

174 

47 

47. 

111 

111.  * 

174 

175 

48 

48. 

112  .. 

112. 

175 

176. 

49 

49. 

113 

113. 

176 

177 

50 

50. 

114  

114. 

177..     . 

178. 

51 

51. 

115  ... 

115. 

178 

179 

52 

52. 

116 

116. 

179 

180 

53 

53. 

117  

117. 

180  . 

181. 

54 

54. 

118 

118. 

181 

182 

55 

55. 

119  

119. 

182  

183. 

56 

56. 

120 

120. 

183 

184 

57 

57. 

121 

121. 

184 

185 

58 

58. 

122  

122. 

185 

186 

59 

59. 

123 

123. 

186 

187 

60 

60. 

124  

124. 

187  

188. 

61 

61. 

125  

125. 

187* 

189 

62 

62. 

126 

126. 

188 

190 

63 

63. 

127... 

127. 

189. 

191. 

64... 

64. 

128... 

128. 

190... 

192. 

317 


318  MEMORANDUM. 

Statement  showing  new  numbers  of  old  paragraphs  of  Army  Regulations— Continued. 


Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

191 

193. 

269  

269. 

350 

340. 

193^. 

270  

270. 

351... 

341. 

192 

194. 

271  

271. 

352 

342. 

193 

Rescinded. 

272 

272. 

353 

343. 

194 

195. 

278  

273. 

354.. 

344. 

195 

196. 

274  

274. 

355 

345. 

196 

197. 

275  

275. 

356... 

Rescinded. 

197 

Rescinded. 

276  

276. 

357. 

346. 

198 

198. 

277 

111. 

358 

347. 

199 

199 

278 

278. 

359 

348. 

200 

200. 

279  

279. 

360 

349. 

201 

201. 

280 

280. 

361 

350. 

202 

202. 

281... 

281. 

362 

351. 

203 

203. 

282  

282. 

363 

352. 

204 

204. 

2.83  

283. 

364. 

353. 

205 

205. 

284  

284. 

365 

354. 

206 

206. 

285 

285. 

366 

355. 

207 

207. 

286.... 

286. 

367 

3.56. 

208 

208. 

287. 

287. 

368 

357. 

9Q9 

209 

288 

288. 

360 

358. 

210 

210. 

289  .". 

289. 

370 

359. 

211 

211. 

290 

290. 

371 

360. 

212          

212. 

291  

291. 

372 

361. 

213 

213. 

292    .. 

292. 

373 

362. 

214 

214. 

293 

293. 

374 

363. 

215 

215. 

294  

294. 

375 

364. 

216 

216. 

295 

295. 

370 

365. 

217      

217. 

296  

296. 

377. 

366. 

218 

218. 

297 

297. 

378 

367. 

219 

219. 

298 

298. 

379 

36& 

220 

220. 

299  

299. 

380 

369. 

221 

221. 

300 

300. 

381 

370. 

222  

222. 

301  

301. 

382 

871. 

223 

223. 

302 

302. 

383 

372. 

224  

224. 

303  

303. 

384 

373. 

224i. 

304    .  . 

304. 

385 

374. 

225 

225 

305 

305. 

886 

375. 

226... 

226. 

306  

306. 

387 

376. 

227 

227. 

307 

307. 

388 

377. 

228... 

228. 

308... 

308. 

389 

378. 

229  

229. 

309 

309. 

390 

379. 

230 

230. 

310 

310. 

391 

380. 

231... 

231. 

311  

311. 

392 

381. 

232  

232. 

312 

312. 

393 

382. 

233... 

233. 

313  

313. 

394 

383. 

234... 

234. 

314 

314. 

395 

384. 

235 

235. 

315 

315. 

396 

385. 

236... 

236. 

316 

316. 

397 

386. 

237.. 

237. 

317 

317. 

398 

387. 

238  

238. 

318.     . 

318. 

399 

388. 

239... 

239. 

319 

319. 

400 

389. 

240  

240. 

320... 

320. 

401 

390. 

241... 

241. 

321 

321. 

40^ 

391. 

242... 

242. 

322 

322. 

409i 

392. 

243  

243. 

323 

323. 

403  

393. 

2431... 

244. 

324 

324. 

404 

394. 

244*  

245. 

325... 

325. 

405 

395. 

245  

246. 

326 

326. 

406 

396. 

246... 

Rescinded. 

327... 

Rescinded. 

407 

397. 

247  

247. 

328 

Do. 

408 

398. 

248  

248. 

329 

Do. 

409 

399. 

249... 

249. 

330... 

Do. 

410 

400. 

250  

250. 

331 

327. 

411 

401. 

251  

251. 

332 

328. 

412 

402. 

252... 

252. 

333... 

329. 

413 

403. 

253  

253. 

334 

330. 

414 

404. 

254  

254. 

335 

Rescinded 

415 

405. 

255  

255. 

336.. 

Do. 

416 

406. 

256  

256. 

337 

Do. 

417 

407. 

257  

257. 

338 

Do 

418 

408. 

258  

258. 

339... 

Do. 

4181 

409. 

259  

259. 

340 

Do. 

419" 

410. 

260  

260. 

341 

331 

420 

411. 

261  

261. 

342... 

332. 

421 

412. 

262  

262. 

343 

333. 

422 

413. 

263  

263. 

344 

334 

493 

414. 

264... 

264. 

345... 

335. 

424 

415. 

265  

265. 

346.. 

336. 

425 

416. 

266  

266. 

347 

337 

426 

417. 

267  

267. 

348 

338 

427 

418 

268  

268. 

349  

339. 

428..., 

419. 

MEMORANDUM. 


319 


Statement  showing  new  numbers  of  old  paragraphs  of  Army  Regulations — Continued. 


Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

429 

490 

509... 

500. 

588... 

580. 

430 

421 

5JO 

501 

589 

581. 

431 

422. 

511  

502. 

590  

582. 

432 

423 

512.. 

503. 

591 

583. 

433 

494 

513 

504 

592 

Rescinded 

434 

425 

514  

505. 

593  

Do. 

435 

426 

515 

506 

594 

584. 

436 

427. 

516  

507. 

595  

585. 

437 

428 

517 

508 

596 

586. 

438 

429. 

518  

509. 

597  

587. 

439 

430. 

519 

510 

598. 

588. 

440 

431 

520 

511 

599 

589. 

441 

432. 

521  

512. 

600  

590. 

442 

433 

522 

513 

601 

591. 

443 

434. 

523  

514. 

602  

592. 

444 

435 

524 

515 

603 

521. 

445       ... 

436. 

525  

516. 

604  

593. 

446 

437. 

526  . 

517 

605 

594. 

447  

438. 

527... 

518. 

606... 

595. 

448 

439. 

528  ... 

519. 

607  

596. 

440 

440. 

529 

520 

608 

597. 

450  

441. 

603  

521. 

609  

598. 

451 

442. 

530 

522 

610 

599. 

452 

443 

531 

523 

611 

600 

453 

444. 

532 

524 

612 

601. 

454  

445. 

533  

525. 

613  

602. 

455   

446. 

534 

526 

614 

603. 

456 

447. 

535 

527 

615 

604 

457  

448. 

536..  . 

528 

616   . 

605. 

458 

449 

537 

529 

617 

606. 

459  

450. 

538  

530. 

618 

607. 

460 

451. 

539 

531 

619 

608. 

461  

452. 

540  

532. 

619J  ..  . 

609. 

462 

453. 

541 

533 

620 

Rescinded. 

463  

454. 

542  

534. 

621  

610. 

464 

455. 

543 

535 

622 

611 

465  

456. 

544... 

536. 

623  

612. 

466  

457. 

545 

537 

624 

613. 

467 

458 

546 

538 

625 

614 

468  

459. 

547 

539 

626 

615. 

469 

460 

548 

540 

627 

616. 

470  

461. 

549 

541 

628 

617. 

471 

462 

550 

542 

629 

618. 

472  

463. 

551. 

543 

630 

619. 

473 

464 

552 

544 

631 

620. 

474... 

465. 

553  

545 

632. 

621. 

475..  .  . 

466 

554 

546 

633 

622. 

476 

467 

555 

547 

634 

623 

477  

468. 

556 

548 

635 

624. 

478 

469 

557 

549 

636 

625. 

479  

470. 

558 

550 

637 

626. 

480 

471 

559 

551 

638 

627. 

481... 

472. 

560.. 

552. 

639 

628. 

482 

473 

561 

553 

640 

629. 

483... 

474. 

562  

554 

641 

630. 

484.. 

475. 

563 

555 

642 

631 

485 

476 

564 

556 

643 

632 

486  

477. 

565 

557 

644 

633. 

487 

478 

566 

558 

645 

634 

488... 

479. 

567 

559 

646 

635. 

489.. 

480. 

568 

560 

647 

636 

490.  .  . 

481. 

569.. 

561 

648 

637. 

491  

482. 

570 

562 

649 

638. 

492  

483. 

571.... 

563 

650 

639. 

493... 

484. 

572 

564 

651 

640. 

494.. 

485 

573 

565 

652 

641 

495... 

486. 

574. 

566 

653 

642. 

496  

487. 

575 

567 

654 

643. 

497 

488 

576 

568 

655 

644 

498  

489. 

577 

569 

656 

645. 

499.. 

490 

578 

570 

657 

646 

500  

491. 

579  

571. 

658 

647. 

501... 

492. 

580 

572 

659 

648. 

502 

493 

581 

573 

660 

649 

503... 

494. 

582..  .  . 

574. 

661 

650. 

504... 

495. 

583 

575 

662 

651 

505  

496. 

584... 

576. 

663.. 

652. 

506... 

497. 

585 

577. 

664 

653 

507... 

498. 

586 

578 

665 

654 

508  

499. 

587  

579. 

666... 

655, 

320  MEMORANDUM. 

Statement  showing  new   numbers   of  old   paragraphs   of  Army  Regulations — Continued. 


Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

667 

656. 

748 

737. 

827 

813. 

668 

657 

749 

738. 

828 

814 

669 

658. 

750  

739. 

829  

815. 

670 

659 

751 

740. 

830 

816. 

671 

660 

752 

741. 

B81 

817 

672 

661. 

753  

742. 

832...   . 

818. 

673 

662 

754 

743. 

833 

819 

674 

663. 

755  

744. 

834  

820. 

675 

664 

756  

745. 

835...   . 

821. 

676 

665 

757 

746. 

836 

822 

677 

666. 

758  

747. 

837  

823. 

678 

667 

759.. 

748. 

838 

824. 

679 

668 

760 

749. 

839 

825 

680 

669. 

761  

750. 

840.. 

Rescinded 

681 

670 

762  .              ... 

751. 

841 

Do 

682 

671 

763 

752 

842 

826 

683 

672 

764  

753. 

843 

827. 

684 

673 

765 

754. 

844 

828 

685 

674. 

766  

755. 

845.. 

Rescinded 

686 

675 

767 

756. 

846 

829. 

687 

676. 

768  

757. 

847... 

830. 

688 

677 

769  

758. 

848.. 

831. 

689 

678 

770 

759. 

849 

832 

690 

679. 

771  

760. 

850  

833. 

691 

680 

772.  . 

761. 

851 

834. 

692 

681 

773 

762 

852 

836 

693 

682. 

774  

763. 

853 

836, 

694 

683 

775 

764. 

854 

837 

695 

684. 

776  

765. 

855...   , 

898, 

696 

685 

777  

766, 

856 

839, 

697 

686. 

778... 

767, 

837... 

840, 

698 

687 

779  

768. 

858.. 

841, 

699 

688 

780 

769. 

859 

842 

700 

689. 

781  

770. 

860.. 

843, 

701 

690 

782.. 

771. 

861 

844 

702 

691. 

783  

772. 

862... 

845. 

703 

692 

784 

773. 

863 

846 

704 

693. 

785  

774. 

864... 

847. 

705 

694. 

786.. 

775. 

865 

848 

706 

695. 

786*... 

776. 

866.... 

849. 

707 

696 

787.. 

Rescinded 

867 

850. 

708.. 

697. 

788... 

Do. 

868...   . 

851. 

709 

698. 

789  . 

777. 

869 

852. 

710. 

699. 

789*..  . 

778. 

870  

853. 

711 

700. 

790.. 

Rescinded. 

871 

854. 

712 

701 

791 

Do 

872 

855 

713 

702. 

792.. 

779. 

873 

856. 

714 

703 

793 

780. 

874 

857 

715. 

704. 

794..   .. 

781. 

875 

858. 

716 

705 

795 

782. 

876 

859 

717... 

706. 

796  

783. 

877.. 

860. 

718 

707. 

797 

784. 

878 

861 

719 

708 

798 

785 

879 

862 

720.. 

709. 

799.. 

786. 

880 

863. 

721 

710. 

800 

787. 

881 

864 

722... 

711. 

801  

788. 

882.. 

865. 

723.. 

712. 

802 

789. 

883 

866. 

724 

713 

803 

790 

884 

867 

725... 

714. 

804... 

791. 

885 

868. 

726... 

715. 

805 

792. 

886 

869 

727 

716 

806 

793 

887 

870 

728... 

717. 

807.. 

794. 

888 

871. 

729... 

718. 

808 

795. 

889 

872 

730.. 

719 

809 

796 

890 

873 

731.... 

720. 

810 

797. 

891 

874. 

732... 

721. 

811 

798 

892 

875 

733.. 

722 

812 

799 

893 

876 

734.... 

723. 

813 

800. 

894 

877. 

735  

724. 

814 

801 

895 

878 

736  . 

725. 

815 

802 

896 

879 

737... 

726. 

816 

803. 

897 

880. 

738  

727. 

817 

804 

898 

881 

739.. 

728. 

818 

805 

899 

882 

740.... 

729. 

819 

806. 

900 

883. 

741... 

730. 

820 

807 

901 

884 

742.. 

731. 

821 

808 

902 

885 

743  

732. 

822 

809. 

903 

886. 

744... 

733. 

823 

810 

904 

887 

745  

734. 

824 

Rescinded 

905 

888 

746  

735. 

825... 

811. 

906 

889. 

747  

736. 

826... 

812. 

907... 

890. 

MEMORANDUM.  321 

Statement  showing  new  numbers  of  old  paragraphs  of  Army  Regulations — Continued. 


Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

908 

891. 

984... 

968. 

1062... 

1046. 

909 

892 

985 

969 

1063 

1047 

910 

893. 

986  

970. 

1064... 

1048. 

911 

894 

987 

971. 

1065 

1049 

911J 

895 

988  

972. 

1066  

1050. 

912 

896 

989     .  .  .  . 

973. 

1067 

1051. 

912i 

897. 

990  

974. 

1068  

1052. 

913... 
914 

898. 
899. 

931  
992  

975. 
976. 

1069  
1070  

1053. 
1054. 

915  

916 

900. 
901. 

993  
994  

977. 
978. 

1071  
1072  

1055. 
1056. 

917 

902. 

995  

979. 

1073  

1057. 

918 

903. 

996  

980. 

1074  

1058. 

919 

904. 

997  

981. 

1075  

1059. 

920 

905 

998  

982. 

1076  

1060. 

921 

906 

999 

983. 

1077 

1061 

922 

907 

1000  

984. 

1078  

1062. 

923 

908 

1001 

Rescinded 

1079 

1063. 

924 

909 

1002 

985 

1080 

1064 

925 

910 

1003 

986. 

1081 

1065. 

926 

911. 

1004  

987. 

1082  

1066. 

927 

912. 

1005  

988. 

1083  

1067. 

928 

913. 

1006  

989. 

1084  

1068. 

929 

914. 

1007  

990. 

1085  

1069. 

930 

915 

1008 

991. 

1086 

1070. 

931 

916. 

1009  

992. 

1087  

1071. 

932 

917 

1010 

993. 

1088 

1072. 

933 

918 

1011  

994. 

1089  

1073. 

934 

919 

1012 

995. 

1090 

1074. 

935 

920 

1013  

996. 

1091  

1075. 

936 

921 

1014 

997. 

1092 

1076. 

937 

922. 

1015  

998. 

1093  

1077. 

938 

923 

1016 

999. 

1094 

1078. 

939 

924. 

1017  

1000. 

1095  

1079. 

940 

925 

1018 

1001. 

1096 

1080. 

941 

926. 

1019  

1002. 

1097  

1081. 

942  

927. 

1020  

1003. 

1098  

1082. 

943 

928 

1021 

1004. 

1099 

1083. 

944 

929. 

1022     

1005. 

1100   .... 

1084. 

945 

930 

1023 

1006. 

1101 

1085. 

946 

931 

1024 

1007 

1102 

1086 

947 

932 

1025 

1008. 

1103 

1087. 

948 

933. 

1025J  

1009. 

1104  

1088. 

949 

934 

1026 

1010. 

1105 

1089. 

950 

935. 

1027  

1011. 

1106  

1090. 

951 

936 

1028 

1012. 

1107 

1091. 

952 

937. 

1029  

1013. 

1108  

1092. 

953 

938 

1030 

1014. 

1109 

1093. 

954  . 

939. 

1031  

1015. 

1110  

1094. 

955 

940 

1032 

1016. 

1111 

1095. 

956 

941 

1033 

1017. 

1112 

1096. 

957 

942. 

1034 

1018. 

1113    

1097. 

957J 

943 

1035 

1019. 

1114 

1098. 

958 

944. 

1036 

1020. 

1114§  

1099. 

959 

945 

1037 

1021. 

1115 

1100. 

960 

946. 

1038 

1022. 

1116  

1101. 

961... 

947. 

1039  

1023. 

1117.  ..T  

1102. 

962 

948 

1040 

1024 

1118 

1103. 

963   .  . 

949 

1041 

1025. 

1119    

1104. 

964 

950 

1042 

1026 

1120 

1105. 

965 

Rescinded. 

1043 

1027. 

1121  

1106. 

966... 

951. 

1044  

1028. 

1122  

1107. 

967 

952 

1045 

1029 

1123 

1108. 

968 

953. 

1046 

1030. 

1124  

1109. 

969 

954 

1047 

1031. 

1125 

1110. 

970 

955. 

1048  

1032. 

1126  

1111. 

971 

956. 

1049 

1033. 

1127  

-1112. 

972 

957 

1050 

1034 

1128 

1113. 

973 

Rescinded. 

1051    

1035. 

1129  

1114. 

974 

958 

1052 

1036. 

1130 

1115. 

975 

959 

1053 

1037 

1131 

1116 

976 

960 

1054 

1038. 

1132  

1117. 

977 

961 

1055 

1039. 

1133 

1118. 

978 

962 

1056 

1040. 

1134  

1119. 

979 

963 

1057 

1041. 

1135 

1120. 

980 

964. 

1058   

1042. 

1136  

1121. 

981 

965 

1059 

1043. 

1137 

1122. 

982 

966 

1060 

1044 

1138 

1123. 

983... 

967. 

1061... 

1045. 

1139... 

1124. 

2402°— 13- 


21 


322  MEMORANDUM. 

Statement  showing  new  numbers  of  old  paragraphs  of  Army  Regulations — Continued. 


Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

1140 

1125. 

1220  

Rescinded 

1299 

1276 

1141 

1126. 

1221 

1199 

1300 

1277 

1142 

1127. 

1222 

1200 

1301 

1278 

1143 

1128. 

1222i  

1201. 

1302 

1979 

1144 

1129. 

1223 

1202 

1303 

1980 

1145   

1130. 

1224  

1203. 

1304 

1281 

1146 

1131. 

1225  . 

1204 

1305 

1282 

1147 

1132. 

1226 

1205 

1306 

1283 

1148       

1133. 

1227  

1200. 

1307 

1984 

1149 

1134. 

1228 

1207 

1308 

1985 

1150  

1135. 

1229  

1208. 

1309 

]°86 

1151 

1136. 

1230 

1209 

1310 

1287 

1152 

1137. 

1231 

1210 

1311 

1988 

1153 

1138. 

1232  

1211. 

1312 

1289 

1154 

1139. 

1233 

R  escinded 

1313 

1990 

1155  

1140. 

1234  

1212. 

1314 

1991 

1156 

1141. 

1235 

1213 

1315 

1292 

1157  

1142. 

1236... 

1214. 

1316 

1°93 

1158 

1143. 

1237  

1215 

1317 

P94 

1159 

1144. 

1238 

1216 

1318 

1995 

1160  

1145. 

1239  

1217. 

1319 

12% 

1161 

1146. 

1240 

1218 

1320 

1997 

1162  

1147. 

1241  

1219. 

1321 

1998 

1163    

1148. 

1242 

1220 

1322 

1999 

1164  

1149. 

1243  

1221. 

1323 

1300 

1165  

1150. 

1244 

1222 

1324 

1301 

1166 

1151. 

1245 

1223 

1305 

1302 

1167  

1152. 

1246.... 

1224. 

1326 

1303 

1168 

1153. 

1247 

1225 

1327 

1  SO  1 

1169  

1154. 

1248  

1226. 

1398 

1305 

1170  

1155. 

1249 

1227 

1320 

1308 

1171  

1156. 

1250  

1228. 

1330 

1307 

1172  

1157. 

1251 

1229 

1331 

1  :  u  is 

1173 

1158. 

1252 

1230 

1332 

1309 

1174  

1159. 

1253. 

1231. 

1333 

1310 

1175  

1160. 

1254 

1232 

1334 

1311 

1176  

1161. 

1255  

1233. 

1335 

1312 

1177  

1162. 

1256 

1234 

1336 

1313 

1178    .  . 

1163. 

1257 

1235 

1337 

1314 

1179  

1164. 

1258 

1236 

1338 

1315 

1180  

1165. 

1259  

1237. 

1339 

1316 

1181 

1166 

1260 

1238 

1340 

1317 

1182  

Rescinded. 

1261 

1239 

1341 

1318 

1183  ..  . 

1167. 

1262 

1940 

1349 

1319 

1184  

1168. 

1263 

r'n 

1343 

1  390 

1185 

1169. 

1264 

1242 

1344 

1321 

1186  

1170. 

1265 

1243 

1345 

1322 

1187  

1171. 

1266  

1244. 

134(1 

1323 

1188 

1172 

1267 

1945 

1347 

1394 

1189  

1173. 

1268  

1246. 

1348 

1325. 

1190 

1174 

1269 

1247 

1349 

1396 

1174J. 

1270 

1248 

1350 

1327 

1191... 

1175. 

1271... 

1249. 

1351 

1328 

1192  

1176. 

1272 

1250 

1352 

13°9 

1193  

1177. 

1273  

1251. 

1353 

1330 

1194  

1178. 

1274 

1252 

1354 

1331 

1195... 

1179. 

1275 

1253 

1355 

1332 

1196  

1180. 

1276 

Rescinded 

1356 

1333 

1197  

1181. 

1277 

1254 

1357 

1334 

1198  

1182. 

1278...  . 

1255. 

1358 

1335 

1199...  . 

1183. 

1279 

1256 

1359 

1336 

1200  

1184. 

1280 

1257 

1360 

1337 

1201... 

1185. 

1281 

1958 

1361 

1338 

1202  

1186. 

1282 

1259 

1362 

1339 

1203... 

1187. 

1283 

1260 

1363 

1340 

1204  

1188. 

1284 

1961 

1364 

1205  

1189. 

1285 

1262 

1365 

1341 

1206... 

1190. 

1286 

1263 

1366 

1342 

1207... 

1191. 

1287 

1964 

1367 

1343 

1208  

1192. 

1288 

1965  - 

13571 

1344 

1209... 

1193. 

1289 

1266 

1368 

1345 

1210  

1194. 

1290 

1267 

1369 

1346 

1211  

Rescinded. 

1291 

1268 

1370 

1347 

1212.... 

Do. 

1292 

Rescinded 

1371 

1348 

1213  

Do. 

12921 

1269 

1372 

1349 

1214  

Do. 

1293 

1270 

1373 

1350 

1215  

1195. 

1294 

1271 

1374 

1351 

1216  

1196. 

1295 

1272 

1375 

1352 

1217  

1197. 

1296... 

1273. 

1376 

1353 

1218  

1198. 

1297 

1974 

1377 

1354 

1219  

Rescinded, 

1298  

1275. 

1378.,. 

1355, 

MEMORANDUM.  323 

Statement   showing  new   numbers   of  old  paragraphs   of  Army  Regulations — Continued. 


Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1910  edi- 
tion. 

Number  of  para- 
graph 1913  edi- 
tion. 

1379 

1356 

1452.  .  . 

1429. 

1524 

1502. 

1380 

1357 

1453... 

1430. 

1525 

1503 

1381 

1358 

1454  

1431. 

1526 

1504. 

138^ 

1359 

1455... 

1432. 

1527 

1505 

1383 

1360. 

1456  

1433. 

1505£ 

1384 

1361 

1457... 

1434. 

1528 

1506 

1385 

1362. 

1458  

1435. 

1529 

1507 

1386 

1363 

14581. 

1436. 

1530 

1508 

1387 

1384 

1459" 

1437 

1531 

1509 

1388 

1365 

1460  

1438. 

1532 

1510 

1389 

1366 

1461 

1439 

1533 

1511 

1390 

1367 

1462  

1440. 

1534 

1512 

1391 

1338 

1463 

1441 

1535 

1513 

1392 

1369 

1464  

1442. 

1536 

1514 

1393 

1370 

1465 

1443 

1537 

1515 

1394 

1371 

1466    

1444. 

1538 

1516 

1395 

1372 

1467 

1445 

1539 

1517 

1396 

1373 

1468     

1446. 

1540 

1518 

1397 

1374 

1469 

1447 

1541 

1519 

1398 

1375. 

1470  

1448. 

1542  

1520. 

1399 

1376 

1471 

1449 

1543 

1521 

1400 

1377 

1472 

1450. 

1544 

1522 

1401 

1378 

1473 

1451. 

1545 

1523 

1402 

1379. 

1474 

1452. 

1546 

1524 

1403 

1380 

1475 

1453 

1547 

1525 

1404 

1381. 

1476 

1454. 

1548 

1526 

1405 

1382. 

1477  

1455. 

1549 

1527. 

1406 

1383 

1478 

1456. 

1550 

1528. 

1407 

1384. 

1479  

1457. 

1551  

1529. 

1408 

1385 

1480 

1458. 

1552 

1530. 

1409 

1386. 

1481  

1459. 

1553    

1531. 

1410 

1387 

1482 

1460. 

1554 

1532. 

1411  .  . 

1388. 

1483  

1461. 

1555 

1533. 

1412 

1389 

1484 

1462. 

1556 

1534 

1413        .  . 

1390. 

1485    

1463. 

1557 

1535. 

1414 

1391 

1486 

1464. 

1558 

1536. 

1415  

1392. 

1487    

1465. 

1559 

1537. 

1416 

1393 

1488 

1466. 

1560 

1538. 

1417  

1394. 

1489     

1467. 

1561 

1539. 

1418 

1395 

1490 

1468. 

1562 

1540 

1419  

1396. 

1491 

1469. 

1563 

1541. 

1420 

1397 

1492 

1470. 

1564 

1542 

1421.  ..  

1398. 

1493 

1471. 

1565 

1543. 

1422 

1399 

1494 

1472. 

1566 

1544. 

1423  ' 

1400. 

1495 

1473. 

1567 

1545. 

1424 

1401 

1496 

1474. 

1568 

1546. 

1425   

1402. 

1497 

1475. 

1569      .  ... 

1547. 

142f< 

1403 

1498 

1476. 

1570 

1548. 

1427 

1404 

1499 

1477 

1571 

1549 

1428 

1405 

1500 

1478. 

1572 

1550. 

1429  

1406. 

1501 

1479. 

1573     

1551. 

1430 

1407 

1502 

1480. 

1574 

1552. 

1431  

1408. 

1503 

1481. 

1575     

1553. 

1432 

1409. 

1504 

1482. 

1576 

1554. 

1433  

1410. 

1505 

1483. 

1577  

1555. 

1434 

1411. 

1506 

1484 

1578 

1556. 

1435  

1412. 

1507 

1485. 

1579..:  

1557. 

1436 

1413. 

1508 

1486. 

1580 

1558. 

1437  

1414. 

1509 

1487. 

1581  

1559. 

1438    .  . 

1415. 

1510 

1488. 

1582   

1560. 

1439 

1416 

1511 

1489 

1583 

1561. 

1440 

1417. 

1512 

1490. 

1584  

1562. 

1441 

1418 

1513 

1491. 

1585 

1563. 

1442  

1419. 

1514  

1492. 

1586  

1564. 

1443 

1420. 

1515 

1493. 

1587 

1565. 

1444  

1421. 

1516  

1494. 

1588  

1566. 

1445 

1422. 

1517 

1495. 

1589     

1567. 

1446 

1423 

1518 

1496. 

1590 

1568. 

1447 

1424. 

1519  

1497. 

1591  

1569. 

1448 

1425. 

1520 

1498. 

1592 

1570. 

1449 

1426. 

1521  

1499. 

1593  

1571. 

1450 

1427 

1522 

1500. 

1594 

1572. 

1451. 

1428. 

1523  

1501. 

1573. 

324 


NUMBERS    OF    NEW   PARAGRAPHS. 

NUMBERS  OF  NEW  PARAGRAPHS. 


141 


244 
392 


409 


776 

778 


897 


943 


1174; 

1201 

1269 


1344 
1436 
1505J 
1573 


INDEX. 

[References  are  to  PARAGRAPHS  AND  ARTICLES  OF  WAR  (pp.  301-313)  by  their  numbers.  Reference  p. 
or  pp.  is  to  pages  of  this  volume.  An  Article  of  War  is  indicated  by  the  letters  A.  W.,  followed  by  the 
number  of  the  article.] 


Abandoning  Post: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  42. 
Abatement: 

Term  of  confinement,  942,  943. 
Absence  Without  Leave: 

Absenting  from  company,  A.  W.  32. 

Clothing  account,  1162. 

Convictions,  127,  128,  132. 
Forfeitures,  132. 

Less  than  one  day,  132. 

Lying  out  of  quarters,  A.  W.  31. 
One  mile  from  camp,  A.  W.  34. 

Parade,  etc.,  A.  W.  33. 

Quarters  or  tent,  A.  W.  35. 

Quitting  guard,  etc.,  A.  W.  40. 

Timslost  to  be  made  good,  130, 132, 141. 

Transportation  to  proper  station,  110. 
Absent  from  Muster: 

Certificates,  A.  W.  12, 13. 
Abstracts  of  Proposals: 

Accepted  quantity  and  price  to  be  noted,  548. 

Disposition  of  copies,  543,  549,  557. 

Preparation,  etc.,  541. 

Proposals  to  accompany,  as  vouchers,  542. 

Rejections,  545-548. 
Abuses: 

Correction,  etc.,  by  officer,  A.  W.  54. 
Abusive  Language: 

Use  of,  by  superiors,  3. 
Accountability: 

Certificates,  quartermaster  supplies,  1091, 1092. 

Money.    See  Money  Accountability. 

Property.    See  Property  Accountability,  etc. 
Accounts,  Advertising: 

Preparation  and  presentation,  50(5,  507. 

Unsettled  and  outstanding,  508. 
Accounts,  Company  Fund: 

Audit  and  inspection,  316,  328. 

Duties  company  commander,  328. 
Accounts,  Deceased  Soldiers: 

Medical  attendance,  etc.,  1478. 

Settlement  and  distribution,  166. 
Accounts,  Medical  Attendance,  etc.: 

Attendance,  1478. 

Chronic  complaints,  147»>. 

Civil  hospitals,  1481. 

Civilian  physicians' charges,  1479, 1484, 1485. 

Consultations,  1476. 

Families  and  servants,  1476. 

Hospital  stores,  1476. 

Medicines,  1480, 1483. 

Officers  and  men  not  on  duty,  1476. 

Payment,  1476, 1477. 


Accounts,  Medical  Attendance,  etc.— Continued. 

Recruiting  service,  1484. 

Reimbursements  to  officers,  1483. 

Rendition  and  forwarding,  1476, 1477, 1483. 

Special  nurses,  1482. 

Surgical  appliances,  1476. 
Accounts,  Mess  Fund: 

Audit  and  inspection,  316,  330. 
Accounts,  Pay,  etc.: 

Clothing,  1157-1166,  1169,  1415. 

Deserters,  124. 

Detached  enlisted  men,  104. 

Officers,  1256,  1258,  1259,  1262. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  99. 
Accounts,  Printing: 

Preparation  and  presentation,  506,  507,  511. 
Accounts,  Regimental  Fund: 

Record,  325. 
Accounts,  Telegraph  and  Telephone: 

Preparation,  etc.,  644, 1186, 1189, 1191-1194. 
Accounts,  Transportation: 

Applicants  artificial  limbs,  etc.,  1492. 

Ferries,  turnpikes,  and  bridges,  1126, 1127. 

Inmates  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C.,  180. 

Streetcar,  1127. 
Accounts  Current: 

See  Money  Accounts. 
Accouterments: 

See  Arms  and  Accouterments. 
Acetylene: 

Allowance,  1057. 
Acting  Dental  Surgeons: 

Assignment,  1396. 

Assistants,  1397. 

Baggage,  1136, 1138. 

Contracts,  1390, 1392, 1395. 

Duties,  1398-1403. 

Employment,  1390. 

Fuel,  1037. 

Illuminating  supplies,  1054, 1057. 

Medical  attendance,  etc.,  1473,  1476,  1478,  1480, 
1483. 

Mileage,  1296. 

Office  rooms,  1397. 

Pay  and  allowances,  1390. 

Payments  to,  1266. 

Privileges,  1391. 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1174. 

Returns  by  department  surgeons,  1489. 

Subsistence  supplies,  1239. 

Termination  of  service,  1395. 
Acting  Inspectors  General: 

Duties,  etc.    See  Inspectors  General. 

325 


326 


INDEX. 


Acting  Judge  Advocates: 

Duties,  etc.,  916,  918. 

Mounted  pay,  1272. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 
Additional  Pay,  Enlisted  Men: 

Certificate  of  merit,  186, 1341. 

Classification  for,  1343-1345. 

Continuous  service,  1339, 1340. 

Denied  for  two  ratings  at  same  time,  1343. 

Mess  sergeants,  1346. 

Outside  continental  limits  United  States,  1342. 

Pay  for  extra  duty,  169,  170,  172,  174,  176,  177, 
329. 

Reenlistment,  859, 1338, 1339. 
Additional  Pay,  Officers: 

Aviation  duty,  1269. 

Denied  for  two  staff  appointments  at  same  t  ime, 
1270. 

Exercising  command  in  advanced  grade,  12<>7. 

Longevity,  1271. 

Mounted  service,  1272-1274. 

Outside  continental  limits  Unit  rd  Stairs,  r_>r,s. 
Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  The: 

Allotment  grantors  in  Philippine  Department, 
1350. 

Answers  calls,  etc.,  from  military  records,  774. 

Applications  for  official  opinions,  788. 

Appointment  and  promotion  of  officers,  21. 

Appointments,  detail,  or  removal  of  staff  officers, 
806. 

Battalion  and  regimental  staff  officers,  248. 

Battle  reports,  816. 

Candidates  for  promotion,  31. 

Captured  property,  819. 

Casualties,  818. 

Certificates  of  discharge,  148. 

Certificates  of  merit,  187. 

Certificates  of  service,  151. 

Channels  of  action  certain  military  business,  note, 
p.  145. 

Chaplains'  reports,  45. 

Civil  counsel,  996. 

Closing  statements,  disbursing  officers,  902. 

Coast  Artillery  Corps,  303,  310. 

Company  books  and  records,  280. 

Completion,  etc.,  of  records  in  custody,  774. 

Courts-martial,  enlisted  men,  955. 

Damages  by  fire,  storm,  etc.,  709. 

Deceased  officers  and  soldiers,  83-85,  87,  K',2  lii.">, 
167;  A.  \V.  125,  126. 

Deserters,  119, 123-126, 133. 

Designations  of  beneficiaries,  1385. 

Distribution  of  orders,  803. 

Duty  roster,  282. 

Efficiency  reports,  829,  830. 

Enlisted  men  detailed  with  militia,  105. 

Fort  Bayard  hospital  patients,  1446. 

General  duties  and  responsibilities,  774. 

General  prisoners,  774,  937,  938,  944,  999. 

Hot  Springs  hospital  patients,  1446. 

Insane  soldiers,  465-467,  470, 1451. 

Inspection  reports,  831,  880,  887,  892,  900. 

Leaves  of  absence,  64. 

Medals  of  honor,  182. 

Military  information  reports,  62. 

Militia,  105,  774. 

Musicians,  263. 


Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  The— Cont  inued. 

Muster  rolls,  807. 

Navy  or  Marine  Corps  deserters,  133. 

Officers  for  retirement  or  promotion,  2t;. 

Officers  under  arrest,  924. 

Official  correspondence,  782,  784. 

Orders,  etc.,  affecting  the  Army,  officers,  or  men, 
766,  774. 

Orders  of  department  commanders,  805. 

Passports,  officers  visiting  foreign  countries,  (i.3. 

Personal  reports,  827. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  94,  99,  101. 

Past  records,  211. 

Property  loaned  mail  contractor,  201 ». 

Public  buildings,  repairs,  1014,  1015. 

Records  discontinued  commands,  821. 

Recruiting  service,  774,  842-84},  si:,  sr,7,  xiio,  807, 
871,  872,  875,  876. 

Regimental  records,  258. 

Reports  of  brigade  commanders,  19 1. 

Reports  of  department  commanders,  193. 

Reports  of  Judge  Advocate  General,  921. 

Retired  enlisted  men,  134-136,  138. 

Returns  of  captured  property,  s!9. 

K  ft  urns  of  casualties,  818. 

Returns  of  libraries,  332,  333. 

Returns  of  property,  200. 

Returns  of  troops,  811-815. 

Rosters  of  troops,  805. 

Soldiers  absent  without  leave,  110. 

Soldiers'  Home  inmates,  179. 

Staff  officers  and  men,  742,  743. 

Temporary  duty  of  officers  on  leave,  1278. 

Unimportant  and  trivial  communications,  789. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  240. 

Writs  of  habeas  corpus,  999. 

See  also  Adjutant  Oeneral's  Oj]ic< ,  The. 
Adjutant  General's  Department: 

Brigade  commander's  staff,  I'.ts. 

Department  commander's  staff,  197,  I'J'.i. 

Department  of  records,  orders,  and  correspond- 
ence, 774. 

Distribution  of  orders,  803. 

Eligibility  of  officers  of,  to  command,  is. 

Supervision  of,  by  Chief  of  Staff,  762. 

See  also  Adjutant  General  of  the  A  //////,  Tin . 
Adjutant  General's  Office,  The: 

Archives,  774. 

Records  of  Chief  of  Coast  Artillery,  :««. 

Registry  of  officers,  825. 
Adjutants  General: 

Kligibility  to  command,  18. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Promotions,  24. 
Adjutants  General  of  States: 

Militia,  mobilization  of,  455,  463. 
Adjutants  of  Battalions: 

Appointments,  etc.,  248. 

Assignments  to  duty,  255. 

Qualifications  and  pay,  248-250. 

Tenure  of  office,  249. 
Adjutants  of  Coast  Defense  Commands: 

Duties  and  responsibilities,  306. 
Adjutants  of  Departments: 

Assignment,  197. 

Designation,  199. 

Detachment  formation,  367. 


INDEX. 


327 


Adjutants  of  Departments— Continued. 

Distribution  of  orders,  803. 

Funds  for  contingent  expenses,  200. 

Returns,  200,  333. 
Adjutants  of  Posts: 

Detachment  formation,  367. 

Detail  and  duties,  206. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  807. 

Recruiting  service,  874. 

Summary  court  records,  957,  962. 
Adjutants  of  Regiments: 

Appoirtment,  etc.,  248. 

Assignments  to  "company  or  staff  duty,  255. 

Band  instruments,  262. 

General  duties  and  responsibilities,  251-253. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  274. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Qualifications  and  pay,  248-250. 

Tenure  of  office,  249. 

Treasurer  of  regimental  fund,  325. 
Admiral: 

Relative  rank  with  Army  officers,  12. 
Advertisements: 

Accounts,  506-508. 

Authority  to  publish,  499-501. 

Circulars,  522,  526. 

Claims  for  unauthorized,  507. 

Conciseness,  504. 

Emergency,  503. 

Insertions  and  intervals  between,  502. 

Limitation  of  publication,  503. 

Model,  504. 

Periods,  503,  522. 

Quartermaster  supplies,  504. 

Rates,  officially  designated  papers,  505. 

Sales  of  property,  503. 

Supplies  and  services,  503,  522-526. 

Wording  and  matter,  504,  523. 
Advertising  Flag: 

Description  and  use,  224. 
Advising  to  Desert: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  51. 
Agents,  Indian: 

Animals  of  Indians,  474. 
Agents,  Military: 

Irregularity  or  misconduct,  884. 

Issue  of  public  property,  673. 

National  cemeteries,  490. 

Parlor  and  sleeping  cars,  1128. 

Purchases,  etc.,  of  supplies,  521. 
Agents  of  Firms,  etc.: 

Proposals  signed  by,  532. 

Receipts  for  money,  642-644. 
Aids: 

Allowance  to  general  officers,  41. 

Captains  eligible  for  appointment,  265. 

Department  and  division  commanders,  197. 

General  officers,  General  Staff  Corps,  not  entitled 
to,  41. 

General  officers  changing  station,  71. 

General  officers  commanding  brigades,  districts, 
or  posts,  198. 

Mounted  pay,  1272. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 
Alaska: 

Civilian  witnesses,  990. 


Alaska— Continued. 

Deceased  officers,  87. 

Disbursing  officers,  625. 

Discharged  soldiers,  145. 

Enforcement  of  the  laws,  485,  p.  103. 

Furloughs  to  enlisted  men,  111. 

Horses  of  officers,  1098. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  60. 

Ordnance  property,  detached  soldiers,  1536. 

Payment  of  troops,  1317. 

Travel  allowance  to  officers,  1279. 
Aliens: 

Enlistment  or  acceptance  prohibited,  849. 
Allotments: 

Barracks  and  quarters,  repairs,  1015. 

Contingent  expenses,  200. 

Draft  and  pack  animals,  1102. 

Enlisted  men  of  Quartermaster  Corps,  1009. 

Extra-duty  pay  funds,  169, 177. 

Funds,  civilian  employees,  729. 

Quarters  to  officers,  1024. 
Allotments  of  Pay  by  Enlisted  Men: 

Allottees,  1347. 

Authorized,  when,  1347. 

Blank  forms,  1348. 

Capture  of  grantor,  1355. 

Company  commanders,  1348-1351. 

Credits  for,  1354. 

Death  of  allottee,  1359. 

Death  of  grantor,  1350 . 

Desertion,  1350. 

Designation  of  allottee,  1347, 1349. 

Detachment  commanders,  1348-1351. 

Discharge  of  grantor,  1350. 

Discontinuance,  1350, 1351, 1357, 1360. 

Erroneous  payment,  1353. 

Execution,  1349. 

Forfeitures,  1350. 

Grantor,  1347-1360. 

Method  of  procedure,  1348, 1349. 

Payments,  1349-1355. 

Renewal,  1360. 

Reports,  1348-1351, 1353,  1359. 

Transfer  of  grantor,  1356. 

Witnesses,  1349. 
Allowances: 

Aids  to  general  officers,  41. 

Ambulances  at  posts,  etc.,  1428. 

Ammunition,  target  practice,  350,  353. 

Baggage,  1122-1125, 1135,  1136. 

Clothing  and  equipage,  1146, 116>,  1162. 

Engineer  officers,  1504. 

Extra  pay  of  cooks,  etc.,  329. 

Forage  to  mounted  officers,  1080,  1081. 

Fuel  and  stoves,  89, 137,  301, 1036-1049, 1100, 1504. 

Illuminating  supplies,  1051-1054, 1056-1061. 

Indian  scouts,  479. 

Military  attache's,  1100. 

Militia  while  in  service,  451. 

Nurses,  1426. 

Quarters,  1024-1035, 1044, 1045, 1390. 

Rations,  subsistence  stores,  etc.,  1205, 1215-1218. 

Retired  enlisted  men,  137. 

Spring  wagons  at  posts,  1103. 

Stationery,  1062-1065. 

Straw  for  bedding,  1084, 1085. 

Tableware,  utensils,  etc.,  301, 1181. 

Veterinarians,  89. 


328 


INDEX. 


Alterations: 

Blank  forms,  1571. 

Buildings,  structures,  or  systems,  1017. 

Checks,  609. 

Fortifications  or  appurtenances,  1505. 

Hospitals,  1466-1469. 

Muster  and  pay  rolls,  810. 

Quarters  for  sergeants,  first  class,  Hospital  Corps, 
1467, 1468. 

Strength  of  separate  commands,  814. 

Transportation  requests,  1119. 
Ambassadors: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 
Ambulance  Companies: 

Instruction,  discipline,  and  supplies,  1436. 
Ambulances: 

Allowance  and  issue,  1428. 

Control  and  use,  1404, 1427. 

Drivers,  1429. 

Equipments,  harness,  etc.,  1428, 1429. 

Field  service,  1435. 

Flags  and  guidons,  225. 

Furnished  by  Quartermaster  Corps,  1105, 1427. 

Inspections,  1432. 

Issue, 1428. 
Ammunition: 

Breech-loading,  Indian  country,  475. 

Coast  artillery  practice,  314. 

Embezzlement,  A.  W.  60. 

Expenditures,  1528-1531. 

Field  artillery  practice,  353. 

Hunting  purposes,  350,  354, 1526, 1531. 

Issues,  1526. 

Lost  or  damaged,  1530. 

Machine-gun  target  practice,  353. 

Militia  called  into  service,  455. 

Sales,  354, 1520, 1521, 1526. 

Small-arms  practice,  350,  353. 

Storage  of  powder,  etc.,  1199. 
Animals: 

Ownership  of,  in  possession  of  Indians,  474. 

Public.    See  Public  Animals. 
Appeals: 

Commissioned  officers,  A.  W.  29. 

Department  commanders,  etc.,  195. 

Enlisted  men,  A.  W.  30. 

Pecuniary  responsibilities,  3is. 
Apples: 

Ration,  1205. 
Applicants  for  Enlistment: 

Careless  enlistment  or  acceptance,  851. 

Commutation  of  rations,  1224, 1230, 1232. 

Declaration,  853. 

Descriptive  and  assignment  cards,  874. 

Enticing  by  false  representations,  854. 

Evidence  of  good  character,  848. 

Examination,  etc.,  841,  847,  848,  862,  864-867,  871, 
1484. 

Hospital  Corps,  1410. 

Married  men,  852. 

Medical  attendance,  etc.,  1473, 1476, 1478, 1480. 

Minors,  849,  850,  853;  A.  W.  3. 

Pertinent  articles  of  war  to  be  read,  856. 

Physical  examination,  1484. 

Qualifications,  846-849,  862.    ' 

Rations,  1203, 1208, 1209, 1212. 

Report  of  medical  examinations,  871. 


Applicants  for  Enlistment— Continued. 

Toilet  articles,  etc.,  1218. 

Transportation,  etc.,  1115, 1124. 

Travel  rations,  1224, 1225. 
Appointments: 

Battalion  and  regimental  staff  and  noncommis- 
sioned staff,  248-250,  256. 

Coast  Artillery  Corps  noncommissioned  staff,  310. 

Commissioned  officers,  21,  22,  24,  25,  27-37. 

Company  noncommissioned  officers,  270,  271,  273, 
275,  278,  480. 

Courts-martial,  pp.  314,  315,  ac-t  March  2,  1913; 
A.  W.  76. 

Dates  determine  precedence,  9. 

General  noncommissioned  staff,  103, 1557. 

General  officers,  22. 

Hospital  Corps,  1405, 1408. 1410. 

Judge  advocates,  courts-martial,  A.  W.  74. 

Lance  corporals,  272. 

Medical  officers,  1388. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  Indian  scouts,  4X0. 

Nurses,  1421. 

Personal  staff,  general  officer,  41. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  93,  94,  96. 

Quartermaster  Corps  noncommissioned  officers, 
1009. 

Transfer  or  exchange  of  officers,  47. 

Veterinarians,  88. 
See  also— 

Candidates  for  Appointment,  etc. 
Examination  for  Appointment,  etc. 
Appropriations: 

Contingent  expenses,  623. 

Determined,  624. 

Expenses  of  burial,  etc.,  deceased  officers,  87. 

Fiscal  year,  620-622,  625. 

Intrusted  to  Secretary  of  War,  740. 

"No  limit, "625. 

Outstanding  liabilities,  606. 

Remittances  of  funds,  621. 

Reversion  to,  of  certain  moneys,  til  7. 

Transfer  from  one  to  another,  .V.is. 

Transportation  of  the  Army,  87. 

Use  of  moneys,  expenditures,  etc.,  M5,  582. 
Armament  Districts: 

Establishment,  etc.,  1539. 

Mechanics,  1539. 

Officers,  1538, 1539. 

Repairs  to  ordnance  stores,  1537, 1539. 
Arm  Chests: 

Accountability,  1542. 

Disposition  of  surplus,  1542. 

Packing  for  transportation,  1544-1546. 
Armies,  Field: 

Commanders.    See  Army  (Field)  Commanders. 

Mounted  officers,  1272. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1514. 

Returns,  811,815. 
Armories: 

Annual  inspection,  895. 

Construction  and  repairs,  706, 707. 

Efficiency  reports  of  commanders,  829. 

Erection  of,  on  new  sites,  704. 
Arms  and  Accouterments: 

Alterations,  taking  apart  of  arms,  etc.,  292. 

Barrack  regulations,  285, 292. 

Breech-loading  arms,  Indian  country,  475. 


INDEX. 


329 


Arms  and  Accouterments^Continued. 

Care  and  preservation,  287, 288, 292. 

Casting  away  arms,  A.  W.  42. 

Embezzlement,  etc.,  of  arms,  A.  W.  60. 

Furloughed  soldiers,  113. 

Issues,  1526. 

Leather  dressing  or  polishing  material,  293. 

Militia,  455, 1143. 

Packing  for  transportation,  1544. 

Patients  in  hospitals,  1450. 

Repairs,  1537, 1538. 

Sales,  1520, 1521. 

Shipment  to  mobilization  camps,  455. 

Tompions  in  small  arms,  292. 

Transportation  of  loaded  arms,  1544. 

Use  of  raw  linseed  oil  on  wood  parts  of,  292. 
Arms  of  Service: 

Precedence  on  occasions  of  ceremony,  6. 

Transfer  or  exchange  of  officers,  47. 
Army  and  Navy  Hospital,  Hot  Springs,  Ark.: 

Charges,  1460. 

Classes  admitted,  1441, 1442, 1446. 

Control,  1441, 1442. 

Rations  and  subsistence,  1443, 1444. 
Army  Corps: 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1514. 

Records  of  discontinued,  821. 

Senior  engineer  officer,  1497, 1498. 
Army  Dispensaries: 

Fuel  and  stoves,  1044. 

Supply  of  medicines,  1473, 1474, 1480. 
Army  (Field)  Commanders: 

Furloughs  to  enlisted  men,  107,  108. 

Hospital  Corps,  1409. 

Mounted  officers,  1272. 

Returns  of  troops,  811, 815. 

Surveying  officers,  711. 
Army  Field  Engineer  School: 

Detachment  of  officers,  192. 

Inspection,  896. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  1277. 

Letter  and  note  headings,  512. 

Location,  Fort  Lea venworth,  Kans.,  449. 

Supervision  and  regulations,  191, 449. 
Army  Field  Service  and  Correspondence  School 
for  Medical  Officers: 

Detachment  of  officers,  192. 

Inspection,  896. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  1277. 

Letter  and  note  headings,  512. 

Location,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans.,  449. 

Supervision  and  regulations,  191,449. 
Army  List  and  Directory: 

Preparation  and  distribution,  774. 
Army  Medical  Museum: 

Transportation  of  donations,  1145. 
Army  Medical  School: 

Detachment  of  officers,  192. 

Inspection,  896. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  1277. 

Letter  and  note  headings,  512. 

Location,  Washington,  D.  C.,  449. 

Supervision  and  regulations,  191, 449. 
Army  Nurse  Corps: 

See  Nurse  Corps  (Female). 
Army  of  the  United  States: 

Administration  and  control,  761. 


Army  of  the  United  States— Continued. 

Correspondence,  774. 

Enlisted  men.    See  Enlisted  Men. 

Historical  records  and  business,  774. 

Officers.'  See  Officers,  Army. 

Orders,  regulations,  etc.,  affecting,  766,774. 

Supervision  of  troops  of  the  line,  762. 

Use  of  unprescribed  flags,  colors,  etc.,  243. 
Army  Register: 

Preparation  and  distribution,  774. 
Army  Reserve: 

Deposits  of  pay  at  time  of  furlough  to,  1361, 1362, 
1366. 

Enlistment  contract,  855. 

Established  Aug.  24,  1912,  note,  p.  299. 

Organizing,  etc.,  in  time  of  war,  193. 

Payments  to  soldiers  furloughed  to,  1375-1379. 

Regulations  governing,  1573. 
Army  School  of  the  Line: 

Detachment  of  officers,  192. 

Inspection,  896. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  1277. 

Letter  and  note  headings,  512. 

Location,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans.,  449. 

Mounted  officers,  1272. 

Supervision  and  regulations,  191,449. 
Army  Signal  School: 

Detachment  of  officers,  192. 

Inspection,  896. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  1277. 
_  Letter  and  note  headings,  512. 

Location,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans.,  449. 

Mounted  officers,  1272. 

Supervision  and  regulations,  191, 449. 
Army  Staff  College: 

Detachment  of  officers,  192. 

Inspection,  896. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  1277. 

Letter  and  note  headings,  512. 

Location,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kans.,  449. 

Mounted  officers,  1272. 

Supervision  and  regulations,  191,  449. 
Army  Transport  Service: 

Beer,  wine,  or  intoxicating  liquors,  346. 

Composition,  1109. 

Damage  to  vessels,  709. 

Parlor  and  sleeping  cars,  licensed  officers,  1128. 

See  also  Transports. 
Army  War  College: 

Detachment  of  officers,  192. 

Inspection,  896. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  1277. 

Letter  and  note  headings,  512. 

Location,  Washington,  D.  C.,  449. 

Mounted  officers,  1272. 

Supervision  and  regulations,  191, 449. 
Arraignment: 

Prisoners,  A.  W.  89. 
Arrest  and  Confinement: 

Commanders  of  guards,  A .  W.  67-69. 

Deserters,  p.  314,  act  June  18, 1898. 

Enlisted  men,  929-933;  A.  W.  66,  70. 

Escape  of  prisoners,  A.  W.  69. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  927, 929;  A .  W.  24. 

Officers,  922-927;  A.  W.  65,  70,  71. 

Release  without  authority,  A.  W.  69. 
See  also  Confinement,  etc. 


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INDEX. 


Arrest  of  Officers: 

Breach  of  arrest,  A.  W.  65. 
By  whom  and  how  imposed,  922;  A.  W.  65. 
Civil  authorities,  1371. 
Close  confinement,  923. 
Extension  of  limits,  923. 
Light  offenses,  924. 
Limitation,  A.  W.  70,  71. 
Medical,  925. 
Place  on  the  march,  927. 
Release  without  charges,  924;  A.  W.  71. 
Requirements  while  under  arrest,  923, 926. 
Arsenals: 

Annual  inspection,  191,  892,  895. 
Arm  chests,  1542. 
Construction  and  repairs,  706,  707. 
Court-martial  duty  of  officers,  192. 
Efficiency  reports,  commanders,  829. 
Erection  of,  on  new  sites,  704, 707. 
Establishment  and  maintenance,  1511. 
Hospital  Corps,  1418. 
Hospital  matrons,  1449. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1513, 1514, 1516. 
Plats  of  land,  708. 
Supervision  or  control,  191. 
Surplus  ordnance  stores,  1532, 1533. 
Travel  allowance  of  officers,  1295. 
Unserviceable  ordnance  stores,  1537-1540. 
Waste  products,  679. 
Arson: 

Punishable  by  military  courts,  A.  W.  58. 
Articles  of  War: 

Absence  without  leave,  A.  W.  31-35, 40. 
Abuses  and  disorders,  A.  W.  54. 
Appeals,  A.  W.  29, 30. 

Armies  to  be  governed,  p.  301,  sec.  1342  R.  S. 
Arrest  and  confinement,  A.  W.  65-71. 
Conduct  prejudicial,  A.  W.  62. 
Courts  of  inquiry,  A.  W.  115-121. 
Deceased  officers  and  soldiers,  A.  W.  125-127. 
Definition  of  words,  p.  301,  sec.  1342  R.  S. 
Desertion,  A.  W.  47-51. 
Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  A.  W.  4. 
Discharge  or  dismissal  of  officers,  A.  W.  99. 
Disrespect  or  contempt,  A.  W.  19,  20. 
Divine  service,  A.  W.  52. 
Drunkenness  on  duty,  A.  W.  38. 
Dueling,  A.  W.  26-28. 

Evidence,  courts-martial,  A.  W.  91,  92, 121. 
Frauds  and  embezzlement,  A.  W.  60. 
Furloughs  to  enlisted  men,  A.  W.  11. 
General  courts-martial,  A.  W.  76-78. 
Hiring  of  duty,  A.  W.  36, 37. 
Judge  advocates,  A.  W.  74,  84,  85,  90, 113. 
Jurisdiction,  military  courts,  A.  W.  58,  60,  62-64 

79,102,103. 
Misconduct  in  time  of  war,  A.  W.  41,  42,  44-46,  57, 

100. 

Musters,  A.  W.  5,  6, 12-14. 
Mutiny  and  sedition,  A.  W.  21-24, 43. 
Pecuniary  interest  in  victuals,  etc.,  A.  W.  18. 
Proceedings  of  courts-martial,  A.  W.  86-93,  95, 

113,114. 

Profanity,  A.  W.  53. 

Property  accountability,  A.  W.  9, 10, 15-17. 
Publication  to  Army,  A.  W.  128. 
Quarrels,  frays,  and  disorders,  A.  W.  24,  25. 


Articles  of  War— Continued. 

Rank  and  command,  A.  W.  122, 124. 

Recruits  and  recruiting,  A.  W.  2, 3. 

Repealed,  A.  W.  72,  73,  75,  80-83,  94, 110, 123. 

Returns  of  troops  and  property,  A.  W.  7,  8. 

Sentences  of  courts-martial,  A.  W.  38,  61,  96-98, 
100,101,104-109,111,112. 

Sentinels,  A.  W.  39. 

Soldiers   dishonorably   discharged,   p.   314,   act 
June  18, 1898. 

Spies,  p.  313,  sec.  1343  R.  S. 

Subordination  to  civil  authority,  A.  \V.  59. 

Subscribed  to  by  all  officers,  A.W.I. 

Violence  to  traders  in  foreign  parts,  A.  W.  56. 

Waste  or  spoil  of  private  property,  A .  W.  55. 
Artificers: 

Appointment,  275,  278. 

Extra-duty  details,  173. 
Artificial  Limbs: 

Classes  entitled,  1490. 

Commutation,  1490. 

Transportation  of  applicants,  1491,  1492. 
Artillery: 

See— 

Coast  Artillery  Corps. 
Field  Artillery. 
Artillery  Engineer,  Coast  Defense  Commands: 

Supervisory  powers,  etc.,  308. 

See  also  Engineers,  Coast  Artillery  COTJIK. 
Artillery  Instruction: 

Chief  of  Coast  Artillery,  303. 
Assault  and  Battery: 

Punishable  by  military  courts,  A.  W.  58. 
Assemblages  of  Persons: 

Suppression  of  unlawful,  485,  p.  101. 
Assignments: 

Chaplains,  43. 

Commanding  officers,  13. 

Company  commander,  268. 

Department  commanders,  190. 

Field  officers  of  the  mobile  army,  247. 

General  Staff  Corps  officers,  752,  765,  767,  773. 

Nurses,  1421. 

Officers,  coast  artillery,  303. 

Public  animals  to  riders  or  drivers,  1072. 

Recruiting  service,  enlisted  men,  843-845. 

Recruits  to  organizations,  872-876. 

Regimental  and  battalion  staff  officers,  255. 

Staff  departments,  officers  and  men,  197,  74.S. 
Assistant  and  Chief  Clerk,  War  Department: 

Accounts  for  printing,  506,  507. 

Advertising  rates,  505. 

Contracts  for  printing,  513. 
Assistant  Secretary  of  the  Navy: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  400,  403. 
Assistant  Secretary  of  War: 

Colors,  222. 

Flag,  220. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  418,  421,  426. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 
Assistant  Treasurers: 

Balances  unchanged  for  three  years,  590. 

Disbursing  officers'  deposits,  590. 
Attaches: 

See  Military  Attacks. 


INDEX. 


331 


Attorney  General: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 

Title  to  military  land,  704. 

Witnesses  before  civil  courts,  75. 
Auction  Sales: 

Auctioneer's  account,  etc.,  680. 
Auditor  for  the  War  Department: 

Accounts,  deceased  officers,  85. 

Arrears  of  pay,  etc.,  deceased  soldiers,  165. 

Artificial  limbs,  etc.,  1492. 

Certificates  of  merit,  187. 

Checks,  spoiled  or  canceled,  610. 

Contractors'  bonds,  571. 

Contracts,  supplies  and  services,  561,  564,  571. 

Credit  sales  to  enlisted  men,  1249. 

Escaped  prisoners'  effects,  940. 

Payments  to  discharged  soldiers,  1377. 

Personal  effects,  deceased  officers  and  soldiers, 
85,  163. 

Private  property  lost  in  service,  726. 

Settlement  of  accounts,  deceased  soldiers,  166. 

Stoppages  of  pay,  703,  1092. 
Authorities,  Civil: 

See  Civil  Authorities. 
Authority,  Military: 

Exercise,  2. 

Subordination  to  civil  authority,  A.  W.  59. 
Aviation: 

Officers,  additional  pay,  1269. 

Signal  Corps  School,  449. 
Awards  of  Contracts: 

Ability  to  carry  proposals  into  effect,  547. 

By  whom  made,  544. 

Lowest  responsible  bidder,  545. 

Slight  failure  to  comply  with  terms,  546. 

Suitable  articles  determine,  523. 
Bacon: 

Ration,  1205. 
Badges: 

Military  service,  illegal  possession,  189. 

Mourning,  military,  431. 
Baggage: 

Allowance  transported  at  public  expense,  1136. 

Field  allowance,  transportation,  1123. 

Increase  or  reduction  of  allowance,  1136. 

Nurses  traveling,  1123. 

Officers  and  men  traveling,  1122-1125. 

Officers  traveling  on  mileage  status,  1122. 

Outside  continental  limits  U.  S.,  1136, 1138. 

Shipping  of  excess  of  allowance,  1136. 

Transportation,  1111, 1123,  1135-1139. 
Bakeries: 

Accounts  and  supplies,  1201. 

Bake  ovens,  1201, 1252. 

Bakers  and  assistants,  329,  1201. 

Brooms,  brushes,  and  mops,  1181. 

Detail  of  bakers,  assistant  bakers,  and  laborers, 
1201. 

Fuel,  1044. 

Operated  by  Quartermaster  Corps,  1201. 

Soap,  towels,  etc.,  1215. 

Transportation  of  property,  340. 
Bakers  and  Cooks,  Schools  for: 

Inspection,  896. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  1277. 

Letter  and  note  headings,  512. 


Bakers  and  Cooks,  Schools  for— Continued. 

Location,  Washington  Barracks,  D.  C.,  and  Pre- 
sidio of  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  449. 

Pay  of  graduates,  329. 

Supervision  and  regulations,  191,  449. 
Baking  Powder: 

Ration,  1205. 
Band  Musicians: 

See  Musicians. 
Bands: 

Competition  with  civilian  musicians,  261. 

Designation  in  Army  Regulations,  15. 

Duties,  264,  440. 

Equipments,  262. 

Funds,  324,  326,  327. 

Inspection,  283. 

Lye  and  sapolio,  1182. 

Marking  of  public  property,  257. 

Musical  instruments,  262,  1179. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  260. 

Saluting,  375,  376,  378. 

Stations,  261. 

"The  Star  Spangled  Banner,"  264,  375, 378, 437. 
Baptisms: 

Report  of  chaplains,  45. 
Barley: 

Forage  ration,  1077. 
Barracks  and  Quarters: 

Additions,  alterations,  etc.,  208,  1017,  1019. 

Allotments  for  repairs,  1015. 

Allowance  and  assignments,  1024-1035,  1044,  1390, 
1397. 

Annual  inspection,  1012. 

Arms,  accouterments,  etc.,  285,  292. 

Bachelor  quarters,  1025. 

Choice,  1025,  1026. 

Constructed  by  Quartermaster  Corps,  1000. 

Construction  of  permanent,  706,  707. 

Construction  of  temporary,  208. 

Daily  inspection,  283. 

Erection  of,  on  new  sites,  704. 

Fuel  and  stoves,  1036-1049. 

Furniture  and  mess  outfits,  1011,  1020-1023. 

Heating  systems,  repairs,  1012. 

Hire  of  quarters,  1028,  1029. 

Illuminating  supplies,  1050-1061. 

Inspections  and  reports  of  condition,  1010. 

Names  of  men  attached  to  bunks,  285. 

Numerical  designation  and  record,  1019. 

Police,  286,  287,  374. 

Post  commanders  and  surgeons  to  visit,  204. 

Private  buildings,  1018. 

Record  of  expenditures  for  repairs,  etc.,  1019. 

Removal  of  mess  outfits  and  furniture,  1023. 

Repairs,  208,  1012-1017,  1019. 

Responsibility  for  care,  etc.,  1011. 

Squads  to  be  quartered  together,  284. 

Trunk  lockers,  1021,  1023. 
Barter  or  Exchange: 

Arms  and  ammunition,  Indian  country,  475. 

Supplies  from  quartermaster,  1247. 
Battalion  Commanders: 

Company  fund,  328. 

Corps  of  Engineers,  248. 

General  duties  and  responsibilities,  203, 245. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  256, 271. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 


332 


INDEX. 


Battalion  Commanders— Continued. 

Reports,  incapacitated  officers,  890. 

Transfer  or  exchange,  enlisted  men,  114. 
Battalions: 

Command  of  a  major,  14. 

Composition  and  command,  245,  247. 

Designation  in  Army  Regulations,  15. 

Noncommissioned  staff,  254, 256, 271 . 

Quitting  without  leave,  A.  W.  40. 

Records,  245. 

Regulations,  245. 

Staff  officers,  248,249,  254,  255,  807. 

Standards,  names  of  battles,  244. 

Transfer,  etc.,  enlisted  men,  114. 
Battery: 

Designation  in  Army  Regulations,  15. 
Battlefields: 

Interment  of  remains  of  killed,  491,  492. 
Battle- Ground  Cemeteries: 

Establishment,  etc.,  491,  492. 
Battles: 

Classification  by  War  Department,  244. 

Colors  carried  in,  232. 

Identification  of  soldiers  killed  in,  491,  492. 

Participation,  colors  and  standards,  244. 

Reports,  816,  817. 

Returns  of  captured  property,  819. 

Returns  of  casualties,  818. 

Returns  of  effective  strength,  815. 
Beans: 

Ration,  1205. 
Beard  and  Hair: 

Enlisted  men,  286. 
Bedding: 

Straw  allowance,  1084,  1085. 
Beef: 

Purchase  of  beef  cattle,  1200. 

Ration,  1205. 
Beer: 

Sale  in  exchanges  prohibited,  346. 

Unlawful  introduction  into  Indian  country,  471. 
Behavior: 

See  Conduct. 
Beneficiaries: 

Allottees  of  pay,  1347. 

Designated  by  officers  and  enlisted  men,  i:5x."> 
Beyond  the  Sea: 

Permission  to  visit,  61,  109. 
Bidders: 

Ability  to  carry  proposals  into  effect,  547. 

Aid  to,  in  preparation  of  proposals,  527. 

Certified  checks,  524,  535. 

Corporations  and  firms,  532. 

Erasures  or  interlineations  in  proposals,  5:<4. 

Guaranties,  524,  535,  536. 

Information  to  be  furnished,  527. 

Names  of,  not  to  be  furnished  to  others,  530. 

Opening  of  proposals,  541. 

Post-office  address  and  residence,  531. 

Slight  failure  to  comply  with  terms,  546. 

Specifications,  etc.,  to  be  shown,  528,  529. 

Withdrawal  from  competition,  540. 
Bids: 

Considered  by  items,  523. 
Billiard  and  Pool  Tables: 

Companies,  327. 


Hills  of  Creditors: 

Attached  to  vouchers  for  payment,  634. 
Births: 

Report  of  chaplains,  45. 
Blacksmiths: 

See  Farriers  and  Horseshoers. 
Blankets: 
Prisoners,  939. 
Transportation,  etc.,  1023. 
Blank  Forms: 
Advertising,  500,  509. 
Allotments  of  pay,  1348. 
Alterations  or  new  forms,  1571. 
Contractors'  bonds,  570. 
Correspondence  model,  77t>. 
Discharge  certificates,  150. 
Kstimates,  repiirs  or  const  ruction  of  buildings, 

etc.,  1013. 

Final  statements,  150. 
Force  and  effect,  1571. 
Inspector  General's  Department,  901,  904. 
Manuscript,  prohibited,  1572. 
Medical  Department,  1477. 

Militia, movements, muster,  etc.,  !.">.">,  456,  458,461. 
Muster  and  pay  rolls,  807. 
Notes  and  directions,  1571. 
Notification  of  discharge,  155. 
Official  telegrams,  1190. 
Ordnance  Department,  I:M,  1  :>:,!. 
I  Tinting,  514. 

Quartermaster  Corps,  lira. 
Reconnaissance,  448. 

Requisitions  for,  and  general  instructions,  1571. 
Returns,  general  prisoners,  937. 
Supplied  by 

Adjutant  General's  Department,  as  follows: 
Advertising  for  recruits,  report  of  results  of 

(No.  259). 
A  ire,  nativity,  etc.,  of  enlisted  men,  report  of 

(No.  222). 

Artillery  engineer,  report  of  personnel  em- 
ployed under  (No.  206). 
\riillery    inspection,    engineer    department 

supplies,  report  of  (No.  181-4). 
Artillery  inspection,  ordnance  supplies,  re  port 

of  (No.  181-3). 
Artillery  inspection,  quartermaster  supplies, 

report  of  (No.  181-1). 

Artillery  inspection,  signal  office  supplies,  re- 
port of  (No.  181-2). 

Books,  annual  report  of  (No.  144),  :w. 
Calibration  firing  (No.  335). 
Casualties  in  action,  return  of  (No.  149),  Ms. 
Chaplain,  monthly  report  of  (No.  64),  r>. 
.    Clothing  issued  to  recruit,  account  of  (No. 

140). 
College  inspection,   inspector's  report    (No. 

358). 
College  inspection,  instructor's  report  (No. 

357). 
Commissioned  officers,  Coast  Artillery  Corps, 

report  of  gains  and  losses  of  (No.  422). 
Consolidated  morning  report  (No.  336),  211. 
Correspondence  book,  211,  258,  280. 
Death  and  disposal  of  remains,  report  of 
(No.  415). 


INDEX. 


333 


Blank  Forms— Continued. 
Supplied  by— Continued. 
Adjutant  General's  Department— Continued. 
Descriptive  and  assignment  card  (No.  25),  847. 
Descriptive  list  (No.  29),  280. 
Deserters,  descriptive  list  of  (No.  95),  118. 
Designation  of  beneficiary,  officer  or  enlisted 

man  (No.  380). 
Discharge,  certificate  of  disability  for  (No.  17), 

159. 

Discharge,  notification  of  (No.  3),  155. 
Discharge  certificate,  dishonorable  (No.  20), 

150. 

Discharge  certificate,  honorable  (No.  203),  150- 
Discharge  certificate,  without  honor  (No.  19), 

150. 
Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  report  of  action 

taken  on  application  for  (No.  121). 
Duty  roster,  with  model  (No.  342),  282. 
Educational  institutions,  return  of  books  in 

(No.  182). 
Educational  institutions,  return  of  Corps  of 

Cadets  (No.  356). 
Efficiency  report  (No.  429),  829. 
Efficiency  report,  officers  Ordnance  Depart- 
ment (No.  429-a). 
Efficiency   report   of   professor   of   military 

science  and  tactics  (No.  176). 
Enlisted  men,  request  for  retirement   (No. 

468). 

Enlistment,  application  for  (No.  141),  857. 
Enlistment,  trimonthly  report  of  applicants 

for  (No.  262),  857. 
Enlistment  paper  (No.  22),  857. 
Enlistments,  trimonthly  report  of  (No.  18), 

857. 
Expenditures,  abstract  of,  contingent  fund 

(No.  179). 

Field  practice,  record  of  (No.  366). 
Field  practice,  report  of  (No.  364). 
Field  return  (No.  26),  812. 
Furlough  (No.  66),  106. 
Furlough  and  transfer  to  Army  Reserve  (No. 

437). 

General  prisoners,  record  of  (No.  387). 
General  prisoners,  return  of  (No.  23),  937. 
Guard  reports  (No.  338),  211,  258. 
Guard  reports,  extra  sheets  (No.  338-1). 
Identification  record  card  (No.  260),  774. 
Interrogatories  and  deposition  (No.  60). 
Inventory  of  effects  of  a  deceased  soldier  (No. 

34),  162. 
Medical  certificate,  insane  persons  (No.  1-107, 

Interior  Department),  466. 
Medical  certificate  for  leave  of  absence  (No. 

143),  57. 

Medical  examination  of  applicants  for  enlist- 
ment, monthly  report  of  (No.  265),  871. 
Morning  report,  field,  staff,  and  band  (No. 

333),  258. 
Morning  report,  troop,  battery,  company,  or 

detachment  (No.  332),  280. 
Muster  roll ,  detachment  (No.  21),  807. 
Muster  roll,  troop,  battery,  and  company 

(No.  61),  807. 
Muster  roll,  troop,  battery,  and  company, 

extra  sheet  (No.  61-1). 


Blank  Forms— Continued. 
Supplied  by — Continued. 
Adjutant  General's  Department— Continued. 
Muster  rolls,  model  remarks  for  (No.  489). 
National  individual  match,  duplicate  score 

card  (No.  477-1). 
National   individual   match,    official   entry 

blank  (No.  299). 
National  individual  match,  official  score  card 

(No.  477). 
National  match,  eligibility  certificate  (No. 

295). 
National  match,  skirmish  fire,  pit  slip  card 

(No.  480). 
National  revolver  match,  official  score  card 

(No.  481). 

National  revolver  match,  score  card,  dupli- 
cate (No.  481-1). 
National  taam  match,  consolidated  duplicate 

score  card  (No.  478-1). 
National  tsam  match,  consolidated  official 

score  card  (No.  478). 
National   team    match,    elimination    blank 

(No.  471). 
National  team  match,  follower's  card  (No. 

482). 
National  team  match,  list  of  members  of 

(No.  365). 
National  team  match,  skirmish  fire,  combined 

pit  slip  (No.  479). 
National  team  match,  skirmish  fire,  official 

score  card  (No.  476). 
Nationalteam  match,  skirmish  fire,  unofficial 

score  card  (No.  476-1). 
National  team  match,  surprise  fire,  official 

score  card  (No.  473). 
National  team  match,  surprise  fire,  unofficial 

score  card  (No.  473-1). 
National  team  match,  600  yards,  slow  fire, 

official  score  card  (No.  474). 
National  team  match,  600  yards,  slow  fire 

unofficial  score  card  (No.  474-1). 
National  team  match,  1,000  yards,  slow  fire, 

official  score  card  (No.  475). 
National  team  match,  1,000  yards,  slow  fire, 

unofficial  score  card  (No.  475-1). 
Noncommissioned  officers  detailed  with  Or- 
ganized Militia,  personal  report  of  (No.  399). 
Officers'  garrison  school,  certificate  of  profi- 
ciency (No.  230). 

Photograph  and  negative  jacket  (No.  261). 
Physical  examination  and  test  (captains  and 

lieutenants  only),  report  of  (No.  378). 
Physical  examination  and  test  (field  officers), 

report  of  (No.  377). 
Post  return,  extra  sheet  (No.  27-a). 
Post  return,  with  model  (No.  27),  811. 
Preference  card  (No.  423). 
Property,  return  of,  contingent  fund  (No. 

180). 
Pnblic  animals,  descriptive  card  of  (No.  277), 

280,  456. 

Recruit,  record  of  (No.  421). 
Recruit,  report  of  physical  examination  of 

(No.  135),  857. 

Recruiting  handbill  (No.  162). 
Recruiting  officer,  letter  of  inquiry  (No.  78). 


334 


INDEX. 


Blank  Forms— Continued. 
Supplied  by— Continued. 
Adjutant  General's  Department— Continued. 

Recruiting  poster,  letter  to  postmaster  to  ac- 
company (No.  83). 

Recruiting  poster,  single  sheet,  2J  by  3£  feet 
(Nos.  401,  402,  403,  404). 

Recruiting  poster,  wrapper  for. 

Recruits,  depot  trimonthly  report  of  (No. 
151),  857. 

Regimental  return,  extra  sheet  (No.  41-a). 

Regimental  return,  with  model  (No.  41),  811. 

Report  of  board  on  disability  of  enlisted  men 
(No.  481). 

Requisition  for  books  and  blank  forms  (No. 
383). 

Reservist's  descriptive  card  (No.  443). 

Reservist's  enlistment  paper  (No.  442). 

Reservist's  quarterly  report  card  (No.  444). 

Reservist's  report  card  upon  return  to  United 
States  (No.  445). 

Return  of  districts,  brigades,  divisions,  de- 
partments, extra  sheets  (No.  24-a,  b,  and  c). 

Return  of  districts,  brigades,  divisions,  de- 
partments, with  model  (No.  24),  811. 

Return  of  officers,  bureau  (No.  101),  811. 

Return  of  trdbp,  battery,  company,  or  de- 
tachment, with  model  (No.  30),  811. 

Revolver  competition,  report  and  bulletin, 
inside  sheets  (No.  315-1). 

Revolver  competition,  report  and  bulletin, 
outside  sheet  (No.  315). 

Revolver  competition,  score  card,  rapid  fire, 
15  yards  (No.  354). 

Revolver  competition,  score  card,  rapid  fire, 
25  yards  (No.  355). 

Revolver  competition,  score  card,  slow  fire, 
50  yards  (No.  350). 

Revolver  competition,  score  card,  slow  fire, 
75  yards  (No.  351). 

Revolver  competition,  score  card,  tuned  fire, 
25  yards  (No.  352). 

Revolver  competition,  score  card,  timed  fire, 
50  yards  (No.  353). 

Revolver  firing,  individual  record  (No.  305). 

Revolver  firing  and  classification,  report  of 
(No.  308). 

Rifle  competition,  report  and  bulletin,  inside 
sheet  (No.  314-1). 

Rifle  competition,  report  and  bulletin,  out- 
side sheet  (No.  314). 

Rifle  competition,  score  card,  pit  record,  skir- 
mish fire  (No.  349). 

Rifle  competition,  score  card,  rapid  fire,  200 
yards  (No.  347). 

Rifle  competition,  score  card,  rapid  fire,  300 
yards  (No.  348). 

Rifle  competition,  score  card,  rapid  fire,  500 
yards  (No.  367). 

Rifle  competition,  score  card,  slow  fire,  200 
yards  (No.  343). 

Rifle  competition,  score  card,  slow  fire,  300 
yards  (No.  344). 

Rifle  competition,  score  card,  slow  fire,  500 
yards  (No.  345). 

Rifle  competition,  score  card,  slow  fire,  600 
yards  (No.  346). 


Blank  Forms— Continued. 
Supplied  by — Continued. 
Adjutant  General's  Department — Continued. 

Rifle  firing,  individual  record  (No.  304). 

R  ifle  firing  and  classification,  report  of  known 
distance  (No.  307). 

Sergeant  major,  report  of  adjutant  on  (No. 
329). 

Sick  reporls,  daily  (No.  339),  280. 

Small-arms  firing,  departmental,  report  of 
(No.  303). 

Small-arms  target  firing  (Special  Course  A), 
record  of  (No.  410). 

Small-arms  target  firing  (Special  Course  A), 
report  of  (No.  409). 

Statement  of  service  (No.  15). 

Subpoena  duces  tecum  (No.  132),  991. 

Subpoena  for  civilian  witness  (No.  76),  991. 

Subpoena  for  civilian  witness  (for  deposition) 
(No.  77),  991. 

Summary  court,  record  of  (No.  99),  957. 

Summary  court,  report  of  cases  tried  by  (No. 
59),  982. 

Survey,  report  of  (No.  196),  710. 

Unit  accountability  equipment  manual,  cav- 
alry (No.  459). 

Unit  accountability  equipment  manual,  coast 
artillery  (No.  457). 

Unit  accountability  equipment  manual,  engi- 
neer (No.  452). 

Unit     accountability    equipment     manual, 
heavy  field  artillery  (No.  455). 

Unit  accountability  equipment  manual,  horse 
artillery  (No.  454). 

Unit  accountability  equipment  manual,  in- 
fantry (No.  458). 

Unit  accountability  equipment  manual,  light 
artillery  (No.  456). 

Unit    accountability     equipment     manual, 
mountain  artillery  (No.  453). 

Unit  equipment,  memorandum  m-oipf  (No. 
448). 

Unit  equipment,  record  of  cost  of  maintenance 
of  (No.  450). 

Unit  equipment,  report  of  cost  of  maintenance 
of  (No.  449). 

Unit  equipment,  return  of  (No.  451). 

Voucher  for  purchases  and  services  other  than 
personal  (No.  33). 

Warrant,    noncommissioned    officers,   artil- 
lery (No.  154),  256. 

Warrant,  noncommissioned  officers,  cavalry 
or  infantry  (No.  152),  256. 

Warrant,    noncommissioned    officers,    engi- 
neers (No.  153),  256. 

Warrant  of  attachment  (No.  272),  952. 
Engineer  Department.    (See  Manual.) 
Inspector  General's  Department,  as  follows: 

Inspector  General's  Memoranda  of  Coast  Ar- 
tillery Inspection  (No.  5A). 

Inspector  General's  Memoranda  of  Inspection 
of  Post  (No.  5). 

Lists  of  checks  outstanding  (No.  3A). 

Report,  inspection  of  a  division  (No.  16). 

Report,  inspection  of  national  cemeteries  (No. 
4),  904,  906. 

Report,  inventory  and  inspection   (No.  1), 
904,906. 


INDEX. 


335 


Blank  Forms— Continued. 
Supplied  by— Continued. 
Inspector  General's  Department— Continued. 
Report,    inventory    and    inspection,    inside 

sheets  (No.  1A),  904,  906. 
Report,  inventory  and  inspection,  public  ani- 
mals (No.  2),  904,  906. 

Report,  inventory  and  inspection,  public  ani- 
mals, inside  sheets  (No.  2A),  904,  906. 
Statement  of  money  accountability  (No.  3). 
Testing  inspection  of  money  accounts  (No.  2S). 
Judge  Advocate  General's  Department.    (See 

Manual.) 

Medical  Department.    (See  Manual.) 
Ordnance  Department.    (See  Manual.) 
Quartermaster  Corps.    (See  Manual.) 
Signal  Corps.    (See  Manual.) 
Boarding  Vessels  of  War: 

Visits  and  courtesies,  407,  411. 
Board  of  Commissioners,  Soldiers'  Home,  District 
of  Columbia: 

See  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C. 
Board  of  Ordnance  and  Fortification: 

Chief  of  Coast  Artillery,  303. 
Boards  of  Examination: 
Appointees,  grade  of  second  lieutenant,  30,  31. 
Hospital  Corps,  1405. 
Medical  officers,  1388. 
Rejected  applicants  for  enlistment,  867. 
Boards  of  Officers: 

Annual  reports,  preparation,  etc.,  193$. 
Appointment,  etc.,  Staff,  744. 
Barracks  and  quarters,  1025. 
Character,  discharge  certificates,  148. 
Damages  by  fire,  storm,  etc.,  709. 
Deceased  officers,  86. 
Fuel  and  stoves,  1044. 
Insane  officers,  86. 
Private  property  lost  in  service,  726. 
Purchase  of  horses  from  mounted  officers,  1095. 
Retirement  of  officers,  26,  77,  78. 
Vacancies,  General  Staff  Corps,  773. 
Boats: 

Flags  and  pennants  for  official  visits,  240. 
Rules  for  passing,  414. 
Bond-Aided  Railroads: 
Civilian  employees,  732. 
Telegraph  lines,  1186. 
Transportation  requests,  732. 
Bonds: 

Contractors,  569-581. 

Disbursing  officers,  567,  568,  574-577,  580,  581,  589. 
Duplicate  checks,  602. 
Indemnity,  602,  607. 
Renewal,  581. 
Boxes: 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1544-1546. 
Bran: 

Forage  ration,  1077. 
Branding: 

Condemned  animals,  907. 
Officers'  mounts  at  remount  depot,  1099. 
Public  animals,  1067. 
Public  property,  676. 
Sentence  of  a  court-martial,  A.  W.  38,  98. 
Breach  of  Arrest: 
Punishment,  A.  W.  65. 


Bread: 

Baking  and  sale,  1201. 

Cost  price  determined,  1201. 

Ration,  1205. 
Brevet  Rank  Assignments: 

Aids  to  general  officers,  41. 

Salutes  and  honors,  401. 
Bribery: 

Mustering  officer,  A.  W.  6. 
Bridges: 

Construction  and  repair,  1000. 

Passage  of  troops,  teams,  etc.,  1126. 
Brigade  Commanders: 

Appeals  referred  to,  for  decision,  195. 

Changes,  personal  or  staff,  811. 

Controversies  arising  within  command,  195. 

District  commanders,  194. 

Efficiency  reports,  829. 

Furloughs  to  enlisted  men,  106,  111. 

General  duties  and  responsibilities,  194. 

Inspections,  194,  887. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044,  1046. 

Officers  under  arrest,  924. 

Orders,  personal  journeys  for  inspection,  194. 

Organized  Militia,  194. 

Personal  leave  of  absence,  50. 

Staff,  49,  198. 

Surveying  officers,  711. 

Unimportant  communications,  789. 

Visits  to  posts,  194. 
Brigades: 

Coast  artillery  districts  correspond  with,  in  rank, 
194. 

Command  of  a  brigadier  general,  14. 

Districts  in  Philippine  Islands  correspond  with, 
in  rank,  194. 

Letter  and  note  heads,  512. 

Printing,  510-512. 

Records  of  discontinued,  821. 

Returns  of  strength,  811,  815. 

Senior  engineer  officer,  1498. 

Staff  officers,  198. 
Brigades,  Separate: 

Commanders.    See  Brigade  (Separate)  Command- 
ers. 

Orders  and  circulars,  805. 

Records  of  discontinued,  821. 

Returns,  811. 
Brigade  (Separate)  Commanders: 

Furloughs  to  enlisted  men,  107. 

Hospital  Corps,  1409. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  51. 

Returns  of  troops,  811. 

Transfers  to  Hospital  Corps,  1411, 
Brigadier  Generals: 

Aids,  41. 

Appointment  to  grade,  22. 

Appropriate  command,  14. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Changing  station,  71. 

Forage,  1080. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  418,  426. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Relative  rank  with  naval  officers,  12. 

Salutes  and  honors,  375,  400,  401,  403. 

Staff  officers,  change  of  station,  etc.,  71. 

Travel  beyond  limits  of  command,  71, 


336 


INDEX. 


Brigadier  Generals— Continued. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  240. 
Brooms,  Brushes,  and  Mops: 

Allowance,  301,  1181. 

Messes,  301. 
Buildings: 

Amusement,  etc.,  339. 

Erection  near  fortifications,  1493,  1505. 

Permanent,  704,  706,  707,  709. 
Bunks  and  Bedding: 

Names  of  men  to  be  attached  to  bunks,  285. 

Overhauling  and  airing,  in  barracks,  287. 

Post  guardhouses,  1084. 

Straw  for  bedding,  1084. 

Bureau  of  Refugees,  Freedmen,  and  Abandoned 
Lands: 

Care  and  custody  of  records,  774. 
Burglary: 

Punishable  by  military  courts,  A.  W.  58. 
Burials: 

Battle-ground  cemeteries,  491,  492. 

Deceased  officers  and  soldiers,  87,  107,  1173. 

Post  cemeteries,  493,  497,  498. 
Butter: 

Ration,  1205. 
Cablegrams: 

See  Telegraphing  and  Telephoning. 
Cadets,  Military: 

Admission  to  general  hospitals,  1441. 

Appointment,  grade  of  second  lieutenant,  27. 

Discharged,  1313, 1314. 

Education  at  Military  Academy,  449. 

Eligibility  of  ex-cadets  for  commissions,  37. 

Graduation  leave,  53. 

Longevity  pay,  1271. 

Payments,  1312-1314. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Travel  allowances,  1313. 
Cadets,  Naval: 

Admission  to  general  hospitals,  1441. 

Longevity  pay,  1271. 
Camps: 

Absence  without  leave,  A.  W.  31,  34. 

Colors,  241. 

Followers,  etc.,  A.  W.  63. 

Guards,  441-443. 

Laying  out,  1493. 

Temporary  posts  styled,  202. 

Uniform  and  clothing,  enlisted  men,  289. 

Violence  to  traders  in  foreign  parts,  A.  W.  56. 
Canal  Zone,  Panama: 

Pay  of  enlisted  men,  1342. 
Candidates  for  Appointment  and  Promotion: 

Graduates  of  civil  institutions,  35. 

Members  of  Organized  Militia,  35. 

Moral  character,  etc.,  36. 

Physical  examination,  36. 

Selection,  etc.,  of  enlisted  men,  30. 

Status  pending  appointment,  31-33. 
Candles  : 

Issue,  1215. 

Stable  lanterns,  1052. 
Canned  Goods: 

Ration,  1205. 
Canteens: 

Repairs,  1534. 
Capital  Punishment: 

See  Death  Penally. 


Capricious  Conduct: 

Superiors  toward  inferiors,  3. 
Captains: 

Appropriate  command,  14. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Detached  service,  265. 

Exemptions  from  detail,  358. 

Forage,  1080. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  422,  426. 

Promotion  to  grade,  25. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Relative  rank  with  naval  officers,  12. 

Roster  duty,  358. 
Captains,  Navy: 

Relative  rank  with  Army  officers,  12. 
Captured  Property: 

Accountability,  A.  W.  9. 

Returns,  819. 
Carpenter  Shops: 

Stoves,  1044. 
Carriers: 

Responsibility  of,  supplies  in  transit,  721,  1141. 
Cartridges: 

Sales  to  enlisted  men,  354. 
Cash  Sales: 

Subsistence  supplies,  1239-1241,  1244,  1245. 
Casting  Away  Arms: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  12. 
Casualties  in  Action: 

I 'reparation,  etc.,  of  returns,  818. 
Cavalry: 

Administrative  unit,  245. 

Animals,  1097. 

Inspections,  283. 

Mounted  pay,  officers,  1272,  1274. 

Precedence,  6. 

Squadron,  designation  in  Army  Regulations,  i:,. 

Standards  and  guidons.  230,  235. 

Troop,  designation  in  Army  Regulations,  15. 
Cemeteries: 

Battle-ground,  491,  492. 

National,  167,  223,  490,  895. 

Post,  167,  493-498,  889. 
Censure: 

Discussions,  etc.,  conveying,  forbidden,  5. 
Ceremonies: 

Chaplains,  46. 

Colors  carried  on  occasions  of,  232. 

Conformity  to  drill  regulations,  435. 

Hospital  Corps,  1413. 

Memorial  Day,  440. 

Precedence  of  regiments  and  corps,  6. 

Reveille  and  retreat,  437. 

See  also  Honors,  Courtesies,  and  Ceremonies. 
Certificates: 

Absentees,  respecting,  A.  W.  12, 13. 

Disability.    See  Certificates  of  Disability. 

Discharge.    See  Discharge  Certificates. 

Expenditures  of  ammunition,  1529. 

Fuel  for  officers,  1039. 

Manuscript,  prohibited,  1572. 

Medical,  57, 160,  466. 

Medical  attendance,  medicines,  1478,  1480,  1483. 

Money  vouchers,  632-634,  642-644,  646. 

Professional  books,  etc.,  1139. 

Property  expended,  lost,  or  destroyed,  698. 

Ration  accounts,  1213. 


INDEX. 


337 


Certificates— Continued. 

Service,  151. 

Shipments  of  baggage,  1133. 

Transportation  of  excess  baggage,  1123. 
Certificates  of  Accountability: 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1091, 1092. 
Certificates  of  Deposit: 

Explanatory  statements,  612. 

Issue  and  disposition,  611,  612,  615. 

Notations  on  accounts  current,  615. 

Proceeds  of  sales,  618,  1521. 

Record  and  action,  War  Department,  616. 
Certificates  of  Disability: 

Admission  to  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C.,  179. 

Degree  of  disability  to  be  noted,  161. 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  140. 

Insane  soldiers,  466. 

Notation  of  soldiers'  refusal  to  be  treated,  161. 

Permanent  disability,  159. 

Recruits,  870. 

Report  of  discharge  to  medical  officer,  160. 
Certificates  of  Eligibility: 

Promotion,  enlisted  men,  31;  p.  315,  act  March  2, 

1913. 
Certificates  of  Merit: 

Additional  pay,  186,  1341. 

Conditions  of  award,  184, 185,  188. 

Discharged  and  deceased  soldiers,  187. 

Enlisted  men,  184-188,  1341. 
Certificates  of  Nonindebtedness: 

Final  payments  to  officers,  1262. 
Certificates  of  Pay: 

False,  A.  W.  13. 

Purchase  of  pay  due,  592. 
Certificates  of  Rations: 

Civilian  employees,  1213. 

Detached  troops,  1213. 
Certificates  of  Service: 

Issued  in  lieu  of  lost  discharges,  151. 
Cession  of  State  Jurisdiction: 

Lands  used  for  military  purposes,  704. 
Chairs: 

Allowance  for  barracks,  1022. 
Challenges: 

Members  of  courts-martial,  A.  W.  88. 
Challenge  to  Duel: 

Carriers  of,  deemed  principals,  A.  W.  27. 

Punishment  for  sending,  A.  W.  26. 

Upbraiding  for  refusing,  A.  W.  28. 
Change  of  Staff: 

Personal  staff,  general  officers,  71. 
Changes  of  Station: 

Articles  to  be  transferred,  1023. 

Baggage  transportation,  1123, 1135-1137,  li:«). 

Barrack  furniture,  1023. 

Civilian  employees,  739. 

Coast  Artillery  Corps  noncommissioned  staff,  310. 

Commutation  of  quarters,  1301, 1303, 1304. 

Enlisted  men,  742, 1023. 

Furloughed  soldiers,  112. 

General  officers  and  personal  staff,  71. 

Nurses,  1123. 

Officers,  staff  corps  and  departments,  742. 

Officers  on  leave,  1292-1294. 

Officers  without  troops,  68. 

Personal  staff,  general  officers,  71. 

Professional  books,  papers,  etc.,  1139. 

2402°— 13 22 


Changes  of  Station— Continued. 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1091,  1092. 

Transfer  of  enlisted  men,  114. 

Transportation  of  horses,  1098. 

Troops  in  departments,  193. 

See  also  Movement  of  Troops. 
Changing  Parole  or  Watchword: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  44. 
Chapels: 

Books  and  musical  instruments,  331, 1144. 

Fuel  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rooms  to  be  provided,  331. 
Chaplains: 

Aid  afforded  by  commanding  officers,  44. 

Assignments  and  transfers,  43. 

Ceremonies  and  inspections,  46. 

Duties,  44. 

Flags,  224  i. 

Inspection  reports  concerning,  831,  889. 

Mounted  pay,  1272. 

Reports,  45. 
Character: 

Discharged  soldiers,  148. 

Recruits,  869. 
Charges  Against  Enlisted  Men: 

Erroneous,  131. 

Evidence  of  previous  convictions,  954,  956. 

Investigation  by  commanding  officer,  955. 

Offenses  cognizable  by  summary  courts,  957. 

Preparation  and  transmission,  120,  124, 126,  954. 

Writtem,  committing  officer,  A.  W.  67. 
Charges  Against  Officers: 

Release  from  arrest,  924;  A.  W.  71. 

Service  upon  accused,  A.  W.  71. 
Charge's  d'Affaires: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  400,  403. 
Check  Books,  Official: 

Issue/transfer,  etc.,  608-610. 
Check  or  Currency  Payments  to  Troops: 

Absence  of  soldier,  1333. 

Checks  drawn  for  portion  of  pay,  1317. 

Checks  drawn  to  order  of  individual,  1316. 

Currency  in  separate  envelopes,  1316. 

Death  or  desertion  of  soldier,  1333. 

Deficiencies  or  surplus  in  currency,  1327. 

Deposits  of  enlisted  men,  1335. 

Distribution  of,  at  posts,  1320, 1325,  1326. 

Errors  or  informalities,  1328, 1330. 

Escort,  1324. 

Express,  1321-1324. 

Indorsement  of  check  by  payee,  1331. 

Notification  with  roll,  >320. 

Pay  rolls,  1320,  1321,  1329,  1330,  1332-1334,  1337. 

Places  beyond  express  delivery,  1324. 

Posts  at  which  made,  1316. 

Receipts  not  required  in  check  payments,  1319. 

Troops  absent  from  stations,  1334. 

Undelivered  checks  or  currency,  1333. 

Verification  of  sealed  packages  containing,  1325, 

1326. 
Checks: 

Alterations  or  erasures,  609. 

Bidders'  certified,  524,  535. 

Blank,  care  and  custody,  609. 

Death  or  resignation  of  drawer,  603. 

Designation  of  rank  and  department,  601. 


338 


INDEX. 


Checks— Continued. 

Drawing,  599-601,  635,  638,  643. 

Duplicate,  602. 

Lost,  stolen,  or  destroyed,  602,  607. 

Miscellaneous  receipts,  etc.,  615. 

Mutilated  or  spoiled,  610. 

Notation  on  vouchers,  etc.,  640. 

Object  of  expenditures,  600. 

Outstanding,  588,  603-607,  901,  902. 

Payment  on  presentation,  603,  604. 

Payments  by,  how  made,  587,  599. 

Payments  to  enlisted  men,  1316-1335. 

Signing  in  blank  prohibited,  637. 

Transferring  funds,  597. 

Use  of  rubber  stamps  in  preparing,  600. 

Use  of  typewriter  in  preparing,  600. 
Chief  Clerk,  War  Department: 

See  Assistant  and  Chief  Clerk,  War  Department. 
Chief  Engineer  Officers  of  Departments: 

See  Department  Engineers.  ' 
Chief  Justice,  U.  S.  Supreme  Court: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 
Chief  Magistrates,  Foreign  Countries: 

Salutes  and  honors,  400,  403. 
Chief  Mechanics: 

Appointment,  etc.,  275, 278. 
Chief  Musicians: 

Baggage,  1136. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 
Chief  of  Coast  Artillery: 

Bands,  assignment  to  stations,  261. 

Board  of  Ordnance  and  Fortification,  303. 

Correspondence,  303. 

Duties  and  responsibilities,  303. 

Member  of  General  Staff  Corps,  303. 

Mounted  officers,  1272. 

Noncommissioned  staff,  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  310. 

Office,  records,  etc.,  303. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  240. 
Chief  of  Engineers: 

Band,  assignment  to  station,  261. 

Certificates  of  merit,  184. 

Engineering  operations  in  the  field,  1501. 

Engineers,  detached  service,  1496. 

Engineers,  special  service,  1494. 

Fortifications,  1505, 1506. 

General  duties,  1493, 1494. 

Headquarters,  1494. 

Journeys  of  engineer  officers,  742. 

Maps,  surveys,  and  reconnaissances,  1502. 

Plans,  etc.,  military  works,  1502. 

Public  buildings,  etc.,  D.  C.,  705, 1493. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  240. 
Chief  of  Ordnance: 

Armament  officers,  1539. 

Blanks  and  blank  books,  1551. 

Certificates  of  merit,  184. 

General  duties,  1511. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1513,  1514,  1517, 
1521,  1522,  1524,  1535-1539,  1543-1545. 

Ordnance  depots,  1515-1517. 

Seacoast  and  mobile  artillery,  1538, 1539. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  240. 

Warrants,  noncommissioned  officers,  Ordnance 
Corps,  103. 


Chief  of  Staff  of  the  Army: 

Absence  or  disability,  768. 

Acting  Chief  of  Staff,  768. 

Administration  and  control  of  the  Army,  761. 

Channels  of  action  certain  military  business,  note, 
p.  145. 

Coast  artillery,  303. 

Courts-martial  proceedings,  921. 

Detail  by  the  President,  761. 

Directions  and  orders  of  the  President,  761,  762. 

Distribution  of  duties  to  War  Department  Gen- 
eral Staff,  760. 

Duties  as  military  adviser  of  the  Secretary  of  War, 
761. 

Duties  in  matters  affecting  officers,  76.5-767. 

Enlisted  men,  766. 

Fortifications,  1506. 

General  Staff  serving  wil  h  troops,  770. 

Information,  etc.,  direct  to  the  President,  761. 

Inspection  reports,  900,  906. 

Limitation  of  service,  752,  761. 

Militia,  764. 

Office  of,  a  supervising  bureau  of  War  Depart- 
ment, 7(11. 

Office  rooms,  fud,  and  stoves  for,  and  assistants, 
1044. 

Official  correspondence,  7x2,  7*4. 

Orders,  etc.,  affecting  the  Army,  ollirers,  or  men, 
766,  774. 

Qualifications,  7(H. 

Relations  to  and  with  the  President  and  Secretary 
of  War,  761. 

Supervisory  powers  and  duties,  7~ti-7M,  7M-765, 
769,  774. 

Supply,  payment,  etc.,  of  troops,  740. 

Visits  and  courtasies,  240. 

War  Department  General  Staff,  759,  760. 
Chief  of  Staff  Sen  inir  with  Troops: 

Assignment,  etc.,  197, 199,  771. 

Supervisory  powers  and  duties,  772. 
Chief  of  (he  Quartermaster  Corps: 

Allotments  of  pay,  enlisted  men,  1348-1353,  1356, 
1359. 

Balances  in  hands  of  disbursing  officers,  <L'">. 

Band  instruments,  1151, 1179. 

Barracks  and  quarters,  1015. 

Certificates  of  merit,  184. 

Circulars,  price  of  clothing,  etc.,  1146. 

Clothing  and  equipage,  1152, 1157, 1158. 

Colors,  standards,  and  guidons,  239. 

Credit  sales  to  enlisted  men,  1249. 

Deposits  of  pay,  enlisted  men,  1361,  1364, 1369. 

Designation  of  beneficiaries,  1385. 

Draft  and  pack  animals,  1102. 

Estimates  of  funds,  1008. 

General  depots,  1002-10(14. 

Heavy  furniture  for  officers'  quart  er 

Horses  of  mounted  officers,  1095. 

Hospitals,  1469. 

Job  printing,  510. 

Musical  instruments,  1151,1179. 

National  cemeteries,  490. 

Newspapers  and  periodicals,  331. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  1009. 

Office  rooms,  1047. 

Officers'  unpaid  accounts,  1240. 

Pay  accounts,  officers,  1258. 


INDEX. 


339 


Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps— Continued. 

Payments,  discharged  soldiers,  1377. 

Payments,  enlisted  men,  1315. 

Payments,  retired  officers,  1257. 

Post  cemeteries,  497, 498. 

Purchase  of  horses  from  mounted  officers,  1095. 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1092. 

Recruiting  service,  1152. 

Street-car  and  ferry  tickets,  1127. 

Subsistence  supplies  and  funds,  1197. 

Telegraphing,  1189,  1190. 

Textbooks  and  school  materials,  331. 

Veterinary  supplies,  1074. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  240. 

See  also.  Quartermaster  Corps. 
Chief  Ordnance  Officers  of  Departments: 

See  Department  Ordnance  Officers. 
Chief  Quartermasters  of  Departments:    . 

See  Department  Quartermasters. 
Chief  Signal  Officer: 

Certificates  of  merit,  183. 

General  duties,  155G. 

Military    telegraph   and    telephone   lines,    1556, 
1559-1561,  1563. 

Signal  Corps  enlistments,  etc.,  1557. 

Signal  supplies,  1564,  1566. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  240. 

Warrants,     noncommissioned     officers,     Signal 

Corps,  103. 
Chief  Signal  Officers  of  Departments. 

See  Department  Signal  Officers. 
Chiefs  of  Bureaus: 

Annual  reports,  preparation,  etc.,  193J. 

Blank  forms,  509,  1571. 

Boards  of  officers,  744. 

Changes  of  station  and  travel  duties,  742. 

Civilian  employees,  727,  734. 

Collections,  721. 

Condemned  property,  906,  907,  913. 

Confidential  communications,  778. 

Contractors'  bonds,  569,  571. 

Contracts  by  purchasing  officers,  558,  561-565. 

Correspondence  with  disbursing  officers,  745. 

Distribution  of  orders,  803. 

Efficiency  reports,  829,  833. 

Examination  of  money  accounts,  655. 

Furloughs  to  enlisted  men,  107. 

Hours  of  labor,  civilian  employees,  731. 

Inspection  reports,  831. 

Intermediate  commanders,  783. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  52. 

Official  correspondence,  745,  775,  782-784,  787,  920. 

Personal  reports,  officers,  826,  827. 

Property  returns,  701-703. 

Public  moneys,  583. 

Records  discontinued  depots,  821. 

Remittances  to  officers,  621. 

Returns,  811. 

Stoppages  of  officers'  pay,  1308. 

Surety  companies,  573. 

Surveying  officers'  reports,  722,  723. 

Transfer  of  supplies,  671. 
Chief  Surgeons  of  Departments. 

See  Department  Surgeons. 
Chief  Trumpeter: 

Baggage,  1136. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 


Chimneys: 

Lamp,  etc.,  1052, 1054. 
Chronic  Complaints: 

Payment  of  accounts  for  treatment,  1476. 
Circulars: 

Advertising  for  proposals,  522,  526. 

Clothing  and  equipage,  1146. 

Issue  and  numbering,  791. 

Regimental  files,  259. 

Stoppages  of  officers'  pay,  1310. 
Civil  Authorities: 

Application  for  troops,  487. 

.Arrest  by,  of  officers  and  men,  1371,  1381. 

Subordination  of  military,  A.  W.  59. 
Civil  Courts: 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  146. 

Witnesses,  75,  951,  994,  1298. 
Civil  Engineers: 

Employment,  payment,  etc.,  730. 

National  cemeteries,  190. 

Transportation  and  expenses,  732,  733. 
Civil  Functionaries: 

Courtesies  and  honors,  403. 

Funeral  honors,  421. 
Civilian  Employees: 

Admission  to  hospitals,  464,  734,  1458,  1460. 

Aid  to  contractors,  516. 

Allotment  of  funds  for  pay,  177. 

Ammunition  for  hunting  purposes,  1526. 

Artificial  limbs  and  appliances,  1490,  1491. 

Attendance  upon  civil  courts,  994. 

Baggage  transportation,  1136,  1138. 

Burial,  492,  493. 

Certificates,  pay  due  discharged,  730. 

Change  of  station,  739. 

Commutation  of  rations,  1229. 

Computation  of  time,  651. 

Employment,  etc.,  727-730. 

Expenditures,  729. 

Hospital  charges,  1460, 1461. 

Hours  of  labor,  731. 

Insane,  464. 

Inspection  reports,  889. 

Laundrymen,  1245. 

Medical  and  hospital  supplies,  1457. 

Medical  attendance  and  medicines,  1473. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1526,  1527,  1531. 

Parlor  and  sleeping  cars,  733, 1128. 

Payments,  730. 

Property  damaged,  lost,  or  destroyed,  688. 

Purchase  of  quartermaster  supplies,  1055. 

Purchase  of  subsistence  supplies,  1245. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rations,  733,  1203,  1209,  1211,  1213. 

Shoemakers,  1245. 

Street-car  and  ferry  tickets,  1127. 

Subject  to  Articles  of  War,  A.  W.  63. 

Tailors,  279,  1245. 

Transportation  and  expenses,  732-739. 

Vouchers  for  payment,  633. 

Wages  due  discharged,  650. 

Witnesses,  military  courts,  989,  992,  993. 

Wrongfully  selling  arms,  etc.,  A.  W.  60. 
Civilian  Physicians: 

Compensation,  1479. 

Employment  and  payment,  1476-1478,  1484,  1485. 

Examination  of  recruits,  etc.,  865, 870, 1484, 1485. 


340 


INDEX. 


Civilian  Physicians— Continued. 

Rates  of  charges,  1479, 1484,  1485. 

Vaccination,  865. 
Civilians: 

Admission  to  hospital,  1459. 

Appointment  as  second  lieutenants,  27,  34-37, 
1297. 

Attendance  upon  civil  courts,  994. 

Burial  in  post  cemeteries,  493. 

Exploring  or  surveying  expeditions,  1526. 

Hospital  charges,  1459-1461. 

Medical  and  hospital  supplies,  1457. 

Residence  on  reservations,  212. 

Waste  or  spoil  of  private  property,  etc.,  of,  A.  W. 
55. 

Witnesses  before  military  courts,  738,  952,  990-993; 

p.  314,  act  March  2,  1901. 
Ci.ilian  Witnesses: 

Attendance,  court-martial,  952;  p.  313,  sec.  1202 
R.  S. 

Incriminating  or  degrading  evidence,  p.  314,  act 
March  2, 1901. 

Pay  and  allowances,  738,  989-Dlil. 

Refusal  to  obey  summons,  etc.,  991;  p.  314,  act 

March  2,  1901. 
Civil  Office: 

Officers  on  active  list,  82. 
Civil  Officers: 

Administration  of  oaths,  23,  684. 

Apprehension  of  deserters,  118,  121;  p.  314,  act 
June  18,  1898. 

Fees  for  administering  oath,  ii-1'.i. 
Civil- Rights  Laws: 

Enforcement  by  Army,  485,  pp.  98,  99. 
Civil  Service: 

Civilian  employees,  727. 
Claims: 

Fictitious  or  fraudulent,  A.  W.  60. 

Information  from  records,  824. 

Interest  in,  disbursing  officers  or  clerks,  592. 

Private  property  lost  in  service,  72H. 

Purchase  of,  against  the  United  States,  592. 

Unauthorized  advertisements,  507. 
Clerks: 

Baggage,  1136. 

Employment,  payment,  etc.,  728,  730. 

Extra-duty  pay,  170. 

Inspectors,  879. 

Interest  or  concern  in  purchases,  etc.,  592. 

Parlor  and  sleeping  cars,  1128. 

Transportation  and  expenses,  732,  733. 
Clothing  and  Equipage: 

Accounts,  1157-1166,  1169,  1415. 

Articles  used  for  police,  etc.,  442,  443. 

Burial  of  deceased  soldiers,  1173. 

Care  of,  by  enlisted  men,  286-288. 

Clothing  allowance,  1161, 1162. 

Company,  266. 

Contract  for,  or  purchase,  5l5. 

Damaged,  911. 

Deserters,  117,  129,  1164-1166,  1373. 

Embezzlement,  etc.,  A.  W.  60. 

Estimates,  1147-1156, 1177. 

Furnished  by  Quartermaster  Corps,  1000. 

Indian  prisoners  of  war,  477. 

Infected,  717,  1454. 

Inmates,  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C.,  181. 


Clothing  and  Equipage— Continued. 

Inspection,  annual,  889. 

Inspection  by  medical  officers,  1387. 

Interior  Department  Indians,  477. 

Issues,  1157,  1158,  1167-1173,  1455. 

Issues  in  case  of  necessity,  1156, 1159,  lltix. 

Laundry  charges,  recruits,  1169. 

Meicurements  for  clothing,  condition,  etc.,  1155. 

Military  prisoners,  939. 

Militia  called  into  service,  455. 

Officers'  servants,  1175. 

Price  list,  1146. 

Purchase  of,  by  officers,  1174. 

Recruiting  service,  1152. 

Requisitions  for,  203. 

Retired  enlisted  men,  137. 

Shipment  to  mobilization  camps,  455. 

Sizes  of  clothing,  1153-1155. 

Tentage,  1183. 

Winter  garments,  special,  lliix,  1171. 

Worn  and  in  possession  of  men,  2*s,  i»s'.t. 

See  also  Uniforms. 
Coast  Artillery  Corps: 

Bands.    See  Coast  A  rtlllcry  Corps  Bands. 

Chaplains,  43-46. 

Chief  of  Coast  Artillery,  303. 

Coast  Artillery  Board,  303. 

Coast  defense  commands,  304. 

( 'olors  and  guidons,  228. 

Company  noncommissioned  officers.  271,274. 

( 'orresponuence  and  reports ,  303, 305. 

District  commanders,  194,  l!is,3()3. 

Klliciency  reports,  officers,  829. 

Klectrical  equipment  in  fortificat  ions,  913, 1505$. 

Electrician  sergeants,  first  and  second  class,  9, 310, 
1044,1136. 

Kngineers,  9,310, 1044, 1136. 

Firemen,  9, 310, 1044, 1 136. 

Gunners,  additional  pay,  1343. 

Inspection  of  public  property,  913. 

Inspections,  886. 

Manual,  1552. 

Master  electricians,  9, 310, 1044, 1136. 

Master  gunners,  9, 310, 1044, 1136. 

Noncommissioned  staff,  9. 308, 310-312. 

Practice.  313-315. 

Rated  positions,  additional  pay,  1343. 

Sergeants  major,  junior  and  senior,  9,310,1044, 
1136. 

Submarine  mine  and  fire  control  cables,  913, 1505  j. 

Transfer  or  exchange  of  officers,  48. 
Coast  Artillery  Corps  Bands: 

Appointment  of  noncommissioned  officers,  260. 

Assignment,  261. 

Equipments,  257, 262. 

Fund,  324, 326. 

Lye  and  sapolio,  1182. 

Memorial  Day,  440. 

Musical  instruments,  etc.,  262, 1179. 

National  and  patriotic  airs,  264. 

Saluting,  375, 376. 

"The  Star  Spangled  Banner,"  264,375,378,437. 
Coast  Artillery  Districts: 

Commanders,  194, 198,303. 

Correspond  in  rank  with  brigades,  194. 

Inspection,  command,  etc.,  194,303,886. 

Mounted  officers,  1272. 


INDEX. 


341 


Coast  Artillery  Districts— Continued. 

Officers  under  arrest,  924. 

Staff  officers,  198. 
Coast  Artillery  Reserves: 

Called  into  United  States  service,  457. 
Coast  Artillery  School: 

Commandant,  303. 

Course  and  method  of  instruction,  303. 

Detachment  of  officers,  192. 

Inspection,  896. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  1277. 

Letter  and  note  heads,  512. 

Location,  Fort  Monroe,  Va.,  449. 

Supervision  and  regulations,  191, 449. 
Coast  Defense  Commanders: 

Band  fund,  326. 

Efficiency  reports,  829. 

General  duties  and  responsibilities,  246, 306. 

Inspection  of  command,  203. 

Mileage  orders,  1286. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  94, 271, 274, 310. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  94. 

Reports,  incapacitated  officers,  890. 

Senior  Coast  Artillery  Corps  officer,  304. 

Transfer  or  exchange,  enlisted  men,  114. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  240. 
Coast  Defense  Commands: 

Colors,  228, 232, 233. 

Command,  304. 

Commanders.    See  Coast  Defense  Commanders. 

Correspondence,  etc.,  305. 

Establishment,  limits,  etc.,  304. 

Mounted  officers,  1272. 

Records,  309. 

Regarded  as  military  posts,  203. 

Staff  officers,  249, 307, 308. 

Tenure  of  office  of  staff,  249. 

Transfer,  etc.,  enlisted  men,  114. 

Transfer  or  exchange  of  officers,  48. 
Coffee: 

Purchase  and  issue  of  liquid,  1208. 

Ration,  1205. 
Collection  of  Duties: 

Enforcement  of,  by  the  Army,  485,  p.  102. 
Colleges  and  Schools: 

See  Educational  Institutions,  Civil. 
Colonels: 

Appropriate  command,  14. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Forage,  1080. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  422,426. 

Promotion  to  grade,  25. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Relative  rank  with  naval  officers.  12. 
Colors  and  Standards: 

Assistant  Secretary  of  War,  222. 

Battalion,  233. 

Battles,  participation,  244. 

Camp,  241. 

Care  of,  232. 

Carried  into  battle,  etc.,  232. 

Coast  Artillery  Corps,  228. 

Coast  defense  commands,  228, 232, 233. 

Engineer  troops,  226, 227, 232. 

Hospital  and  ambulance,  225. 

Infantry  regiments,  229. 


Colors  and  Standards— Continued. 

Mourning,  434. 

National,  226-234, 377. 

Philippine  Scouts,  234. 

President  of  the  United  States,  218. 

Regimental,  227, 229-233, 377, 434. 

Replaced,  disposition  of,  239. 

Salutes,  375-377. 

Secretary  of  Wur,  221. 

Service,  233. 

Silken,  232. 

Unserviceable,  239. 

Use  of  unprescribed,  243. 
Color  Sergeants: 

Appointment,  etc.,  256. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 
Combinations: 

Suppression  of  unlawful,  485,  p.  101. 
Command: 

Appropriate  to  each  grade,  14. 

Commanding  officers,  13,  16-20. 

Funeral  escort,  427,  428. 

Mixed  corps,  10;  A.  W.  122. 

Reconnaissances  and  expeditions,  20. 

Staff  officer,  eligibility,  18, 19. 

Succession  in  event  of  death  or  disability  of  de- 
partment commanders,  196. 

Suspension  from,  by  sentence,  A.  W.  101. 
Commanders,  Navy: 

Relative  rank  with  Army  officers,  12. 
Commanders  of  Escorts: 

Reconnaissances  and  expeditions,  20. 
Commanding  Officers: 

Absentees  at  muster,  A.  W.  12, 13. 

Aid  to  chaplains,  44. 

Aid  to  contractors,  516. 

Appliances  for  transporting  wounded,  1432. 

Appointment  of  courts-martial,  pp.  314,  315,  act 
March  2,  1913. 

Arrest  of  officers,  922-924;  A.  W.  65. 

Assignments  and  assumption,  13. 

Attendance,  drills,  etc.,  175. 

Authority  as  to  discipline,  953. 

Battle-ground  cemeteries,  491,  492. 

Battle  reports,  816. 

Captured  property,  819. 

Care,  etc.,  of  posts  and  reservations,  213. 

Casualty  returns,  818. 

Certificates  of  merit,  184, 185. 

Charges  against  enlisted  men,  955. 

Civilian  employees,  hospitals.  734. 

Clothing  and  equipage,  717, 1148, 1157, 1170. 

Clothing  for  prisoners,  1170. 

Coast  defense  commands,  304,  306. 

Colors,  standards,  and  guidons,  239. 

Confinement  of  enlisted  men,  932,  934. 

Confinement  of  prisoners,  935. 

Construction  of  works  by  troops,  1499. 

Contempt  and  disrespect,  A.  W.  20. 

Correspondence  with  subordinates,  783. 

Courts-martial  proceedings,  919,  957,  982. 

Courts-martial  sentences,  p.  313,  act  June  18, 1898; 
A.  W.  112. 

Deceased  officers,  83,  86. 

Destitute  persons,  1219. 


342 


INDEX. 


Commanding  Officers— Continued. 
Detail  of  topographer,  444. 
Discharge  certificates,  153. 
Dueling,  A.  W.  27. 

Enforcement  of  laws  by  troops,  486-489. 
Engineer  officers  on  duty  in  command,  1503. 
Escort  commanders,  20. 

Estimates  for  funds,  Quartermaster  Corps,  1008. 
Execution  of  orders,  79G. 
Exercise  of  command,  1.3. 
Extra  and  special  duty  men,  175. 
Field  service,  Hospital  Corps,  1433. 
Forage  ration,  1078. 

Furloughs,  enlisted  men,  106,  111;  A.  W.  11. 
General  duties  and  responsibilities,  306,  740,  751. 
General  prisoners,  937,  941. 
Hospital  service,  1447. 
Inmates  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C.,  181. 
Insane  officers,  86. 
Inspections,  46,  892. 
Inspectors,  881. 

Intruders,  Indian  country,  473. 
Leaves  of  absence,  56,  57. 
Liquid  coffee,  1208. 
Military  telegraph  lines,  1559. 
Mixed  corps,  10,  817;  A.  W.  122. 
Movements  of  troops,  193, 1107. 
Musters,  438,  439. 

Navy  or  Marine  Corps  deserters,  133. 
Noncommissioned  officers,  274. 
Officers  of  General  Staff  Corps,  772. 
Official  correspondence,  787. 
Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1514. 
Parades,  436. 

Payments  to  enlisted  men,  1320, 1325-1329. 
Pecuniary  interest  in  victuals,  etc.,  A.  W.  is. 
Policing  stables,  etc.,  1106. 
Posting  troops,  6. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  94, 100. 
Property  responsibility,  658-660;  A.  W.  10. 
Ration  returns,  1209-1211,  1214,  1215,  1220,  1222. 
Rations,  1202, 1215. 
Reconnaissance  equipment,  447. 
Redress  of  abuses,  A.  W.  54. 
Regimental  bands,  264. 
Retirement  of  enlisted  men,  135. 
Retirement  of  officers,  76. 
Returns,  requisitions,  and  estimates,  748. 
Returns  of  troops,  811-815,  818,  819. 
Route  maps,  444. 
Salutes  and  honors,  380. 
Staff  officers,  18, 19,  746. 
Stationery,  1062. 
Stores  deteriorated,  717. 
Subsistance  supplies  and  funds,  1215. 
Summary  court  records,  962. 
Surveying  officers,  711. 
Surveying  officers'  reports,  723. 
Surveys  and  reconnaissances,  1500. 
Tableware  and  kitchen  utensils,  1178. 
Temporary  or  acting,  16. 
Transfer  or  succession,  17. 
Trespassers,  Indian  country,  473. 
Veterinary  supplies,  1075, 1076. 
Visitors  at  posts,  347,  40.3. 
Visits  and  courtesies,  406-414. 


Commanding  Officers— Continued. 
Witnesses,  military  courts,  <»;>:>. 
See  also— 

Army  (Field)  Commanders. 
Brigade  (Separate)  Commanders. 
Coast  Defense  Commanders. 
Company  Commanders. 
Department  Commanders. 
Detachment  Commanders. 
District  Commanders. 
Division  ( Tactical)  Commanders. 
Post  Commanders. 
Regimental  Commanders. 
Commands: 

Alteration  in  strength,  814. 
Annual  inspection,  887-889,  892. 
Discontinued,  records  of,  821. 
Quarrels,  frays,  and  disorders,  A.  W.  24. 
Commerce: 

Interstate  and  foreign,  4S5,  pp.  101,  102. 
Commissaries: 
Battalion,  248,  250,  254,  255. 
Regimental,  248,  250,  253-2nf>. 
Squadron,  248,254. 
Commissary  Sergeants.  Hattalion: 

Duties,  254. 

Commissary  Si-wants.  Regimental: 
Appointment,  etc.,  25(5. 
Baggage,  1136. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 
Rank  and  precedence,  9. 
Com  missioned  Officers; 

See  Officers,  Army. 
Commissions,  Military: 

See  M I  HI  <i  nj  Com  in  m  in  m . 
Com  missions  of  Officers: 
Precedence,  etc.,  9, 11. 
Preparation  and  distribution,  774. 
Transfer  or  exchange  of  officers,  47,  48. 
Committees  of  Congress: 
<  Mlicers  and  men  as  wil  nesses  before,  1298. 
Salutes  and  honors,  400,  403. 
Commodores: 

Relative  rank  with  Army  officers,  12. 
Communications,  Official:  * 
See- 

Correspondence . 
Letters,  Official. 
Orders. 
Commutation  for  Artificial  Limbs: 

Money  value,  14!K). 
Commutation  of  Quarters: 
Officers,  1299-1307. 
Retired  enlisted  men,  137. 
Stoves,  1048. 

Commutation  of  Rations: 
Allowance  and  conditions,  1212,  1223,  1224,  1226, 

1228,  1443. 

Army  and  Navy  Hospital,  1443 
Attendants,  transportation  of  horses,  1098. 
Classes  prohibited,  1229,  1231. 
Discharged  soldiers  on  United  States  transports, 

1235. 
Enlisted  men  on  United  States  transports,  1231, 

1234. 
Furloughs,  1229,  1233,  1234,  1236-1238. 


INDEX. 


343 


Commutation  of  Rations — Continued. 

Guards  in  charge  of  prisoners,  «.«s. 

Insane  soldiers,  468. 

Meal  tickets,  1227. 

Orders,  1230-1232. 

Payments,  1212,  1231-1238. 

Rates,  1212,  1223,  1224,  1226,  1228,  1443. 

Retired  enlisted  men,  137. 

Travel  on  duty,  1111,  1232. 
Commutation  of  Subsistence: 

Computation  of  time,  651. 
Companies: 

Absence  from,  or  quitting,  without  leave,  A.  W. 
32,  40. 

Accounts,  266. 

Application  of  company  designation   in  Army 
Regulations,  15. 

Arms,  etc.,  in  quarters,  285,  288,  292. 

Artificers,  wagoners,  etc.,  173,  275,  278. 

Baking  bread,  1201. 

Books  and  records,  280-282,  1361,  1471,  1472. 

Brooms,  brushes,  and  mops,  301,  1181. 

Captains,  265,  266,  269. 

Care  of  arms,  etc.,  285,  287,  288,  292,  293. 

Chiefs  of  squads,  287,  288. 

Cleanliness  of  men,  286,  288. 

Clothing,  266. 

Commanders.    See  Company  Commanders. 

Command  of  a  captain,  14. 

Council,  280,  316-318,  320,  321,  327. 

Designation  on  muster  rolls  and  pay  rolls,  809. 

Desks,  1139. 

Discipline  and  instruction,  266. 

Division  into  squads,  284. 

Equipments,  266,  285,  287,  288,  293,  294. 

Establishment  of  tailor,  barber,  and  shoe-repair 
shops,  327. 

Field  musicians,  261,  263. 

First-aid  treatment,  1419. 

Fuel  and  stoves,  1044. 

Fund,  316,  320-322,  324,  327-329,  343,  344,  1201. 

Inspections,  283. 

Kitchen,  297. 

Leather  dressing  or  polishing  material,  293. 

Libraries,  1144. 

Litters,  hand,  1430. 

Lye  and  Sapolio,  1182. 

Marking  property,  295. 

Messing  and  cooking,  296-302. 

Names  of  men  on  bunks,  285. 

Noncommissioned  officers.    See   Company  Non- 
commissioned Officers. 

Numbering  of  men,  284. 

Pay,  266. 

Police  of  barracks,  tents,  etc.,  286,  287. 

Public  property,  266,  281,  290,  295,  694. 

Quitting,  or  absence  from,  without  leave,  A.  W. 
32,40. 

Records,  280,  281,  1471,  1472. 

Records  of  discontinued,  821. 

Repairs  to  ordnance  stores,  1537. 

Reports,  266. 

Returns.  266,  811,  812,  815. 

Savings  of  rations,  1220. 

Subsistence,  266. 

Tableware,  etc.,  301. 

Tailors,  279. 


Companies— Continued. 
Textbooks,  etc. ,291. 
Transfers,  officers  and  men,  48, 114. 
Uniform  and  fatigue  dress,  279,  289. 
Withdrawing  from  general  mess,  330. 
Company  Commanders: 
Absentees  at  muster,  A.  W.  12, 13. 
Acting,  in  absence  of  company  officers,  267,  268. 
Admissions  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C.,  179. 
Allotments  of  pay,  enlisted  men,  1348-1351. 
Appointees,  second  lieutenants,  29. 
Artificers,  275,  278. 
Authority  as  to  discipline,  953. 
Cartridges,  hunting  purposes,  354. 
Chief  mechanics,  275,  278. 
Clothing  accounts,  1157-1160. 
Clothing  and  equipage,  1153, 1156, 1157. 
Commutation  of  rations,  1233, 1236, 1237. 
Company  fund,  316,  324,  327, 328, 1208. 
Confinement  of  enlisted  men,  931. 
Cooks,  275,  278. 

Councils  of  administration,  317,  320. 
Custody  of  discharge  certificates,  150. 
Daily  and  weekly  inspections,  283. 
Deceased  soldiers'  effects,  162-164. 
Deposits  by  enlisted  men,  1335, 1361, 1362, 1369. 
Deserters,  117, 120, 121, 124. 
Detached  enlisted  men,  104. 
Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  140,  142,  146,  148,  149, 

154,  155. 

Disposition  of  old  records,  reports,  etc.,  281. 
Efficiency  reports,  829. 
Emergency  rations,  1205. 
Enlisted  men  in  hospital,  1472. 
Enlistment  of  discharged  soldiers,  860. 
Escaped  prisoners'  money,  940. 
Farriers  and  horseshoers,  275,  278. 
Final  statements,  1362-1364,  1369. 
First  sergeants,  273,  275. 
Furloughs,  109, 110,  1111;  A.  W.  11. 
General  duties  and  responsibilities,  266,  269,  284, 

286,290,291. 

Incorrect  payments,  1336. 
Inspection  after  taps,  370. 
Instructions  in  signaling,  1562. 
Lance  corporals,  272. 
Marking  of  graves,  492. 
Mechanics,  275,  278. 
Messing  and  cooking,  296,  298. 
Musicians,  275,  278. 
Muster  rolls,  810. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  94,  95,  270-278. 
Patients  in  hospital,  1451. 
Payment  of  deserters,  1373, 1374. 
Payments  to  enlisted  men,  1320, 1321, 1330-1334. 
Pay  rolls,  110,  810,  1318,  Ib20, 1321, 1330. 
Privates,  first  class,  275, 278. 
Property  responsibility,  266,  290,  291,  661-663, 

1089-1092;  A.  W.  10. 
Public  animals,  1072. 
Punishments  awarded  by,  280. 
Quartermaster  sergeants,  273,  275. 
Ration  returns,  1209. 
Reports,  incapacitated  officers,  890. 
Returns  of  troops,  811, 812. 
Saddlers,  275,  278. 
Serving  with  detached  companies,  813. 


344 


INDEX. 


Company  Commanders— Continued. 

Settlements  with  staff  officers,  281. 

Small-arms  practice,  350. 

Stable  sergeants,  273,  275. 

Stamps  for  sealing  ordnance  packages,  1546. 

Stationery,  1063. 

Transfer  of  enlisted  men,  115. 

Trumpeters,  275,  278. 

Uniforms,  enlisted  men,  279,  289. 

Wagoners,  275,  278. 
Company  Noncommissioned  Officers: 

Appointments,  etc.,  270,  271,  27:^27s. 

Capacity  of  privates,  test,  272. 

Care  of  rations,  297. 

Desertion  vacates  position,  277. 

First  sergeants,  9,  270,  273-277,  370,  480,  1044, 1136. 

Fuel,  1044. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  428. 

Indian  scouts,  480. 

Management  of  kitchens,  297. 

Quartermaster  sergeants,  9,  273-276, 1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Reduction  to  the  ranks,  276,  277. 

Reproving,  270. 

Roster  duties,  358. 

Stable  sergeants,  273-276. 

Travel  accomodations,  1128. 

Warrants,  274. 

Whistles,  1180. 
Company  Quartermaster  Sergeants: 

See  Quartermaster  Sergeants,  Company. 
Company  Rendezvous: 

Defined,  Organized  Militia,  452. 
Competitions,  Small  Arms: 

Departmental,  193. 
Computation  of  Distances: 

Payment  of  mileage,  1279, 1282. 
Computation  of  Service: 

Longevity  pay,  1271. 

Retirement  of  enlisted  men,  132, 134. 
Computation  of  Time: 

Kxtra-duty  pay,  176. 

Leaves  of  absence,  1276. 

One-half  of  court-martial  sentence,  943. 

Personal  services,  651 . 
Concentration  Camps: 

Denned,  Organized  Militia,  452. 

Subsistence  of  militia,  455. 
Condemnation  of  Property  : 

Articles  in  charge  of  guards,  443. 

Coast  Artillery  Corps  supplies,  913. 

Duties  of  inspectors,  903, 906-908. 

Inventories,  904-906,909. 

Medical  supplies,  1488. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  913, 1543. 

Property  once  condemned ,  909. 

Signal  Corps  supplies,  1566. 

Surveying  officer's  duty,  715. 

Unserviceable,  678,  679. 

Worn  or  shabby  in  appearance,  908. 
Condemned  Property  : 

Destruction,  906,  907,  910, 912-914,  low. 

Marking  or  branding,  907. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1543. 

Sale,  680,  681,  906,  907,  912-914, 1073. 

Small  arms,  907, 910. 


Conduct: 

Divine  worship,  A.  W.  52. 

In  the  military  service,  1-5. 

Members  of  courts-martial,  A.  W.  87. 

Officers  in  arrest,  926,  927. 

Prejudicial  to  good  order,  A.  W.  62. 

Unbecoming  an  officer,  A.  W.  61. 

See  also  Misconduct,  etc. 
Confederate  Records: 

Care  and  custody,  774. 
Confinement  of  Enlisted  Men: 

Awaiting  trial  by  summary  courts,  933. 

Charged  with  crime,  A.  W.  (it;. 

Inquiry  into  offense,  930. 

Limitation,  A.  W.  66, 70. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  929. 

Prisoners,  932, 936-942, 944. 

Report  of,  to  commander,  «.)3| ;  A.  W.  68. 

Without  charges,  934. 
Confinement  of  Officers: 

Arrested,  923;  A.  W .  05,  70. 
Confinement  of  Prisoners: 

Beginning  and  expiration  of  term,  '.«>;». 

<  leneral  prisoners,  <M>9,  971,  «»7_'. 

IMares,  971. 

Prior  to  confirmation  of  sentence,  <»72. 
Congress.   I'nited  States: 

Annual  returns  of  militia,  77^. 

Corps  of  Engineers,  1493. 

Disrespect  or  contempt,  A.  W.  19. 

Employment  of  militia,  450. 

Medals  of  honor,  182. 
Congressiona I  Co  m  m  1  ttees : 

See  Committees  of  Congress. 
Conspiracies: 

Suppression  by  the  Army,  485,  p.  101. 
Constitution  of  the  United  stales: 

Employment  of  militia,  450. 
Construction  : 

Alterations  of  plans  or  estimates.  I  \>'^. 

Hospitals,  1464-1469. 

Post  cemetery  walls  or  fences,  494. 

Quarters  for  sergeants,  first  class,  Hospital  Corps, 

1467,  1  U.S. 
Consuls  General: 

Funeral  honors,  421 . 

Salutes  and  honors,  400,  403. 
Contagious  Diseases: 

(Iratuitous  issue  of  clothing,  1172,  1455. 

Infected  clothing,  717. 

Medical  and  hospital  property ,  !».>(. 

Patients  and  hospital  attendants,  1455. 
Contempt  of  Court: 

Courts-martial,  A.  W.  86. 
Contempt  or  Contemptuous  Words: 

Commanding  officer,  A.  W.  20. 

President  of  the  United  States,  A.  \V.  19. 
Contingent  Expenses 

Department  headquarters,  200. 

Special  accounts  current,  623. 
Continuous-Service  Pay 

Immediate  reenlistment,  143. 

Rates  and  payment,  1340. 
Contractors: 

Aid  to  fulfill  contracts,  516. 

Bonds,  569-581. 


INDEX. 


345 


Contractors — Continued. 

Construction  and  repair  work,  572. 

Entitled  to  copy  of  contract,  561. 

Hours  of  labor,  mechanics  and  laborers,  731. 

Marking  supplies,  566. 

Payments  for  labor  and  material,  572. 
Contracts: 

Aid  to  contractors,  516. 

Awards,  523,  544-54*. 

Blanks,  555. 

Commanding  officers,  751. 

Competition  to  be  invited,  520. 

Conditions  necessary  before  making,  515. 

Construction  and  repair  work,  572. 

Definition  of  contract,  550. 

Delay  in  forwarding  to  Returns  Office,  Interior 
Department,  563. 

Disposition  of  copies,  561,  563,  565. 

Examination  and  approval,  562. 

Execution,  556-561. 

Forms,  555. 

Fresh  meats  for  troops,  1200. 

Hawaiian  Department,  557. 

Involving  future  payment  of  money,  582. 

Nonpersonal  services,  557. 

Oath,  Returns  Office,  Interior  Department,  563. 

Officers  making,  responsibility,  520. 

Papers  relating  to,  565. 

Persons  in  military  service,  521. 

Philippine  Department,  557,  559. 

Printing,  510,  513. 

Purchase  of  public  animals,  1066. 

Purchases,  Quartermaster  Corps,  564. 

Quartermaster  Corps,  557. 

Repairs,  means  of  transportation,  557. 

Subsistence  supplies,  territorial  departments,  557. 

Unauthorized,  prohibited,  515. 

Undertakers,  87,  167. 
Contract  Surgeons: 

Baggage,  1136,  1138. 

Contracts,  1390,  1392,  1393. 

Details,  1394. 

Duties,  1394. 

Employment,  1390. 

Examination  of  recruits,  etc.,  870. 

Fuel,  1037. 

Illuminating  supplies,  1054,  1057. 

Insane,  464. 

Leaves  of  absence,  1393. 

Medical  attendance,  etc.,  1473,  1474,  1476,  1478, 
1480,  1483. 

Mileage,  1296. 

Ordnance  supplies,  1520,  1521. 

Pay  and  allowances,  1390. 

Payments  to,  12ti6. 

Privileges,  1391. 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1174. 

Returns  by  department  surgeons,  1489. 

Subsistence  supplies,  1239. 
Conviction: 

Definition,  p.  301,  sec.  1342,  R.  S. 

Previous,  954,  956,  962. 
Convicts: 

Enlistment  or  acceptance  prohibited,  849;  A.  W.  3. 

See  also  Prisoners,  General. 
Cooking: 

See  Messing  and  Cooking. 


Cooking  Stores  and   Utensils: 

Allowance,  1044. 

Company,  296. 
Cooks: 

Appointment,  etc.,  275,  278. 

Excused  from  ordinary  post  duties,  329. 

Extra  pay,  329. 

Hours  of  labor,  731. 

Inspection  and  muster,  329. 

Management  and  cooking  in  the  field,  296. 

Manual  for  Army,  296,  299. 

Quartermaster  Corps,  1009. 

Reduction,  1009. 

Schools  for,  449. 

Target  practice,  329. 
Corn: 

Forage  ration,  1077. 
Cornmeal: 

Ration,  1205. 
Corporals: 

Appointments,  260,  271,  275,  480, 1405. 

Band,  260. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  428. 

Hospital  Corps,  1405,  1407,,  1410. 

Indian  scouts,  480. 

Lance,  272,  1405, 1407,  1408,  1410. 

Ordnance  Corps,  103. 

Quarters,  fuel,  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Recruiting  parties,  843-845. 

Reduction,  276,  277,  1009,  1407. 

Reproving,  270. 

Roster  duties,  358. 

Selection  and  instruction,  270. 

Signal  Corps,  103. 

Temporary  appointments,  275. 

Travel  accommodations,  1128. 

Warrants,  274, 1405, 1410. 

Whistles,  1180. 
Corporations: 

Acceptance  of,  as  sureties,  575-577,  581. 

Bonds,  574,  580. 

Contracts,  supplies  and  services,  560. 

Money  vouchers,  641-644. 

Proposals,  supplies  and  services,  532. 

Stockholders  as  sureties,  573. 

Surety  companies,  573,  575-577,  580,  581. 
Corps  of  Engineers: 

Band.    See  Engineer  Sand. 

Battalion  staff  officers,  248. 

Chief  of  Engineers,  1493,  1494,  1496,  1501,  1502, 
1505, 1506. 

Colors,  226,  227,  232. 

Department  commander's  staff,  197, 199. 

Electric  plants  and  equipments,  1493, 1505J. 

Eligibility  of  officers  of,  to  command,  IS. 

Extra-duty  details,  enlisted  men,  172. 

General  duties,  1493. 

Guidons,  237. 

Officers,  742, 1493-1504, 1507-1509. 

Organized  Militia,  1510. 

Precedence  on  occasions  of  ceremony,  6. 

Quartermaster  sergeants,  9,  256, 1044, 1136. 

Special  regulations,  note,  p.  2s7. 

Supervision  of,  by  Chief  of  Staff,  762. 

Troops  detached,  1495, 1496. 


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INDEX. 


Correspondence: 

Army  and  militia,  774. 

Channels  of  communication,  193. 

Chief  of  Coast  Artillery,  303. 

Chiefs  of  bureaus,  disbursing  officers,  745. 

Coast  defense  commands,  305. 

Confidential  communications,  778. 

Courtesy  required,  790. 

Foreign,  781,  839. 

Judge  advocates,  920. 

National  cemeteries,  490. 

Post  staff,  official  address,  206. 

Private,  officers  and  enlisted  men,  781. 

Recruiting  service,  872. 

Resignation  of  officers,  79,  80. 

Use  of  colored  inks,  822. 
See  also— 
Letters,  Official. 
Orders. 
Correspondence  Books: 

Company,  280. 

Post,  211. 

Regimental,  258. 
Correspondence  with  Enemy: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  46. 
Councils  of  Administration: 

Company,  280,  316-318,  320,  321,  327. 

Hospital,  317. 

Mess,  316-318,  321,  329,  330. 

Post,  117, 163,  164. 

Post  exchange,  211,  279,  316-321,  327. 

Proceedings,  record  of,  318. 
Counsel: 

Employment  of  civil,  995,  996. 
Counsel  for  Accused: 

Detail,  qualifications,  and  duties,  961. 

Judge  Advocate  to  act,  A.  W.  90. 
Courtesy: 

Enjoined  on  military  men,  4,  391,  790. 

See  also  Honors,  Courtesies,  and  Ceremonies. 
Courts- Martial: 

Acquittal  of  charge  of  desertion,  128. 

Annual  reports  of  trials,  etc.,  916. 

Appointment,  pp.  314,  315,  act  March  2,  1913. 

Available  officers  for  duty,  192. 

Candidates  for  promotion,  32. 

Charges  against  enlisted  men,  954, 955;  A.  W.  67. 

Classification,  p.  314,  act  March  2,  1913. 

Closed  sessions,  949;  p.  313,  act  July  27,  1892. 

Compensation  for  clerical  duties,  987. 

Definition  of  conviction,  p.  301,  sec.  1342  R.  S. 

Error  in  record  or  conclusions,  983. 

Fuel  and  stoves,  1044. 

Garrison,  A.  W.  62,  84,  112. 

General.    See  Courts- Martial,  General. 

Interpreters,  988. 

Judge  advocates.    See  Judge  Advocates  of  Courts- 
Martial. 

Jurisdiction,  32;  A.  W.  58,  60,  62-64,  79,  102,  103. 

Manual,  963. 

Members,  946,  948;  A.  W.  76-78,  84,  87,  88,  95. 

Mixed  corps,  A.  W.  77,  78. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  958. 

Offenses  against  civil  communities,  955. 

Places  where  held,  946. 

Powers,  948. 

Power  to  punish  contempt,  A.  W.  86. 


Courts-Martial— Continued. 
President,  947,  979;  A.  W.  85. 
Previous  convictions,  954. 
Proceedings,  979;  A.  W.  86-93,  95,  113,  114,  121. 
Records,  920. 

Regimental,  A.  W.  30,  62,  84,  112. 
Reporters,  738,  986,  987. 
Sentences.    See  Courts- Martial  Sentences. 
Sessions,  946. 

Special.    See  Courts- Martial,  Special. 
Summary.    See  Courts- Martial,  Summary. 
Witnesses,  127,  951,  952;  p.  313,  sec.  1202  R.  S.; 

p.  314,  act  March  2,  1901;  A.  W.  91,  92. 
Courts- Martial,  General: 
Announcement  of  findings,  etc.,  984. 
Appointment,  pp.  314,  315,  act   March  2,   1913; 

A.  W.  76. 
Contumacious  witnesses,  991;  p.  314,  act  March 

2,  1901. 
Copy  of  proceedings  to  be  furnished,  919,  980; 

A.  W.  114. 

Counsel  for  prisoners,  961. 
Custodian  of  records,  915. 
E  vidence  of  previous  convictions,  954,  962. 
Jurisdiction,  p.  313,  sec.  1343  R.  S.;  p.  315,  act 

March  2,  1913;  A.  W.  79. 
Mat  tt-r  in  charges  unfit  for  publication,  984. 
Members,  945;  pp.  314,  315,  act  March  2,  1913. 
Orders,  791,  917,  984. 
Proceedings,  917,  921. 
Records,  915,  980. 

Refusal  of  civilian  witnesses  to  appear,  etc.,  991. 
Stenographic  reporter,  985-987. 
Trial  of  enlisted  men,  954. 
Typewriter,  use  of,  980. 
Courts- Martial,  Special: 
A  ppointment,  p.  315,  act  March  2,  1913. 
Counsel  for  prisoners,  961. 
Evidence  of  previous  convictions,  954,  962. 
Jurisdiction,  p.  315,  act  March  2,  1913. 
Members,  945;  pp.  314,  315,  act  March  2,  1913. 
Orders  convening,  proceedings,  etc.,  945,  960. 
Records,  960,  982. 

Trial  of  candidates  for  promotion,  32. 
Courts- Martial,  Summary: 
Appointment,  p.  315,  act  March  2,  1913. 
Charges  against  enlisted  men,  956,  957. 
Consist  of  one  officer,  p.  314,  act  March  2,  1913. 
Delays  in  trials,  959. 

Evidence  of  previous  convictions,  956,  962. 
Jurisdiction,  p.  315,  act  March  2,  1913. 
Only  officer  present  sitting  as  court,  957. 
Proceedings,  findings,  etc.,  957. 
Records,  957. 

Reports,  982;  pp.  313,  314,  act  June  18,  1898. 
Sessions,  959. 

Trial  of  candidates  for  promotion,  32. 
Trial  officers,  administration  of  oaths,  p.  313,  act 

July  27,  1892. 
Trial  of  noncommissioned  officers,  958;  p.  315,  act 

March  2, 1913. 
Courts- Martial  Sentences: 
Absence  without  leave,  127,  128. 
Beginning  and  expiration,  969,  970. 
Branding,  marking,  or  tattooing,  A.  W.  38,  98. 
Candidates  for  promotion,  32. 
Certificates  of  eligibility,  enlisted  men,  32. 


INDEX. 


347 


Courts-Martial  Sentences— Continued. 
Computation  of  one-half,  943. 
Conduct  unbecoming  an  officer,  A.  W.  61. 
Confirmation,  981;  A.  W.  105-109. 
Cowardice  or  fraud,  A.  W.  42,  60,  100. 
Death  penalty,  A.  W.  96. 
Deposits  of  enlisted  men,  1368. 
Designation  of  persons  convicted,  928. 
Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  139;  A.  W.  4. 
Discharge  or  dismissal  of  officers,  A.  W.  99. 
Dishonorable  discharge,  974,  975. 
Execution,  A.  W.  104-109. 
Flogging,  A.  W.  98. 
Forfeiture  of  pay,  970,  976-978. 
Form,  965. 

General  officers,  A.  W.  108. 
Imprisonment  in  penitentiaries,  A.  W.  97. 
Increase  of  sentence  of  confinement,  967. 
Legal  limit,  968. 
Limitation  of  punishment,  963,  964;  p.  313,  act 

September  27,  1890;  p.  315,  act  March  2,  1913; 

A.  W.  38,  98. 
Marking,  A.  W.  38,  98. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  256,  276,  277,  310. 
Operative  when  confirmed,  972. 
Order  of  serving,  973. 
Order  publishing,  970. 
Pardon  or  mitigation,  p.  313,  act  June  18,  1898; 

A.  W.  112. 

Payments  to  officers  dismissed,  1262, 1265. 
Places  of  confinement,  965,  966,  971. 
Soldiers  serving  or  awaiting,  when  term  expires, 

157. 

Special  courts-martial,  p.  315,  act  March  2, 1913. 
Summary  courts-martial,  957;  p.  315,  act  March  2, 

1913. 

Suspension,  A.  W.  111. 
Suspension  from  command,  A.  W.  101. 
Tattooing,  A.  W.  38,  98. 
Tours  of  guard  duty,  964. 
Courts  of  Inquiry: 
Appointment,  etc.,  A.  W.  115. 
Composition,  A.  W.  116. 
Fuel  and  stoves,  1044. 
Members,  A.  W.  116, 117. 
Oaths  of  members,  A.  W.  117,  118. 
Opinion  of  court,  A .  W.  119. 
President,  A.  W.  117,  120. 
Proceedings,  719;  A.  W.  116, 118,  120,  121. 
Recorders,  A.  W.  116-118, 120. 
Records,  915. 
Witnesses,  A.  W.  118. 
Cowardice: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  42,  100. 
Sentences  of  courts-martial,  A.  W.  100. 

Crating: 

See  Packing  and  Crating. 
Credit  Sales: 

Subsistence  supplies,  1242,  1243,  1249. 
Crimes  or  Offenses: 

Against  laws  of  the  land,  A.  W.  55,  59. 

Convictions,  enlisted  men,  civil  courts,  146. 

Enlisted  men  charged  with,  A.  W.  66. 

Fraud  or  embezzlement ,  A .  W .  60. 

Fraudulent  enlistment,  p.  313,  act  July  27,  1892. 

Officers  charged  with,  A.  W.  65. 

Trial,  second  time  for  same,  A.  W.  102. 


Currency  Payments  to  Troops: 

See  Check  or  Currency  Payments  to  Troops. 
Cuspidors: 

Allowance  for  barracks,  1022. 
Custody  of  Public  Funds: 

Separate  accounts  and  deposits,  584. 

Treasurer  of  the  United  States,  586. 
Customs   Duties: 

Army  to  protect  collection,  485,  p.  102. 
Customs  Officers: 

Seamen  and  river  boatmen,  1459. 
Damages  to  Property: 

Accountability,  A.  W.  10. 

Barrack  furniture,  1011. 

Barracks  and  quarters,  1010,  1011. 

Civilian  employees,  688. 

Classification,  682. 

Deserters,  687. 

Enlisted  men,  685, 686, 699, 724, 1178;  A.  W.  16, 17. 

Examination,  etc.,  surveying  officer,  710,  713,  715. 

Examination  of  original  packages,  668. 

Fire,  storm,  etc.,  709. 

In  transit,  721,  1141. 

Loaned  mail  contractors,  209. 

Medical  supplies,  1488. 

Mess  property  and  utensils,  301. 

Officers,  683,  685;  A.  W.  15. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1530,  1541. 

Prevention,  674. 

Stoppages  against  pay  of  officers,  1309. 

Surveys  on,  710,  713,  715. 

Tableware  and  kitchen  utensils,  1178. 

Vessels  owned  or  operated  by  the  War  Depart- 
ment, 709. 
Death  Penalty: 

Concurrence  of  two-thirds  of  the  members  of  a 
general  court-martial,  A.  W.  96. 

Confirmation  by  the  President,  A.  W.  105. 

Incurred  by  enlisted  men,  A.  W.  21-23,  39,  42-47, 
51,  56,  57. 

Incurred  by  officers,  A.  W.  21-23,41-47, 51, 56, 57. 

Spies,  p.  313,  sec.  1343  R.  S. 
Deaths: 

Report  of  chaplains,  45. 

Report  of  commanding  officers,  83, 162. 


Deceased  Officers. 

Deceased  Soldiers. 
Deceased  Officers: 

Accounts,  medical  attendance,  etc.,  1478. 
Accounts  for  advertisements,  508. 
Baggage,  professional  books,  etc.,  1137. 
Burial  in  post  cemeteries,  493. 
Cause  of  death,  83. 
Checks  outstanding,  603. 
Disposition  of  remains,  87. 
Effects,  84,  85;  A.  W.  125,  127. 
Expenses  of  burial,  87. 
Funeral  honors  and  escort,  396,  418-420,  422,  426, 

427. 

Half  year's  pay  to  beneficiary,  1385. 
Information  from  records,  824. 
Notification  of  nearest  relative,  87. 
Outside  continental  limits  U.  S.,  87. 
Public  property  or  funds,  86. 
Reports  of  death  and  burial,  45,  &3,  87. 
Settlement  of  accounts,  85. 
Transportation  of  horses,  1098. 


348 


INDEX. 


Deceased  Soldiers: 

Accounts,  medical  attendance,  etc.,  1478. 

Allotment  pay,  1350. 

Arrears  of  pay,  etc.,  165. 

Baggage,  professional  books,  etc.,  1137. 

Burial  in  post  cemeteries,  493. 

Cause  of  death,  162. 

Certificates  of  merit,  1S7. 

Clothing  for  use  in  burial,  1173. 

Deposits  of  pay,  1367. 

Disposition  of  remains,  167. 

Effects,  162-165, 1451;  A.  W.  126, 127. 

Expenses  of  burial,  167. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  423,  428. 

Half  year's  pay  to  beneficiary,  1385. 

Information  from  records,  824 . 

Legal  administration  of  estate,  166. 

Notification  of  nearest  relative,  162, 167. 

Patients  dying  in  hospitals,  1451. 

Payment  of  debts  of,  163. 

Payments,  1333. 

Reports  of  death  and  burial,  45, 167. 

Settlement  of  accounts,  166. 
Deductions: 

Loss  or  damage  to  supplies  in  transit,  721. 
Deeds: 

Military  lands,  705,  915, 1493. 
Deficiencies  In  Public  Property: 

Stoppages  against  pay  of  officers,  1309. 
Definitions: 

Battalion,  15. 

Company,  15. 

Contract,  550. 

Conviction,  p.  301,  sec.  1342  R.  S. 

Desertion,  132. 

Directions  and  orders  of  the  Secretary  of  War, 
761. 

Extra  and  special  duty,  enlisted  men,  169. 

Fiscal  year  and  quarters  of,  620. 

Garrison  prisoners,  928. 

General  and  special  orders,  792,  793. 

General  prisoners,  928. 

General  recruiting  stations  and  recruiting  depots, 
841. 

Governors  general,  400. 

Indian  country,  472. 

Officer,  p.  301,  sec.  1342  R.  S. 

Officers  on  duty  without  troops,  1300. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1512. 

Personal  service,  519. 

Prisoners  awaiting  trial,  etc.,  (»2s. 

Rank,  7. 

Ration,  1202. 

Roster,  355. 

Sea  travel,  1280. 

Soldier,  p.  301,  sec.  1342  R.  S. 

Spring  wagons,  1103. 

Traveling  with  troops,  1281. 
Delays: 

Applications,  67. 

Granted  enlisted  men,  107. 

Officers  changing  stations,  68. 

Proceedings,  courts-martial,  A.  W.  93. 

Regarded  as  leaves  of  absence,  70. 
Deliberations: 

Conveying  praise  or  censure  forbidden,  5. 


Dental  Corps: 

Acting  dental  surgeons.    See  Acting  Dental  Sur- 
geons. 

Assignments,  1396. 

Assistants,  1397. 

Dental  surgeons,  1239,  1396-1401,  1489. 

Duties,  1398-1403. 

Emergency  work,  1399. 

Materials,  1399, 1401. 

Office  rooms,  1397. 

Operations,  limitation  of,  1400. 

Returns  by  depart  incut  and  division  surgeons, 

1489. 
Department  Adjutants: 

Assignment,  197. 

Designation,  199. 

Detachments,  367. 

Distribution  of  orders,  803. 

Funds  for  contingent  expenses,  200. 

Returns,  200,  333. 
Depart inent  Commanders: 

Absence  from  headquarters,  196. 

Acting  dental  surgeons,  1395. 

Administration  of  military  affairs,  193. 

Advertising  rates,  505-507. 

Annual  reports,  preparation,  etc.,  1<»;U. 

Appeals  of  officers,  A.  W.  29. 

Appeals  referred  to,  for  decision,  195. 

Assignments  to  command,  190. 

Authority  to  command,  191,  192. 

Awards  and  contracts,  543,544. 

Barracks  and  quarters,  1012, 10H-l()l(>,  1025,  in:W. 

Blank  forms,  509. 

Candidates  for  promotion,  33. 

Care,  etc.,  of  posts  and  reservations,  213. 

Change  of  station  of  troops,  193. 

Civilian  employees,  729. 

Clothing  and  equipage,  1149-1151. 

Commutation  of  quarters,  1302. 

Company  commanders,  268. 

Condemned  property,  906,  912,  913. 

Confinement  of  prisoners,  935,  <M>. 

Contingent  expenses,  2iMi. 

Contracts,  557. 

Controversies  arising  within  command,  195. 

<  oimcils  of  administration,  318. 

Courts-martial  orders,  984. 

Courts-martial  proceedings,  920. 

Damages  by  fire,  storm,  etc.,  709. 

Deceased  officers,  M. 

Decisions,  pecuniary  responsibility,  318,  321. 

Deserters,  126. 

Disbursing  officers  on  staff,  745. 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  139, 161;  A.  W.  4. 

Klliciency  reports,  829. 

Knlisted  men  detailed  with  militia,  105. 

Estimates,  750, 1008. 

Examinations  for  promotion,  29,  30. 

Extra  and  special  duty  details,  171. 

Extra-duty  pay,  177. 

Field  officers  of  the  mobile  army,  247. 

Forage  rations,  1077. 

Funeral  escorts,  etc.,  426. 

Furloughs  to  enlisted  men,  107. 

Gambling,  593. 

Garrison  schools,  193. 


INDEX. 


349 


Department  Com manders— Continued. 
General  courts-martial,  A.  W.  76. 
General  duties  and  responsibilities,  193. 
General  hospitals,  1439,  1446. 
Hire  of  quarters,  1028,  1029. 
Horses  of  mounted  officers,  1095. 
Hospital  Corps,  1414. 
Hospital  transports,  etc.,  1440. 
Illuminating  supplies,  1051,  1053. 
Indian  country,  472. 
Indian  scouts,  480,  4x2. 
Insane  soldiers,  467,  468. 

Inspection,  command,  etc.,  coast  artillery,  303. 
Inspection  reports,  906. 
Inspections,  193,  887. 
Inspectors  general,  879-883. 
Instruction  and  practice  in  signaling,  1562. 
Jurisdiction  over  prisoners,  944. 
Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  51. 
Loss  of  special  funds,  321. 
Maps  and  reconnaissances,  446. 
Messing  and  cooking,  field  practice,  296. 
Mounted  service,  1095,  1096,  1272. 
Movements  of  troops,  193,  750. 
Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044,  1046. 
Officers  under  arrest,  924. 
Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1517,  1518,  1532, 

1538. 

Ordnance  depots,  1515,  1517. 
Organized  Militia,  193,  454,  457,  463. 
Permission  to  hunt  granted  by,  66. 
Personal  leave  beyond  command,  51. 
Post  gardens,  344. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  99,  101. 
Printing,  contracts  for,  513,  514. 
Public  moneys  by  express,  1142. 
Quartermaster  supplies,  1003-1007. 
Recruit  depot  posts,  841. 
Recruiting  service,  840. 
Reports,  special  and  annual,  193,  193i,  196. 
Reports  from  officers,  747. 
Returns  of  troops,  811. 
Sales  of  horses  to  mounted  officers,  1095. 
Signal  supplies,  1564. 
Small-arms  practice,  350. 
Special  inspections  and  investigations,  893. 
Special  inspectors,  903. 
Staff,  199,  200. 

Staff  officers  and  enlisted  men,  743. 
Subsistence,  furloughed  men  or  soldiers  absent 

without  leave,  110. 

Succession  in  event  of  death  or  disability  of,  196. 
Supervision  of  reservations,  212. 
Supervision  or  control,  191, 192,  304. 
Surveying  officers,  711. 
Target  practice,  193. 
Telegraph  accounts,  1189. 
Telegraphic  code,  1185. 
Transfer,  etc.,  enlisted  men,  114,  1411. 
Transfer  of  supplies,  671. 
Transportation,  furloughed  men  or  soldiers  absent 

without  leave,  110. 
Travel  of  enlisted  men,  191. 
Unimportant  communications,  789. 
Witnesses,  951,952. 
\Yrits  of  habeas  corpus,  999. 


Department  Kiininocrs: 

Assignment,  197. 

Designation,  199. 
Department  Inspectors: 

Assignment,  197. 

Designation,  199. 

Inspections  of  accounts  of  disbursing  officers,  etc., 
899. 

Supervision  or  control,  879. 
Department  .In dm-  Advocates: 

Administration  of  oaths,  23,  684;  p.  313,  act  July 
27, 1892. 

Annual  reports,  916. 

Assignment,  197. 

Courts-martial  records,  982;  p.  314,  act  June  18, 
1898. 

Designation,  199. 

Law  books,  918. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 
Department  Ordnance  Officers: 

Assignment,  197. 

Designation,  199. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores  in  time  of  war,  1514. 

Requisitions  for  ordnance  supplies,  1518. 
Department  Quartermasters: 

Assignment,  197. 

Clothing  and  equipage,  1148-1151. 

Commutation  payments,  lost  furloughs,  1237. 

Contracts,  subsistence  supplies,  and  nonpersonal 
services,  557. 

Designation,  199. 

Estimates  for  funds,  1008. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Pay  accounts  of  officers,  1258, 1259. 

Payment  of  troops,  1315. 

Repairs,  barracks  and  quarters,  1017, 1019. 

Sale  of  subsistence  supplies,  1243. 
Departments: 

Change  of  station  of  troops,  193. 

Civilian  employees,  headquarters,  728. 

Commanders.    See  Department  Commanders. 

Contingent  expenses,  200. 

Draft  and  pack  animals,  1102. 

Engineer  officers  on  duty,  1503. 

Establishment,  190. 

Inspections,  879-883,899,903,906. 

Letter  and  note  heads,  512. 

Movements  of  troops,  193- 

Orders,  805. 

Printing,  510-514. 

Records  of  discontinued,  821. 

Registry  of  officers  arriving  at  headquarters,  406, 
825. 

Returns,  333, 811, 815. 

Rosters  of  troops,  805. 

Staff  officers,  197, 199. 
Department  Signal  Officers: 

Assignment,  197. 

Designation,  199. 
Department  Surgeons: 

Assignment,  197. 

Certificates  of  disability,  161. 

Condemnation  of  medical  supplies,  1488. 

Dental  surgeons,  1396. 

Designation,  199. 

Hospital  Corps,  1407, 1408. 


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INDEX. 


Department  Surgeons— Continued. 

Returns,  1489. 

Travois,  mule  litters,  etc.,  1431. 
Depositaries,  Designated: 

Balances  unchanged  for  three  years,  590. 

Depositaries,  594, 595. 

Deposits  of  moneys  refunded,  etc.,  1384. 

Disbursing  officers'  deposits,  590. 
Deposit  Books: 

Deceased  soldiers,  1367. 

Importance  of  preserving,  1364. 

Loss,  1363.       . 

Record  of  deposits,  1361. 

Soldiers  discharged  by  purchase,  1369. 

Transfer,  sale,  or  pledge  prohibited,  1361. 
Depositions: 

Witnesses,  courts-martial,  A.  W.  91. 
Deposits  by  Enlisted  Men: 

Check  or  currency  payments,  1335. 

Deceased  soldiers,  1367. 

Deposit  books,  1361-1364, 1367, 1369. 

Discharged  for  fraud,  1380. 

Exempt  from  certain  liabilities,  1368. 

Final  statements,  140, 1362-1365, 1369. 

Forfeitures,  1362, 1368, 1370. 

Furloughed  to  the  reserve,  1361, 1362, 1366. 

Interest,  1366. 

Making  and  recording,  1335, 1361. 

Payments,  1362, 1364, 1365. 

Purchase  of  discharge,  1369. 

Renewal  on  reenlistment,  1365. 

Transfer  or  desertion,  1361, 1362, 1368. 

Unpaid  at  discharge,  1364. 
Deposits  of  Moneys  and  Collections: 

Balances  and  collections,  611-619. 

Certificates,  611, 612, 615, 616, 1521. 

Company,  post  exchange,  etc.,  funds,  324. 

Deserters'  effects,  117. 

Funds  of  other  staff  departments,  613. 

Funds  refunded,  etc.,  1384. 

Proceeds  of  sale,  617-619. 

Quartermasters,  614. 

Received  for  disbursement,  584, 586. 
Depots  of  Supply: 

Annual  inspections,  191, 892, 895. 

Candles,  121"5. 

Commanding  officers,  49, 106. 

Court-martial  duty  of  officers,  192. 

Efficiency  reports,  829. 

Plats  of  land,  708. 

Quartermaster  Corps,  1002-1004. 

Records  of  discontinued,  821. 

Supervision  or  control,  191, 1002. 
Descriptive  and  Assignment  Cards: 

Applicants  for  enlistment,  874. 

Detached  enlisted  men,  1535. 

Enlistment  period  noted,  153. 

Laundry  charges,  1169. 

Previous  service  notation  upon  reenlistment,  153. 

Recruiting  parties,  reenlisting,  847. 

Recruits,  869, 873-876, 1217, 1249. 
Descriptive  Cards: 

Officers'  mounts  at  remount  depot,  1099. 

Public  animals,  280, 1070, 1071. 
Descriptive  Lists: 

Absent  enlisted  men  discharged,  154. 

Clothing  balances,  1157, 1163. 


Descriptive  Lists— Continued. 

Deposits  of  pay,  1361. 

Deserters,  118, 124. 

Detached  enlisted  men,  104, 105, 1535. 

Insane  soldiers,  466. 

Navy  or  Marine  Corps  deserters,  133. 

Patients  in  hospitals,  1451. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  99. 

Prisoners,  938. 

Public  animals,  1069. 

Retired  enlisted  men,  138,  1337. 

Retirement  of  enlisted  men,  135. 

Transfer  of  enlisted  men,  115,  1356. 
Deserters: 

Allotment  pay,  1350. 

Application  for  release,  etc.,  125. 

Apprehended  or  surrendered,  123-126, 1165,  1166. 

Arrest,  delivery,  etc.,  1  IS;  p.  314,  act  June  18, 1898. 

Awaiting  trial,  129. 

Clothing  allowance  and  accounts,  1164-1166,  1373, 
1374. 

Clothing  and  personal  effects,  117,  129. 

Definition,  132. 

Delivery,  121,  122,  125. 

Deposits  of  pay,  1361,  1362,  I3«w. 

Descriptive  lists,  etc.,  118, 124. 

Disposition  without  trial,  126,  131. 

Enlistment  or  acceptance  prohibii  c<l,  S4<);  A.  W.  3. 

Evidence  against,  124. 

Forfeitures,  130-132,  U7S. 

Identification,  119. 

Inquiry,  liability  to  trial,  125. 

Military  prisoners,  escaped,  121. 

Navy  or  Marine  Corps,  133,  14:,  I . 

Pay  and  allowances,  129,  131,  132,  1372-1374. 

Physically  disqualified,  123,  126. 

Preparation  of  charges  against,  120,  124,  12»>. 

Property  carried  away  or  lost,  116,  r>s7. 

Reenlistment,  restrictions,  84!>,  M;I. 

Reports,  etc.,  120,  124. 

Return  to  service,  130. 

Rewards  and  expenses,  121,  122,  127,  128,  131. 

Statute  of  limitations,  121,  125;  A.  W.  103. 

Time  lost  to  be  made  good,  130-132;  A.  W.  48. 

Trial,  125,  126,  128,  129. 

'  Witnesses  against,  127. 
Desertion: 

Advising  or  persuading,  A.  W.  51. 

Charge  not  sustained,  1165. 

Commencement,  definition,  etc.,  132. 

Enlistment  in  other  organizations,  A.  W.  ,30. 

Patients  in  hospitals,  1451. 

Payments  to  enlisted  men,  1333. 

Punishment,  A.  W.  47-51. 

Quitting  service,  resignation,  A.  W.  49. 

Reports  of  inspectors,  889. 

Statute  of  limitations,  A.  W.  103. 

Time  lost  made  good,  A.  W.  48. 

Trial  after  expiration  of  service,  A .  \Y .  4s. 
Destitute  Persons: 

Subsistence,  1219. 
Destruction  of  Public  Property: 

Accountability,  destroyed  in  service,  698. 

Civilian  employees,  688. 

Classification,  682,  717. 

Deserters,  116,  687. 

Deteriorated  stores,  infected  clothing,  etc.,  717. 


INDEX. 


351 


Destruction  of  Public  Property— Continued. 
Enlisted  men,  685  686,  699;  A.  W.  16,  17. 

In  transit,  721,  1141. 

Military  records,  823. 

Military  telegraph  lines,  1563. 

Officers,  683,  685;  A.  W.  15. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1527,  1541,  1542. 

Prevention,  674. 

Public  animals,  1073. 

Public  buildings  or  vessels,  709. 

Tableware  and  kitchen  utensils,  1178. 
Detached  Service: 

Commutation  of  rations,  1238. 

Descriptive  lists,  104. 

Details  of  officers,  39,  40,  265. 

Engineer  officers  and  troops,  1494-1496. 

Enlisted  men  with  Organized  Militia,  105. 

Foreign,  fuel  and  light,  1036,  1057. 

Leaves  of  absence,  51. 

Muster  and  pay  re'ls,  808. 

Officers,  sen-ice  schools,  etc.,  192. 

Orders  directing  travel,  69. 

Personal  reports,  officers,  826-828. 

Transfer  of  ordnance  stores,  1535,  1536. 
Detachment  Commanders: 

Absentees  at  muster,  A.  W.  12, 13. 

Allotments  of  pay,  enlisted  men,  1348-1351. 

Clothing  accounts,  1157-1160. 

Clothing  and  equipage,  1153,  1156,  1157. 

Confinement  of  enlisted  men,  931. 

Daily  and  weekly  inspections,  283. 

Deposits  by  enlisted  men,  1361,  1362. 

Deserters,  117,  120. 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  148. 

Duties,  etc.,  368,  369. 

Emergency  rations,  1205. 

Final  statements,  1363,  1364. 

Muster  rolls,  810. 

Payments  to  enlisted  men,  1320, 1321,  1332-1334. 

Pay  rolls,  810,  1318,  1320,  1321. 

Property  responsibility,  661-663, 1089-1092;  A.  W. 
10. 

Ration  certificates,  1213. 

Ration  returns,  1209. 

Recruiting  service,  840. 

Returns  of  troops,  811,  812. 
•  Settlement  with  staff  officers,  281. 
Detachments: 

Commanders.    See  Detachment  Commanders. 

Formation,  365-367. 

Fund,  327. 

Muster  and  pay  rolls,  808. 

Officers  and  enlisted  men  on  other  duty,  366. 

Protecting  laborers,  rosters,  357. 

Ration  certificates,  1213. 

Return  from  duty,  369. 

Returns,  811,  812,  815,  1009. 

Serving  together,  368. 
Details,  Enlisted  Men: 

Clerical  assistant,  judge  advocate,  985. 

Limitations,  extra  and  special  duty,  169, 171-173. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  270,  311. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  97. 

Roster  duty,  355-357,  364. 
Details,  Officers: 

Accountable  for  property,  658,  659,  664. 

Acting  inspectors,  897. 


Details,  Officers— Continued. 

Aids,  41. 

Detached  service,  staff  duty,  etc.,  39,  40. 

Educational  institutions,  42,  449,  1306. 

Escorts  of  honor,  416. 

General  Staff  Corps,  197,  199,  752,  761,  765,  773. 

Line  to  staff,  38-40. 

Recruiting  service,  840. 

Roster  duties,  355-364. 

Service  in  a  foreign  country,  horses,  1098. 

Special  inspectors,  897,  903. 
Deteriorated  Stores: 

Destruction,  717. 
Diagnosis: 

Enlisted  men  on  sick  report,  1472. 
Diaries: 

War,  in  campaigns,  446. 
Directions  and  Orders: 

Secretary  of  War,  defined,  761. 
Disability: 

Certificates.    See  Certificates  of  Disability. 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  140,  159-161. 

Entry  on  muster  roll,  1472. 

Line  of  duty,  161,  1472. 

Permanent,  159. 
Disabled  Soldiers: 

Reenlistment,  etc.,  863. 
Disbursements  of  Money: 

Disallowances,  how  charged,  653,  654. 

Inspections,  203,  897,  901,  902. 
Disbursing  Officers: 

Accounts  current,  626-629. 

Acting  in  different  capacities,  586. 

Advances  to,  of  public  moneys,  583. 

Allotments  of  pay,  enlisted  men,  1352, 1354, 1359. 

Balances  at  close  of  fiscal  year,  625. 

Balances  unchanged  for  three  years,  590. 

Bonds,  567,  568,  574-577,  580,  581,  589. 

Ceasing  to  act,  instructions,  588,  630,  902. 

Certificates  of  deposit,  611-613,  615,  616. 

Check  books,  608,  609. 

Checks,  599-607,  610,  635,  638,  643. 

Closing  statement  of  accounts,  902. 

Correspondence,  745. 

Deposit  by,  of  funds,  584,  586. 

Duplicate  checks,  602. 

Errors  or  disallowances,  655,  656. 

Funds  kept  in  personal  possession,  586,  587. 

Gambling,  593. 

Identification  of  payees,  645. 

Inspection  of  accounts,  895,  897,  899-901. 

Insurance  on  public  money  or  property,  5%. 

Interest  in  purchases,  etc.,  591,  592. 

Opening  account,  594. 

Organized  Militia,  452,  455,  456. 

Outstanding  and  unpaid  checks,  588. 

Payments,  accounts,  contract  sen-ice,  585. 

Pecuniary  responsibility,  653,  654. 

Rates  of  exchange,  596. 

Receipts,  595. 

Recruiting  officers,  587. 

Refundments,  stoppages,  etc.,  614,  1384. 

Separate  depositary  accounts,  626. 

Settlement  with  legal  representatives,  652. 

Signature  to  be  furnished  depositaries,  594. 

Surety  companies,  lists,  573. 

Transfer  of  funds,  589,  597, 598,  639,  640, 1384. 


352 


INDEX. 


Discharge  Certificates: 

Blank  forms,  150. 

By  whom  signed,  147. 

Contents  and  preparation,  148, 149, 152. 

Custody,  150. 

Date,  for  soldier  under  sentence,  157. 

Forwarding,  in  correspondence,  151. 

Furnished  on  discharge,  A.  W.  I. 

Indorsements  concerning  date,  152, 157. 

Issue  of  duplicate,  prohibited,  151. 

Loss,  151. 

Manuscript,  prohibited,  1572. 

Notations  of  final  payments,  1376. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  99. 

Previous  service  notation,  153. 

Retirement  of  enlisted  men,  135. 

Service  certificates  issued  in  lieu  of  lost,  151. 

Soldiers  confined  by  civil  authorities,  1381. 

Use  of,  150. 
Discharged  Soldiers: 

Certificates  of  merit,  187. 

Enlistment  of  certain,  prohibited,  849. 

Hospital  treatment,  1452, 1453. 

Indebtedness  to  laundry,  341. 

Indebtedness  to  post  exchange,  345. 

Outside  continental  limits  U.  S.,  145, 1235. 

Payments,  1375-1383. 

Reentering  service,  848,  849,  800-863. 

Special  authority  for  enlistment,  861. 

Subsistence  on  transports,  1235. 

Transportation,  145, 1235. 

Travel  allowances,  145, 158  1378. 
Discharge  of  Enlisted  Men: 

Absent  from  organization,  154. 

Admission  to  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C.,  179. 

Allotment  pay,  1350, 1358. 

Authority,  in  whom  vested,  139;  A.  W.  4. 

Awaiting  trial  or  sentence,  157. 

Before  expiration  of  service,  139,  142, 159. 

By  reason  of  dependent  parent,  144. 

Certificates.    See  Discharge  Certificates. 

Conviction  by  civil  courts,  146. 

Date  when  discharge  takes  effect,  152. 

Deposits  of  pay,  140,  1362. 

Disability,  140, 159-161. 

Dishonorable,  150,  156,  944,  974,  975;  p.  314,  act 
June  18, 1898. 

Disqualified  through  own  misconduct,  150. 

Expiration  term  of  service,  143. 

Final  statements,  140-142, 155, 1379, 1381, 1415. 

Fraudulent  enlistment,  150. 

General  noncommissioned  staff,  103. 

Honorable,  150. 

Imprisonment,  150. 

Indian  scouts,  479. 

Insane  soldiers,  466. 

Patients  in  hospital,  1451. 

Personal  notice  to  prisoners,  157. 

Philippine  Department,  126, 139. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  99,  102,  958. 

Purchase  of,  139, 144, 1369. 

Qualifications  for  commission  in  volunteers,  149. 

Recruits,  for  disability,  841. 

Reenlisted,  148. 

Sergeants,  firsts-class,  Hospital  Corps,  958. 

Serving  sentence,  150, 157. 


Discharge  of  Enlisted  Men— Continued. 

Specially  ordered,  150. 

Transportation  and  allowance,  I:>N. 

Without  honor,  126,  150. 
Discharge  of  Officers: 

By  sentence,  or  order  of  the  President,  A.  W.  99. 
Discipline : 

Authority  of  officers,  24,  54. 

Company,  266. 

Conduct  prejudicial  to  good  order,  A.  W.  62. 

Courtesy  enjoined,  4. 

Deliberations  or  discussions,  f>. 

Exercise  of  authority,  2. 

Methods,  953. 

Obedience  to,  and  execution  of  orders,  1. 

Post  commanders,  203. 

Praise  or  censure,  5. 

Publications,  5. 

Punishments,  '2. 

Respect  to  superiors,  4. 

Superiors  and  inferiors,  3. 

1  'so  of  influence,  5. 
IHs.  losing  Parole  or  Watchword: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  44. 
Discontinued  Commands; 

Records,  821. 
Discussions: 

Conveying  praise  or  censure  forbidden,  •">. 

Orders,  etc.,  by  adjutants,  2:>2. 
Diseases: 

Chronic,  147H. 

Contagious,  717, 1172,  1454,  14.V>. 

Prevailing,  reports  concerning,  l.'is?. 

Venereal,  1387. 

Soo  also   I  «cc/na//oH.v. 
Dishonorable  Discharge: 

Date  fixed  by  court-martial  sontonco,  '.»74,  !»?:>. 

Effect  and  meaning,  156. 

Pardon,  or  mitigation  of  punishment,  944. 

Preparation  of  certificate,  150. 

Subject  to  Articles  of  War,  etc.,  p.  31  i,  act  June 

18,  1898. 
Disinfectants: 

Routine  issue  prohibited,  14S7. 
Dismissal  of  Officers: 

Authority  required,  A.  W.  '.»'.». 

Causes  for,  A.  W.  3,  5, 6, 13-15,  18, 19,  2H-2X,  MS,  :,4, 
59,  61,  65. 

Confirmation  of  sentence,  A.  W.  106-109. 

Cowardice  or  fraud,  A.  W.  100. 

Pay  regulations,  1262,  1211:1. 
Disobedience  of  Orders: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  21,  24. 
Disorders: 

Correction,  etc.,  by  officers,  A.  W .  :>4. 

Disturbing  courts-martial,  A.  W.  sn. 

Quelling,  A.  W.  24. 
Dispatch  Agents,  United  States: 

Correspondence,  officers  and  men,  7S1. 
Disrespect  or  Disrespectful  Words: 

Commanding  officer,  A.  W.  20. 

President  of  the  United  States,  A.  W.  19. 
Distinguished  Service : 

Certificates  of  merit,  184-188. 

Medals  of  honor,  182,  183. 
District  Attorney  : 

Contumacious  witnesses,  p.  314,  act  Mar.  2, 1901.. 


INDEX. 


353 


District  Commanders: 

Changes,  personal  or  staff,  811. 

Efficiency  reports,  829. 

Furloughs  to  enlisted  men,  106,  111. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044, 1046. 

Personal  leave  of  absence,  50. 

Relation  toward  higher  authority,  194. 

Staff  officers,  49, 198. 

Surveying  officers,  711. 

Unimportant  communications,  789. 
District  Courts,  United  States: 

Contumacious  witnesses,  p.  314,  act  Mar.  2,  1901. 
District  of  Columbia: 

Public  buildings  and  grounds,  title  papers,  etc., 

705,  915, 1493. 
Districts: 

Letter  and  note  heads,  512. 

Philippine  Islands,  194. 

Printing,  510-512. 

Staff  officers,  49,  198. 

See  also  Coast  Artillery  Districts. 
Divine  Service: 

Attendance  and  behavior,  A.  W.  52. 
Division  (Tactical)  Commanders: 

Appeals  referred  to,  for  decision,  195. 

Condemned  property,  906. 

Controversies  arising  within  command,  195. 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  139. 

Efficiency  reports,  829. 

Furloughs  to  enlisted  men,  107. 

Horses  of  mounted  officers,  1095. 

Hospital  Corps,  1409,1411. 

Inspection  reports,  906. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  51. 

Returns  of  troops,  811. 

Surveying  officers,  711. 

Transfer,  etc.,  enlisted  men,  114. 
Divisions  (Mobilized): 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  139. 

Furloughs  to  enlisted  men,  106. 

Transfer  of  enlisted  men,  1411. 
Divisions  (Tactical): 

Command  of  a  major  general,  14. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1514. 

Records  of  discontinued,  821. 

Returns,  811, 815. 

Senior  engineer  officer,  1498. 

Staff  officers,  197. 

Troops,  field  training,  etc. ,193. 
Divisions  (Territorial): 

Records  of  discontinued,  821. 
Docking,  Banging,  or  Clipping: 

Public  animals,  1068. 
Domestic  Articles: 

Preference  over  foreign  articles,  518. 
Domestic  Violence: 

Protection  of  States  against,  485,  pp.  98, 101. 

Suppression  by  the  Army,  485,  p.  101. 
Donations: 

Libraries  and  museums,  1144, 1145. 

Post  chapels,  1144. 

Reading  matter,  1144. 
Drills: 

Enlisted  men  awaiting  trial,  etc.,  932. 

Extra  and  special  duty  men,  175. 
Drum  Major: 

Baggage,  1136. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

2402°— 13 23 


Drunkenness  on  Duty: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  38. 
Dueling: 

Challenges,  A.  W.  26,  27. 

Principals,  A.  W.  26. 

Seconds  or  promoters,  A.  W.  27. 

Upbraiding  for  refusing  challenge,  A.  W.  28. 
Easements: 

Military  lands,  705,915. 
Educational  Institutions,  Army: 

See- 
Garrison  Schools. 
Military  A  cademy,  United  States. 
Post  Schools. 
Service  Schools. 
Educational  Institutions,  Civil: 

Detail  of  officers  at,  42, 449, 1306. 

Graduates,  candidates  for  commission,  35. 
Effects  of  Deceased  Officers: 

Delivery  to  legal  representatives,  84,85. 

Inventories,  84;  A.  W.  125. 

Officer  charged  with,  A.  W.  127. 

Sales,  85. 

Swords,  watches,  trinkets,  etc.,  85. 
Effects  of  Deceased  Soldiers: 

Applications  for  proceeds  of  sale,  165. 

Delivery  to  legal  representatives,  163,  J.65. 

Inventories,  162;  A.  W.  126. 

Officer  charged  with,  A.  W.  127. 

Sale  of  unclaimed,  163, 164. 

Watches,  trinkets,  etc.,  163. 
Effects  of  Deseriers: 

Disposition,  117. 
Effects  of  Escaped  Prisoners: 

Inventories,  940. 
Efficiency  Reports: 

See  Reports,  Efficiency. 
Electrician  Sergeants,  Coast  Artillery  Corps; 

Appointments,  310. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Warrants,  310. 
Electricity: 

Allowance,  1057, 1058, 1061. 
Electric  Power  Plants: 

Inspection  of  installations  and  appliances,  913. 

Installation  and  equipment,  1493, 1505J. 

Lighting  buildings  and  grounds,  1060. 
Embezzlement: 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1527. 

Public  moneys  or  property,  A.  W.  60. 
Emergencies: 

Control  during,  of  troops,  191,  Ifl2, 1496. 

Employment  of  militia,  450. 

Express  transportation,  1142. 

Mobs  or  riots,  487-489. 

Movements  of  troops,  193. 

Officers  outside  continental  limits  U.  S.,  71. 

Open-market  purchases,  551-554. 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1007- 

Transfers  of  Hospital  Corps,  1414. 

Use  of  tents,  1183. 
Emergency  Ration: 

Composition,  issue,  etc.,  1205. 

Definition,  use,  etc.,  1302. 
Encampments: 

Private  lands  occupied,  1018. 


354 


INDEX. 


Enemy: 

Correspondence  with,  etc.,  A.  W.  45,  46. 
Enforcement  of  the  Laws: 

Alaska,  485,  p.  103. 

Civil  rights,  485,  pp.  98,  99. 

Collection  of  customs  duties,  485,  p.  102. 

Commanding  officers,  484,  486-489. 

Distilleries,  Indian  country,  485,  p.  99. 

Domestic  violence,  485,  pp.  98, 101. 

Extradition  treaties,  485,  p.  100. 

Guano  islands,  485,  p.  102. 

Hawaii  Territory,  485,  pp.  102, 103. 

Indian  country,  485,  p.  99. 

Insurrection,  485,  p.  101. 

Interstate  and  foreign  commerce,  485,  pp.  101, 102. 

Intruders  on  public  lands,  485,  pp.  99, 100. 

Invasion,  485,  p.  98. 

Land-grant  railroads,  etc.,  485,  p.  102. 

Mobs  or  riots,  487-489. 

National  parks,  485,  p.  100. 

Neutrality  laws,  485,  pp.  100, 101. 

Peonage,  485,  p;  99.  • 

Public  lands,  485,  pp.  99, 100. 

Quarantine  regulations,  485,  p.  100. 

Timber  depredations  in  Florida,  485,  p.  99. 

Trespassers  on  public  lands,  485,  pp.  99, 100. 

United  States  mails,  485,  p.  101. 
Engineer  Band: 

Appointment  of  noncommissioned  officers,  260. 

Assignment,  261. 

Fund,  324. 

Lye  and  Sapolio,  1182. 

Memorial  Day,  440. 

Musical  instruments,  etc.,  262, 1179. 

National  and  patriotic  airs  to  be  played,  264. 

Saluting,  375,  376. 

"  The  Star  Spangled  Banner,"  264,  375,  378,  437. 
Engineer  Corps: 

See  Corps  of  Engineers. 
Engineer  Department: 

Civilian  employees,  expenses,  738. 

Illuminating  supplies,  1060. 

Management,  1494. 

Maps  and  reconnaissances,  445,  447,  448. 

Open-market  purchases,  etc.,  554. 

Packing,  crating,  etc.,  of  baggage.  1135. 

Permanent  works  of  defense,  214. 

Reconnaissance  equipment,  448. 
See  also — 

Chief  of  Engineers. 
Corps  of  Engineers. 
Engineer  Officers: 

Commander  in  the.field,  1497, 1501. 

Construction  of  works  by  troops,  1499. 

Department  duties,  1503. 

Detached  from  corps,  1495, 14%. 

Directors  of  communications,  1508. 

Efficiency  reports,  829. 

Eligibility  to  command,  18. 

General  duties,  1493, 1494. 

Journals  of  daily  events,  1502. 

Journeys  not  involving  change  of  station,.  742. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044, 1504. 

Plans  of  military  works,  1502; 

Post,  206, 1503. 

Promotions,  24. 

Reports  of  engineering  operations,.  1500, 1501. 

Senior,  with  field  army,  etc.,  1498, 1501. 


Engineer  Officers— Continued. 

Surveys  and  reconnaissances,  1500. 

Transfer  of  public  moneys  and  property,  1509. 

Travel  allowance  and  mileage,  1507. 
Engineers,  Coast  Artillery  Corps: 

Appointments,  310. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Warrants,  310. 
Engineer  School: 

Detachment  of  officers,  192. 

Inspection,  896. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  1277. 

Letter  and  note  heads,  512. 

Location,  Washington  Barracks,  D.  C.,  44'.). 

Supervision  and  regulations,  191,  449. 
Enlisted  Men: 

Absence  without  leave,  110,  127,  128,  132,  141; 
A.  W.  31-35,40. 

Absent  at  muster,  A.  W.  12,  13. 

Additional  pay,  186,  859,  1338-1346. 

Allotments  of  pay,  1347-1360. 

Altering  or  taking  apart  arms,  292. 

Ammunition,  1530. 

Appeals,  A.  W.  30. 

Arms,  etc.,  in  barracks,  285. 

Arrested  by  civil  authorities,  1371,  i:«l. 

Articles  for  sale  to,  885, 1174J. 

Artificial  limbs  and  appliances,  1490, 1491. 

Artillery  instruction,  303. 

Attendance  at  funerals,  430. 

Awaiting  trial  or  result  of  trial,  157,  928,  970,  973. 

Hiirrurk  1 -UK, 286. 

Beard  and  hair,  L's.;. 

Uuildings  erected,  places  of  amusement,  339. 

Care,  etc.,  of  clothing,  286-288. 

Care,  etc.,  of  rooms  and  furniture,  1011. 

Certificates  of  merit,  184-188, 1341. 

Charges  against.    See    Charges  against   Enlixtid 
Men. 

Classification  and  rating,  1343-1345. 

Cleanliness,  dress,  etc.,  286,  288,  289,  1387. 

Clothing  accounts,  1157-1166,  1169. 

Clothing  and  equipage.  See  Clothing  and  Equipage. 

Commutation  of  rations.    See    Commutation  of 
Rations. 

Confinement,  929-933;  A  W.  66,  70. 

Contempt  or  disrespect,  A.  W.  20. 

Correspondence  with  War  Department,  782. 

Damaged  clothing,  911. 

Deceased.    See  Deceased  Soldiers. 

Definition  of  soldier,  p.  301,  sec.  1342  R.  S. 

Dental  work,  1398-1403. 

Deposits  of  pay,  140,  1335,  1361-1369,  1380. 

Deserters.    See  Deserters. 

Desertion.    See  Desertion. 

Designation  of  beneficiary  in  event  of  death,  1385. 

Detached  service,  104, 105,  808. 

Details.    See  Details,  Enlisted  Men. 

Discharges.    See  Discharge  of  Enlisted  Men.  . 

Dispatches  in  the  field,  799. 

Disrespectful  or  contemptuous  words,  A.  W.  19. 

Divine  service,  A.  W.  52. 

Drunkenness  on  duty,  A.  W.  38. 

Dueling,  A.  W.  26-28. 

Expert  riflemen,  1345. 

Extra  and  special  duty,  97,  168-177,  279. 


INDEX. 


355 


Enlisted  Men— Continued. 
Families  of.    See  Families,  etc. 
First-class  privates,  275,  278,  1009,  1340;  p.   315, 

act  March  2,  1913. 
Fuel  and  stoves,  1044. 
Funeral  honors  and  escort,  428. 
Furloughed   to   the  Army  Reserve,  1361,  1362, 

1366,  1375-1379. 
Furloughs.    See  Furloughs. 
Hair  and  beard,  286. 

Hospital  Corps,  1405-1412,  1415-1418,  1420. 
Hospital  stores,  1473, 1476. 
Individual  cooking,  302 , 1205. 
Insane,  464-466. 
Instruction  by  chaplains,  44. 
Instruction  in  signaling,  1562. 
Labor,  494. 

Leaving  post  on  pass,  288. 
Marksmen,  1345. 
Meal  tickets,  1227. 
Medals  of  honor,  182,  183, 188. 
Medical  attendance,  etc.,  1473,  1474,  1476,  1478, 

1480. 

Mess  furniture  in  the  field,  302. 
Messing  and  cooking,  296-302,  371. 
Messing  separately  from  company,  1209. 
Military  history,  774. 
Misconduct  in  time  of  war,  A.  W.  42. 
Mutiny  and  sedition,  A.  W.  21-24,  43. 
Navy  and  Marine  Corps,  hospital  charges,  1460. 
Noncommissioned  officers.    See  Noncommissioned 

Officers. 

Orders,  regulations,  etc.,  affecting,  766,  774. 
Payments.    See  Payments  to  Enlisted  Men. 
Physical  examination  or  vaccination,  1485. 
Post  schools,  449. 
Presence  at  parades,  436. 
Private  property  lost  in  service,  726. 
Profanity,  A.  W.  53. 

Promotion  from  ranks,  27-33,  1138,  1139,  1296. 
Property  damaged,  685,  686,  699;  A.  W.  16,  17. 
Purchase  of  articles  of  uniform  clothing  from  post 

exchange,  1174J. 
Purchase  of  discharge,  1369. 
Pursuit  of  deserters,  122. 
Quarrels,  frays,  and  disorders,  A.  W.  24,  25. 
Quartermaster  Corps,  1009. 
Rations .    See  Ration  of  the  A  rmy. 
Reading  matter,  1144. 
Records,  280,  281,  821. 
Recruiting  service,  assignments,  843-845. 
Respect  to  national  airs  when  played,  378. 
Retired.    See  Retired  Enlisted  Men. 
Retirement,  132, 134, 135. 
Returning  to  United  States  from  foreign  parts, 

111. 

Right  to  trial  by  court-martial,  953. 
Roster  details  and  duty,  355-364. 
Sales  to,  of  subsistence  supplies,  1241,  1242,  1244, 

1249. 

Salutes  to  officers,  383-392. ' 
Sanitary  measures,  286. 
Second-class  privates,  1340. 
Selling  arms,  etc.,  A.  W.  60. 
Service,  computation  of  time,  134. 
Sharpshooters,  1345. 
Sick  call,  1471. 


Enlisted  Men— Continued. 

Staff   corps  and    departments,   742,    743,    1009, 
1557. 

Stoppages,  724. 

Straw  for  bedding,  1084. 

Tableware  and  kitchen  utensils,  1178. 

Term  of  enlistment,  855. 

Transfers.    See  Transfers  of  Enlisted  Men. 
.  Transmission  by,  of  dispatches,  799. 

Travel  on  duty.    See   Travel  on  Duty,  Enlisted 
Men. 

Trunk  lockers,  1021,  1023. 

Unauthorized  sale  of  property,  A.  W.  16,  17. 

Uniform,  etc.,  289, 1569. 

Violence  to  traders  in  foreign  parts,  A.  W.  56. 

Waste  of  private  property,  A.  W.  55,  59. 

Witnesses,  military  or  civil  courts,  75,  951. 
Enlistment  Papers: 

Forms,  857. 

Indian  scouts,  483. 

Minors,  853. 

Name  of  recruit,  858. 

Oath,  855. 

Preparation,  etc.,  847,  857. 
Enlistments  and  Reenlistments: 

Additional  pay,  1338-1340. 

Antedating,  859. 

Applicants.    See  Applicants  for  Enlistment. 

Army  Reserve,  855, 1573. 

Articles  of  War  to  be  read,  856. 

Coast   Artillery   Corps   noncommissioned   staff, 
310,  312. 

Continuous-service  pay,  143, 1340. 

Date,  847,  859. 

Deserters,  849,  861. 

Enlistment  papers,  483,  853,  855,  857,  858. 

Enticing  by  false  representations,  854. 

Fraudulent,  1380,  1382;  p.  313,  act  July  27, 1892. 

General  noncommissioned  staff,  103. 

Hospital  Corps,  1404,  1409,  1410. 

Indian  scouts,  479,  482. 

Married  men,  852, 1009,  1412. 

Minors,  849,  850,  853;  A.  W.  3. 

Oath  of  enlistment,  855. 

Original,  848. 

Prohibited  classes,  849;  A.  W.  3. 

Quartermaster  Corps,  1009. 

Recruiting  officers,  850,  851,  853,  854,  860. 

Reenlisted  pay,  1338, 1339. 

Reenlistmonts,  101, 153, 859-863, 1340, 1365, 1412. 

Reentering  service,  848, 860, 861. 

Signal  Corps,  1557. 

Special  authority  required,  861,  862, 877. 

Unlawful  enlistments,  A.  W.  3. 

Without  discharge,  A.  W.  50. 
Ensigns,  Navy: 

Relative  rank  with  Army  officers,  12. 
Envelopes: 

Confidential  communications,  778. 

Penalty,  834-837, 839. 
Envoys,  American  or  Foreign: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376, 400,  403. 
Epidemics: 

Transfers  of  Hospital  Corps,  1414. 
Equipage: 

See  Clothing  and  Equipage. 


356 


INDEX. 


Equipments: 

Ambulances,  1429. 

Bands,  257,  262. 

Barrack  regulations,  285. 

Care  and  preservation,  287,  288. 

Coast  Artillery  Corps  bands,  257. 

Company,  266. 

Embezzlement,  A.  W.  60. 

Field  cooking  device,  302. 

Fitting  and  changing,  294. 

Horse,  1520, 1521, 1537, 1538. 

Leather  dressing  material,  293. 

Marking,  257,  295. 

Militia,  1143. 
Erasures: 

Checks,  609. 

Proposals,  supplies  and  services,  534. 
Escaped  Prisoners: 

See  Prisoners. 
Escorts: 

Commanders,  20. 

Honor,  composition,  etc.,  416. 

Insane  soldiers,  467,  468. 
Estimates: 

Alterations  of  approved,  1468. 

Barracks  and  quarters,  1012, 1014, 1016. 

Blank  forms,  1013. 

Channels,  785. 

Clothing  and  equipage,  1147-1152, 1154-1156. 

Examination,  revision,  and  approval,  749, 750. 

Extensions,  alterations,  etc.,  to  buildings,  1017. 

Forwarding,  1013-1015. 

Heating,  plumbing,  and  water  supply,  1012. 

Hospitals,  1466, 1468. 

Preparation,  etc.,  748,  1012, 1013, 1016, 1017. 

Quartermaster  Corps,  1008. 

Quarters  for  sergeants,  first  class,  Hospital  Corps, 
1466, 1468. 

Repairs  to  public  buildings,  etc.,  1012, 1013. 

Tableware  and  kitchen  utensils,  1177. 

Veterinary  supplies,  1074. 
Evidence: 

Against  deserters,  124. 

Previous  convictions,  954,  956,  962. 

Proceedings,  surveying  officers,  712,  713. 

Relief  of  officers  from  responsibility,  712,  713. 
Examination,  Boards  of: 

See  Boards  of  Examination. 
Examination  for  Appointment  and  Promotion: 

Candidates,  second  lieutenants,  28-31. 

Character  or  efficiency  records,  officers,  26. 

Gunners,  1343, 1344. 

Hospital  Corps,  1405. 

Line  of  Army,  25. 

Medical  officers,  1388, 1389. 

Officers,  coast  artillery,  303. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  96. 

Staff  corps  and  departments,  24. 

Veterinarians,  88. 
Examination  of  Accounts  and  Returns: 

Chiefs  of  bureaus,  655,  702,  703. 

Errors  or  disallowances,  656,  702,  703. 

Refundment  for  deficient  articles,  702, 703. 
Examinations,  Physical: 

See  Physical  Examination. 
Exchange,  Post: 

Beer,  wine,  or  intoxicating  liquors,  346. 

Civilian  employees,  1457. 


Exchange,  Post— Continued. 

Council,  316-318. 

Council  book,  211. 

Custodian  of  funds,  316,  324. 

Erection  of  building  by  labor  of  troops,  339. 

Establishment  and  maintenance,  345. 

Fuel,  1044. 

Fund,  316,  320,  321,  324,  335. 

Indebtedness  of  soldiers,  345, 1370. 

Inspection,  889. 

Profits  paid  to  regimental  fund,  325. 

Sale  of  certain  articles  of  uniform  clothing, 

Sales  to,  of  subsistence  supplies,  1241. 

Seeds  for  post  gardens,  343. 
Exchange  or  Barter: 

Supplies  from  quartermaster,  1247. 
Exchange  or  Surrender: 

Public  animals,  1072. 
Exchange  or  Transfer: 

See  Transfers,  etc. 
Execution  of  the  Laws: 

Obstructing  or  hindering,  485,  p.  101. 
Expeditions: 

Escort  commanders'  duties,  20. 
Expenditures: 

Ammunition,  350,  1528-1531. 

Appropriations  for  support  of  Army,  740. 

Commanding  officers,  751. 

Disallowances,  how  charged,  653. 

Exceeding  appropriations,  582. 

Obedience  to  orders,  653. 

Posts  and  reservations,  207. 

Special  funds,  316,  320,  325,  326. 

Veterinary  medicines  and  supplies,  1075. 
Expenses: 

Arrest,  etc.,  of  deserters,  121,  122,  127,  131. 

Attendants,  horses,  mounted  officers,  1098. 

Burial  of  officers  and  soldiers,  87, 167. 

Contingent,  200, 623. 

Escaped  military  prisoners,  121. 

Recovery  of  public  property,  692. 

Sea  travel,  1280. 
Experimental  Trials: 

Tests  of  arms  or  munitions  of  war,  1553-1555. 
Expert  Accountant,  Inspector  General's  Depart- 
ment: 

Transportation  and  expenses,  733,  737. 
Expert  Riflemen: 

Additional  pay,  1345. 
Expiration  of  Leave: 

Defined,  58, 60. 
Expiration  of  Term  of  Service: 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  143;  A.  W.  4. 

Payments  to  officers,  1255. 

Trial  of  deserters,  A.  W.  48. 
Explorations: 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores ,  1526. 

Outfits,  672. 

Travel  allowance,  officers,  1295. 
Ex- Presidents  of  the  United  States: 

Salutes  and  honors,  400, 403. 
Express  Transportation: 

Letters  or  packages,  838. 

Limited  to  emergencies,  1142. 

Pay  Of  troops,  1316, 1320-1324, 1333. 

Public  moneys,  1142. 
Extensions: 

Furloughs,  107. 


INDEX. 


357 


Extensions— Continued . 

Leaves  of  absence,  51, 52, 67. 

Limits,  officers  under  arrest,  923. 
Extra  and  Special  Duty: 

Artificers,  wagoners,  etc.,  173. 

Attendance,  drills  and  inspections,  175. 

Classes  excepted  from  detail,  171-173. 

Defined,  169. 

Employment  of  troops  in  labors,  168. 

Hours  of  labor,  176. 

Labor  in  camp  or  garrison,  169. 

Mode  of  detail,  169. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  171,  172. 

Pay,  169, 170, 172, 174, 176, 177, 329. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff  officers,  97. 

Rates  of  pay,  170, 329. 

Restrictions  in  employment,  169, 177. 

Tailors,  279. 
Extradition  Treaties: 

Protection  of  persons  extradited,  485,  p.  100. 
Extra- Duty  Pay:  % 

Allotment  of  funds,  169, 177. 

Computation  of  time,  176. 

Debarred  by  additional  pay  for  foreign  service, 
1~0, 1342. 

Enlisted  men  of  staff  departments,  172. 

Payment,  169, 174, 177. 

Rates,  170, 329. 
False  Alarms: 

Punishment  for  occasioning,  A.  W.  41. 
False  Certificates: 

Absentees  at  muster,  A.  W.  13. 

Frauds  upon  the  Government,  A.  W.  60. 

Pay  of  the  Army,  A.  W.  13. 
False  Musters: 

Man  or  horse,  A.  W.  14. 

Persons  not  soldiers,  A.  W.  5. 
False  Papers: 

Frauds  upon  the  Government,  A.  W.  60. 
False  Representations: 

Enticing  into  service,  854. 
False  Returns: 

Troops  and  property,  A.  W.  8. 
Families  of  Officers,  Soldiers,  etc.: 

Bur jal  in  post  cemeteries ,  493. 

Enlisted  men  absent  abroad ,  1248. 

Fuel,  1038. 

Hospitals,  medicines,  etc.,  1459. 

Illuminating  supplies,  1038, 1054. 

Medical  attendance,  etc.,  1473, 1476. 

Sales  to,  of  subsistence  supplies,  1239, 1248. 

Services  of  Army  nurses,  1424. 
Farriers  and  Horseshoers: 

Appointment,  etc.,  275,278. 

Extra-duty  detail,  173. 

Indian  scouts,  482. 

Instruction  by  veterinarians,  91. 

Stoves  for  shops,  1044. 
Fatigue  Dress: 

Worn  by  enlisted  men,  when,  289. 
Fatigue  Duty: 

Performed  by  roster,  357. 
Fees: 

Administering  oath,  649. 

Passports,  63. 

Tipping,  1280. 


Ferries: 

Passage  of  troops,  teams,  etc.,  1126. 

Purchase,  use,  etc.,  of  tickets,  1127. 
Field  Armies: 

See  Armies,  Field. 
Field  Artillery: 

Administrative  unit,  245. 

Animals,  1097. 

Battery,  designation  in  Army  Regulations,  15. 

Gunners,  additional  pay,  1343, 1344. 

Inspections,  283. 

Mounted  pay,  officers,  1272. 

Practice,  351-353. 

Precedence,  6. 

Qua»termaster  sergeants,  9, 256, 1044, 1136. 

Rated  positions,  additional  pay,  1344. 

Standards  and  guidons,  231, 236. 
Field  Music: 

Instruments,  1180. 

Memorial  Day,  440. 

Saluting,  375-377, 437. 
Field  Notes  and  Sketches: 

Maps  and  reconnaissances,  444-446. 
Field  Officers: 

Assignments  to  posts  and  stations ;.247. 

Personal  reports,  828. 

Returns  of  detached  companies,  813. 
Field  Service  and  Duties: 

Barrack  furniture  and  equipage,  1023. 

Cooking,  296,302,1205. 

Details  by  roster,  356. 

Emergency  ration.  1202. 

Engineer  officers  and  troops,  ] 497-1502, 1508, 1509. 

Field  training,  divisions  and  brigades,  193, 194. 

Hospital  Corps,  1433-1438. 

Post  commanders,  203. 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1087. 

Route  maps  and  journals  of  march,  444-446. 

Signal  Corps,  1558, 1561. 
Field  works,  etc.: 

Engineer  officer's  duties,  1493, 1499. 

Journals  of  daily  events,  1502. 

Plans,  etc.,  1502. 

Working  parties,  1499. 
Filipino  Ration: 

Composition,  issue,  etc.,  1205. 

Computation  of  cost,  1221. 

Definition,  use,  etc.,  1202. 

Savings,  1220. 

Value,  1207. 
Filipinos: 

Admitted  to  United  States  Military  Academy, 

graduating  leave,  53. 
Final  Payment,  Enlisted  Men: 

Notification  to  quartermaster,  155. 
Final  Statements: 

Absence  without  leave,  141. 

Blank  forms,  150. 

Clothing  balance,  1163. 

Date  of  discharge,  152. 

Deposits  of  pay,  140, 1362-1367, 1369. 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  140, 142, 155, 1235, 1379, 
1415. 

Erroneous,  155. 

Forfeitures  and  deductions,  141,  341,  345. 

Fraudulent  enlistments,  1380. 


358 


INDEX. 


Final  Statements— Continued. 

Lost  or  mislaid,  1377. 

Money  amounts,  method  of  stating,  648. 

Patients  discharged  from  hospital,  1451. 

Payments  to  discharged  soldiers,  341,  345,  1375- 
1377, 1381. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  807. 

Retirement  of  enlisted  men,  135. 

Transportation,  1235,  1378,  1379. 
Firemen,  Coast  Artillery  Corps: 

Appointment,  310. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Travel  accommodations,  1128. 

Warrants,  310. 
Firms: 

Acceptance  of,  as  sureties,  573. 

Contracts,  559. 

Money  vouchers,  641,  643. 

Proposals,  532. 
First-Aid  Treatment: 

Instruction,  1419, 1420. 
First  Lieutenants: 

Baggage,  1136. 

Forage,  1080. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  422,  426. 

Promotion  to  grade,  25. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Relative  rank  with  naval  officers,  12. 
First  Sergeants: 

Baggage,  1136. 

Indian  scouts,  480. 

Instruction,  270. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Reduction  to  the  ranks,  276,  277. 

Reproving,  270. 

Return  to  grade  of  sergeant,  273. 

Roll  calls  and  inspections,  370. 

Selection  and  appointment,  270,  273,  275. 

Warrants,  274. 
Fiscal  Year: 

Abstracts,  622,  626. 

Accounts  current,  622,  623. 

Balances,  625,  626. 

Contingent  expenses,  623. 

Defined,  620. 

Divisions,  620. 

Remittances  of  funds,  621. 
Fish: 

Ration,  1205. 
Flag  Officer  of  the  Navy: 

Funeral  honors,  420. 
Flags: 

Advertising  and  recruiting,  224. 

Assistant  Secretary  of  War,  220. 

Boat  flags  and  pennants,  240. 

Ceremonies  on  lowering,  at  retreat,  437. 

Chaplains,  224£. 

Dipping  of,  at  military  posts,  405. 

Garrison,  post,  and  storm,  223. 

Geneva  Convention,  225. 

Halfstaff,  418,  420-426. 

Hospital  and  ambulance,  225. 

Memorial  Day,  440. 

Names  of  battles,  244. 


Flags— Continued . 

National  cemeteries,  223. 

National  festivities,  foreign  vessels,  413. 

Post,  223. 

President  of  the  United  States,  217. 

Provisional  organizations,  242. 

Recruiting,  224. 

Regimental,  names  of  battles,  244. 

Secretary  of  War,  219. 

Storm,  223. 

Target  practice,  351. 

United  States  or  national,  215,  21<i,  307,  398,  437, 
440. 

Use  of  unprescribed,  243. 

Vessels  of  war  flying  President's,  415. 
Flavoring  Extracts: 

Ration,  1205. 
Flogging: 

Sentences  of  a  court-martial,  A.  W.  98. 
Florida: 

Timber  depredations,  485,  p.  99. 
Flour: 

Ration,  1205. 

Target  practice,  351,  1215. 
Food  and  Cooking: 

Daily  inspections,  283. 

Examination  by  medical  officers,  1387. 

Prisoners'  food,  300. 
Forage: 

Allowance  to  mounted  officers,  1080,  1081. 

Contracts  for,  or  purchase,  515,  557. 

Furnished  by  Quartermaster  Corps,  IIHK). 

Issue, 1079. 

Military  attache",  1100. 

Mounted  officers,  1082,  1083,  1096. 

Organized  Militia,  mobilization  camps,  456. 

Ration,  1077,  1078. 

Struw  for  bedding,  1084,  10X5. 

Transportation  at  posts,  1106. 

Unconsumed,  1083. 
Forage  Masters: 

Interest  or  concern  in  purchases,  etc.,  1093. 
Forcing  Safeguards: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  57. 
Foreign  Articles: 

Preference  to  be  given  domestic  articles,  518. 

Purchase  abroad  for  importation,  517. 
Foreign-Commerce  Laws: 

Enforcement  of,  by  the  Army,  485,  pp.  101, 102. 
Foreign  Correspondence: 

Officers  and  men,  781. 

Penalty  envelopes,  839. 
Foreign  Countries: 

Accounts  for  printing,  511. 

Correspondence,  781,  839. 

National  airs  respected,  378. 

Officers  and  enlisted  men  visiting,  61-63,  109. 

Sureties,  contractors'  bonds,  570,  578. 
Foreign-Service  Officers: 

See  Officers,  Foreign  Service. 
Foreign  Vessels  of  War: 

Celebration  of  national  festivities,  413. 

Flying  sovereign's  standard,  415. 

Salutes  and  honors.  399. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  407,  410-413. 
Forfeitures: 

Absence  without  leave,  132, 141. 


INDEX. 


359 


Forfeitures  -Continued . 

Beginning  of  sentence,  970. 

Deposits  of  pay,  1368,  1370. 

Deserters,  129-132,  1373. 

Good-conduct  time  of  prisoners,  942. 

Sentences  of  courts- martial,  976-978. 
Forgery: 

Frauds  upon  the  Government,  A.  W.  60. 
Forms: 

See  Blank  Forms. 
Fort  Bayard,  N.  Mex.: 

General  hospital,  1212, 1439, 1445, 1446, 1460. 
Fortifications: 

Alterations,  etc.,  1505. 

Buildings  near,  1493,  1505. 

Change  of  station  of  constructing  officers,  742. 

Communication  with  naval  radb  stations,  40  9 

Construction  and  repairs,  706,  707,1493, 1505, 15P5J. 

Courts-martial  duty  of  officers,  192. 

Descriptions,  written  or  pictorial,  348. 

Electrical   equipment,    installation   and   repair, 

1493,  1505^. 
.Engineer  officer  on  duty,  1503. 

Erection  of,  on  new  sites,  704. 

Fire  control,  1556. 

Information  concerning,  348. 

Notification  of  completion,  1506. 

Occupation  by  troops,  1506. 

Permanent  works  of  defense,  191,  214,  348. 

Photographic  views,  348. 

Salutes  with  cannon,  393-397. 

Supervision,  191. 

Visits  to  lake  and  seacoast  defenses,  347. 
Fort  Leaven  worth,  Kans.: 

Service  schools — 

Army  Field  Engineer  School,  449. 
Army     Field     Service    and    Correspondence 

School  for  Medical  Officers,  449. 
Army  School  of  the  Line,  449. 
Army  Signal  School,  449. 
Army  Staff  College,  449. 
Fort  Monroe,  Va.: 

Service  school,  coast  artillery,  449. 
Fort  Riley,  Kans.: 

Service  school,  mounted  service,  449. 
Forts: 

Construction  and  repairs,  706,  707. 

Erection  of,  on  new  sites,  704. 

Permanent  posts,  styled,  202. 

Plats  of  land,  708. 

Records  of  artillery  firing,  1550. 
Fort  Sill,  Okla.: 

Service  schools- 
School  of  Fire  for  Field  Artillery,  449. 
School  of  Musketry,  449. 
Frauds: 

Crimes  against  the  United  States,  A.  W.  60. 

Investigation  of  alleged,  884. 

Sentences  of  courts-martial,  A.  W.  100. 
Fraudulent  Enlistment: 

Declared  a  military  offense,  p.  313,  act  July  27, 
1892. 

Deposits  of  pay,  1380, 1382. 
Frays: 

Quelling,  A.  W.  24. 
Freight  Transportation: 

Letters  or  packages,  838. 


Fresh  Meats: 

Contracts  for,  or  purchase,  557, 1200. 

Ration,  1205. 
Fuel: 

Allowance,  monthly,  1044. 

Contract  for,  or  purchase,  515,557. 

Engineer  officers,  1504. 

Extra  issues,  1006. 

Families  of  regular  or  volunteer  soldiers,  1038. 

Increased  allowance,  1044, 1049. 

Issued  to  officers  or  troops,  1042, 1043. 

Kindling  wood,  1041. 

Messes,  301. 

Military  attaches,  1100. 

Nurse  Corps,  1045. 

Officers  and  families,  1036, 1039-1041. 

Organized  Militia,  mobilization  camps,  456. 

Outside  continental  limits  U.  S.,  1036,  1037. 

Retired  officers  and  men,  137, 1037. 

Sales,  1037. 

Standard  and  equivalents,  1040. 

Unconsumed,  1042. 

Veterinarians,  89. 
Fund  Book: 

Coast  Artillery  Corps  bands,  326. 

Regimental,  258,  325. 
Funds,  Special: 

Band,  324,  326,  327. 

Company,  316,  320-322,  324,  327-329,  343,  344, 1208. 

Custodians,  316,  324. 

Detachment,  327. 

Hospital,  317,  324,  327,  1459, 1462. 

Inspection,  889.  / 

Mess,  316,  320-322,  324,  329,  330. 

Post  exchange,  324. 

Projects  requiring  specific  authority  from  War 
Department,  323. 

Regimental,  262,  321,  322,  324,  325. 

Transfer,  324. 
Funeral  Expenses: 

Settlement  from  decedent's  estate,  166. 
Funeral  Honors: 

Assistant  Secretary  of  War,  418,  426. 

Civil  functionaries,  421. 

Enlisted  men  at  posts,  423. 

Escorts,  426-428,  433. 

Flag  officer  of  the  Navy,  420. 

Flags  at  halfstaff ,  418,  420-426. 

General  officers,  418-420. 

Minute  guns,  419-421. 

Mourning,  431-434. 

Officers  at  posts,  422. 

President  of  the  United  States,  417.. 

Retired  officers,  418. 

Salutes  with  cannon,  396,  417-419. 

Secretary  of  War,  418,  426. 
Furloughs: 

Arms  and  accouterments,  113. 

Commutation  of  rations,  1229, 1233, 1234, 1236-1238. 

Delays,  107. 

Exceeding  limits,  109, 1229. 

Granted  by  whom,  106,107;  A.  W.  11. 

Gunners,  1343, 1344. 

Lost,  1237. 

Number  limited  to  5  per  cent  of  any  command, 
106. 

Orders,  1233. 


360 


INDEX. 


Furloughs— Continued. 

Outside  continental  limits  U.  S.,  Ill,  134. 

Payments  while  absent,  113. 

Period  and  extensions,  106, 107;  A.  W.  11. 

Previous,  109. 

Reenlistments,  conditions,  107. 

Subsistence,  returning,  HO. 

Suspension,  108. 

To  Army  Reserve,  1361, 1362, 1366, 1375-1379. 

Transportation,  110, 112, 1111. 

Visiting  foreign  countries,  109. 

When  not  granted,  106. 
Furniture: 

Barrack,  1011, 1022, 1023. 

Mess  and  table,  301, 1023. 

Office  military  attache",  1100. 

Officers'  quarters,  1020. 

Policing  in  barracks,  287. 
Gambling: 

Disbursing  officers,  593. 
Gardens: 

Distribution  and  sale  of  products,  344. 

Grounds  set  aside,  342. 

Regulations,  344. 

Seeds,  343. 

Supply  of  vegetables  for  posts,  1206. 
Garrison  Flag: 

Description  and  when  used,  223. 

Salutes  and  honors,  398. 

Saluting,  397. 
Garrison  Prisoners: 

See  Prisoners,  Garrison. 
Garrison  Ration: 

Composition,  issue,  etc.,  1205. 

Computation  of  cost,  1221. 

Definition,  use,  etc.,  1202. 

Savings,  1220. 

Value,  1207. 
Garrisons: 

Absence  without  leave,  A.  W.  31. 

Engineer  officers  on  duty,  1503. 

Inspections,  888,  889. 

Roster  duty  details,  356. 

Uniform,  enlisted  men,  289. 

Violence  to  traders  in  foreign  parts,  A.  W.  56. 
Garrison  Schools: 

Officers  of  the  Army,  449. 

Regulations  governing,  449. 

Superintendence,  etc.,  193, 194. 
Gas: 

Allowance,  1057, 1058, 1061. 
General  Courts- Martial: 

See  Courts-  Martial,  General. 
General  Grant  National  Park: 

Trespassers  or  intruders,  485,  p.  100. 
General  Hospitals: 

Annual  inspections,  191. 

Commanding  officers,  49, 106. 

Commutation  of  rations,  1212. 

Fort  Bayard,  N.  Hex.,  1439,  1445,  1446,  1460. 

Hot  Springs,  Ark.,  1441-1444, 1446, 1460. 

Regulations  and  control,  1439. 

Sanitary  inspections,  1387. 

Walter  Reed,  D.  C.,  1436. 
General  Mess: 

Accounts,  audit  and  inspection,  316,  330. 

Companies  withdrawing,  etc.,  330. 


General  Mess— Continued. 

Cooks  and  attendants,  329. 

Council,  316-318,  329,  330. 

Extra  compensation  to  attendants,  329. 

Fuel  and  lights,  301. 

Fund,  316,  320-322,  324,  329,  330. 

Furniture,  brooms,  brushes,  etc.,  296,  301. 

Instruction  and  supervision,  296. 

Management,  330. 

Recruit  depots,  329. 

Time,  in  garrison,  371. 

Visits  to  hall,  204. 
General  Noncommissioned  Staff: 

Appointment,  promotion,  reduction,  103, 1557. 

Composition,  etc.,  103. 

Discharge  and  reenlistment,  103, 1557. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  428. 

Warrants,  103,  1405, 1410. 
General  of  the  Army: 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  418,  426. 

Relative  rank  with  naval  officers,  12. 

Salutes  and  honors,  375,  400,  401,  403. 
General  Orders: 

See  Orders. 
General  Prisoners: 

See  Prisoners,  General. 
General  Recruiting  Service: 

See  Recruiting  Serrict . 
(General  Staff  Corps: 

Aim  of  establishment,  753,  769;  note,  p.  145. 

Chief  of  Staff  of  the  Army,  753,  761-769. 

Composition,  etc.,  303,  752. 

Current  business,  special  staff  corps,  758. 

Department  commander's  staff,  197, 199. 

Details  for,  40,  752,  761,  773. 

General  officers  not  entitled  to  aids,  41. 

Mounted  officers,  1272. 

Serving  with  troops,  197,  199,  757,  770-772,  1044. 

Supervisory  powers  and  duties,  753-756. 

Vacancies,  773. 

War  Departme-t  General  Staff,  757,  759,  760. 
General  Staff  Serving  with  Troops: 

Assignment  to  duties,  7»i7. 

( 'hief  of  staff  of  a  command,  197, 199,  771 ,  772. 

Composition,  etc.,  757,  770. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Senior  officer,  chief  of  staff,  771. 
Geneva  Convention: 

Flag,  225. 

Recognition  of  rights,  1438. 
Gestures: 

Reproachful  or  provoking,  A.  W.  25. 
Good-Conduct  Time: 

Prisoners,  942,  943. 
Government  Hospital  for  the  Insane: 

Admission,  etc.,  of  insane  patients,  464-468, 1451. 

Classes  of  persons  admitted,  464. 

Release  of  patients,  470. 
Government  of  the  United  States: 

Enforcement  of  laws  by  the  Army,  484-489. 
Governor  of  Philippine  Islands: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  400,  403. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  408. 
Governors  General: 

Definition,  400. 

Funeral  honors,  421. 


INDEX. 


361 


Governors  General — Continued. 

Salutes  and  honors,  400,  403. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  408. 
Governors  of  States  and  Territories: 

Disrespect  or  contempt,  A.  W.  19. 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Public  property  in  use  by  militia,  460. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 
Graduates  of  the  Military  Academy: 

Baggage  transportation,  1138, 1139. 

Graduating  leave,  53. 

Mileage  to  first  station,  1296. 

Pay,  1314. 
Grants: 

Military  lands,  705. 
Gratuitous  Issues: 

Accounts,  1159. 

Articles  of  band  uniforms,  etc.,  1167. 

Clothing,  special  cases,  1167, 1168, 1172, 1173, 1455. 

Toilet  articles,  etc.,  1216-1218. 
Graves: 

Battle-ground  cemeteries,  491,  492, 

Headboards,  492,  494,  495. 

Post  cemeteries,  494,  495. 
Guam: 

Enlisted  men  returning  to  United  States,  111. 
Guano  Islands: 

Protection  of  rights  of  discoverers,  485,  p.  102. 
Guaranties: 

Advertisements,  524-536. 

Blanks,  536. 

Evidence  of  bidders'  ability  in  lieu,  547. 

Execution,  536. 

When  required,  535. 
Guarantors: 

Acceptance  of,  as  sureties,  579. 

Corporate,  573,  575-577,  580,  581. 

Noncorporate,  578. 
Guard  Duty: 

Exemptions,  363. 

Manual,  441. 

Old,  exemptions,  363. 

Rosters,  interior  and  stable,  357. 

Sentences,  courts-martial,  964. 
Guardhouses: 

Confinement  of  noncommissioned  officers,  929. 

Fuel  and  stoves,  1044. 

Iron  bunks,  1084. 

Men  awaiting  trial,  summary  courts,  933. 

Police  daily,  374. 

Visits,  post  commander  and  surgeon,  204. 
Guards: 

Candles,  1215. 

Deserters,  127. 

Duties,  etc.,  441. 

Excused  from  Saturday  inspections,  283. 

Guard  report,  211. 

Interior,  357. 

List  of  articles  in  charge,  443. 

Military  prisoners,  938. 

Military  prisons,  170. 

Officer  commanding,  A.  W.  67-69. 

Prisoners  en  route,  938,  939. 

Property  used  for  police,  etc.,  442,  443. 

Quitting  without  leave,  A.  W.  40. 
Guidons: 

Cavalry,  235. 


Guidons— Continued. 

Engineers,  237. 

Field  artillery,  236. 

Signal  Corps,  238. 
Gunners: 

Coast  artillery,  1343. 

Field  artillery,  1344. 
Guns: 

Funeral  honors,  417-421. 

Morning  and  evening,  210. 

Saluting,  393-400,  440. 
Gymnasiums: 

Erection  of  building  by  labor  of  troops,  339. 

Fuel  and  stoves,  1044. 

Transportation  of  property,  340, 1144. 
Habeas  Corpus: 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  139. 

Hawaii  Territory,  485,  pp.  102, 103. 

Returns,  997-999. 

State  courts  or  judges,  997,  998. 

United  States  courts  or  judges,  999. 
Hair  and  Beard: 

Enlisted  men,  286. 
Harboring  the  Enemy: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  45. 
Harbors  and  Rivers: 

Change  of  station  of  officers,  742. 

Harbor  boat  officers,  travel  accommodations,  1128. 

Improvements,  1493. 
Harness: 

Ambulance,  1428. 

Dressing,  293. 

Purchase  and  repair,  1105. 
Hash: 

Ration,  1205. 
Haversack  Ration: 

Composition,  issue,  etc.,  1205. 

Definition,  use,  etc.,  1202. 

Supplemented,  1202. 
Hawaiian  Department: 

Allotments  of  pay,  enlisted  men,  1350. 

Commanding  officer.    See  Hawaiian  Department, 
Commanding  Officer. 

Disbursing  officers,  625. 

Furloughs  to  enlisted  men,  111. 

Horses  of  mounted  officers,  1073, 1095. 

Inspections,  1284. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  60. 

Payments  to  troops  in,  1317. 

Retired  enlisted  men,  138. 
Hawaiian  Department,  Commanding  Officer: 

Condemned  property,  907. 

Contracts,  557. 

Damages  by  fire,  storm,  etc.,  709. 

Supervisory  powers  and  duties,  193. 

Transfer  of  supplies,  671. 

Transfer  of  troops,  193. 

Travel  on  duty,  officers,  emergency  cases,  71. 

Travel  orders,  1284. 
Hawaii  Territory: 

Contracts  for  supplies  and  services,  557. 

Enforcement  of  the  laws,  485,  pp.  102, 108. 

Enlisted  men  returning  to  the  United  States,  11 L 

Militia,  485,  pp.  102, 103. 

Payments  to  troops,  1317. 

Pay  of  enlisted  men,  1342. 

Retired  enlisted  men,  138. 


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INDEX. 


Hay: 

Bedding,  1085. 

Forage  ration,  1077. 
Hazing: 

Commissions  for  cadets  expelled  for,  37. 
Hindering: 

Execution  of  the  laws,  485,  p.  10 1. 
Hiring  of  Duty: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  36,  37. 
Hominy: 

Ration,  1205. 
Honorable  Discharge: 

Preparation  of  certificate,  150. 
Honors,  Courtesies,  and  Ceremonies: 

Boarding  visits,  407,  411. 

Ceremonies,  435-440. 

Escorts  of  honor,  416. 

Funeral  honors,  417-434. 

Salutes,  375-405,  411-413. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  406-414. 

See  also  Ceremonies. 
Horse  Equipments: 

Indian  scouts,  479. 

Repairs,  1520, 1537, 1538. 

Sales,  1520, 1521. 
Horses: 

Field  service,  Hospital  Corps,  1434. 

Indian  scouts,  479. 

Military  attache",  1100. 

Militia  officers,  456. 

Mounted  officers.    See  Horses  of  Mounted  Officers. 

Philippine  Islands,  1095, 1098. 

Public.    See  Public  Animals. 

Return  from   Philippine  Islands  not  allowed, 
1098. 

Transportation  of  the  Army,  1101. 
Horseshoeing: 

Animals  pertaining  to  militia,  45C. 

Instructions  by  veterinarians,  91. 

Shoes  and  nails,  1097. 
Horseshoera: 

See  Farriers  and  Horseshoers. 
Horses  of  Mounted  Officers: 

Care  at  remount  depot,  1099. 

Field  officers  of  the  mobile  Army,  1272. 

Forage,  1080-1083. 

Inspection,  889, 1099. 

Officers  on  service  in  foreign  country,  1098. 

Purchase  and  sale,  1073, 1095. 

Shoeing,  etc.,  1096, 1097. 

Stallions,  1099. 

Transportation,  1098. 

Veterinary  attention,  90, 1096,  1099. 
Hospital  Corps: 

Appliances  for  transporting  sick  and  wounded, 
1427-1432,1435. 

Assignment  to  duty,  1416-1418, 1448. 

Assistant  to  dental  surgeon,  1397. 

Attendance  at  ceremonies,  1413. 

Corporals,  1405,  1407,  1410. 

Enlistments  and  reenlistments,  1404,  1409,  1410, 
1412. 

Extra-duty  details,  enlisted  men,  172. 

Field  service,  1433-1438. 

First-aid  treatment,  1420. 

Fund  of  a  detachment,  327. 

Hospital  and  ambulance  flags  or  guidons,  225. 


Hospital  Corps— Continued. 

Inspection  and  musters,  889, 1413, 1447. 

Issue  of  firearms  to,  1438. 

Lance  corporals,  1405,  1407, 1408, 1410. 

Litter  bearers,  1420. 

Military  duties,  1413. 

Pay  and  clothing  accounts,  1415. 

Precedence  of,  on  occasions  of  ceremony,  6. 

Privates,  1405,  1410,  1417,  1418. 

Privates,  first  class,  1405,  1407,  1410. 

Quota  for  posts,  etc.,  1416-1418. 

Ration,  1210. 

Recruits,  1410. 

Sergeants,  1405, 1407, 1410, 1412. 

Sergeants,  first  class,  9,  958,  1044,  1136,  1405-1407, 
1410,  1467,  1468. 

Service,  1404. 

Transfer  of  members,  1414. 

Transfer  to,  of  enlisted  men,  114, 1409, 1411, 1412. 

Warrants,  noncommissioned  officers,  103,  1405, 

1410. 
Hospitals: 

Army  and  Navy,  Hot  Spring,  Ark.,  1441-1444, 
1446,  1460. 

Attendants,  14f>o. 

Buildings,  const  ruction,  etc.,  1464-1470. 

Candles,  1215. 

Charges,  1460,1461. 

Civilians,  734,  1457-1461. 

Deaths,  87,  167. 

Kit-Id,  instruction,  supplies,  etc.,  1436. 

Flags,  225. 

Fort  Bayard,  N.  Mex.,  1445,  1446,  1460. 

Fuel  and  stoves,  1044. 

Fund,  317,  324,  327,  1459,  1460,  1462. 

General,  1212,  1436,  1439-1446,  1460. 

Hospital  Corps,  1418,  1447,  1448. 

Indebtedness  to,  1461. 

Inspect  ions,  895,  1387,  1447. 

Library,  1463. 

Management,  1447. 

Matrons,  1044,  1203,  1210,  1448,  1449,  1473. 

Mess  rooms,  1044. 

Muster  and  pay  rolls,  808. 

Nurses,  1045,  1421,  1423. 

Post  commander  and  surgeon  to  visit,  204. 

Property  and  stores,  1454,  1456, 1473,  147(i. 

•  Sick,  283,  327,  1450-1453,  1455,  1471,  1472. 

Supervision  or  control,  191,  1439. 

Surgeon,  post  and  assistants,  204,  1447,  144S. 

Transports,  boats,  and  railway  trains,  1440. 
Hostilities  Between  Indian  Tribes: 

Preventing  or  terminating,  4S5,  p.  99. 
Hot  Springs,  Ark.: 

General  hospital,  1441-1444,  1446,  1450. 
Hours  of  Labor: 

Civilian  employees,  731. 

Extra-duty  men,  176. 
Housewife: 

Issue  to  squad,  1215. 
Hunting: 

Absence  while,  not  deemed  leave,  65. 

Ammunition,  350,  354,  1526,  1531. 

Large  game,  354. 

Periods,  66. 

Permission  to  hunt,  66. 

Report  and  certificate,  65. 


INDEX. 


363 


Hygiene: 

Duties  of  surgeons,  1387. 
Hypothecation: 

Pay  accounts  of  officers,  1258. 
Ice:" 

Allowance  and  issue,  1215. 

Contracts  for,  or  purchase,  557,  1215. 
Identification: 

Cards,  774. 

Deserters,  119. 

Discharged  soldiers'  merit  certificates,  187. 

Payments  to  discharged  soldiers,  1375. 

Soldiers  killed  in  battle,  491,492. 

Unknown  payees,  645. 
Illuminating:  Supplies: 

Acetylene,  1057. 

Candles,  1052,  1215. 

Chimneys,  1052,  1054. 

Cost  and  maintenance,  1050,  1059, 1060. 

Daily  inspections,  283. 

Electricity,  1057-1061. 

Families  of  officers,  1054. 

Families  of  soldiers,  1038. 

Gas,  1057,  1058,  1061. 

Lamps,  283,  1054. 

Lanterns,  1052. 

Matches,  1215. 

Messes,  301. 

Mineral  oil,  1006,  1052-1054,  1056,  1061,  1199. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  1054,  1057-1059. 

Officers,  1054,  1056,  1057,  1059. 

Regulations  governing  use  of,  1051. 

Veterinarians,  89. 

Wicks,  1052,  1054. 
Imprisonment: 

Sentences  of  courts-martial,  965-969. 
Independence  Day: 

Salute  to  the  Union,  398. 
Indian  Reservations: 

Embraced  in  Indian  country,  472. 
Indians: 

Agents,  474. 

Hostilities  between  tribes,  485,  p.  99. 

Indian  country,  471-473,  475,  485,  p.  99;  553. 

Ownership  of  animals,  474. 

Prisoners  of  war,  477. 

Purchases  from,  478,  553.- 

Scouts,  479-483,  1361. 

Subsistence,  etc.,  477. 

Supplies,  stores,  and  property,  476. 
Indian  Wars: 

Field  service  of  Hospital  Corps,  1438. 
Indorsements: 

Official  correspondence,  776. 
Infantry: 

Administrative  unit,  245. 

Colors,  229. 

Precedence,  6. 
Information: 

Concerning  sick  and  wounded,  824. 

Forbidden,  in  regard  to  permanent  works  of  de- 
fense, 348. 

Furnishing,  from  military  records,  824. 

Military,  foreign  countries,  62. 

Tests  of  arms  or  munitions  of  war,  1553. 
Inks: 

Colored,  in  records  and  correspondence,  822. 
Inmates  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C.: 

Clothing  and  subsistence,  181. 


Inmates  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C.— Continued. 

Insane,  464. 

Qualifications,  178,  179. 

Transportation  to  the  home,  180. 
Insane  Officers: 

Public  property  or  funds,  86. 
Insane  Persons: 

Enlistment  or  acceptance  prohibited,  849;  A.  W.  3 
Insane  Soldiers: 

Government  Hospital  for  the  Insane,  464,  466-468. 
470,  1451. 

Philippine  Department,  469. 

Porto  Rico,  469. 
Inspection  Reports: 

Barracks  and  quarters,  1010,  1012. 

Copies,  883,  892. 

Damaged  clothing,  911. 

Efficiency  or  inefficiency  of  officers,  831,  883,  889, 
890. 

Final  disposition,  900,  912-914. 

Inspector  General,  831,  894,  901,  906,  914. 

Libraries,  337. 

National    Home    Disabled    Volunteer   Soldiers. 
894. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1537,  1543. 

Organized  Militia,  193. 

Preparation  and  scope,  887,  890,  891. 

Private  buildings  and  lands,  1018. 

Proceedings,  surveying  officers,  725. 

Surgeons  of  posts,  1387. 

Troops,  stations  and  accounts,  900. 
Inspections: 

Animals  pertaining  to  militia,  456. 

Annual,  887-889,  892,  894,  895,  1012. 

Appliances  for  transporting  wounded,  1432. 

Army  transports,  898. 

Arsenals,  191. 

Articles  in  charge  of  guards,  443. 

Authority  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  913. 

Bakers,  cooks,  etc.,  329. 

Barracks  and  quarters,  1010,  1012,  1467. 

Biennial,  889,  895. 

Brigade  commanders,  194. 

Cavalry  and  field  artillery,  283. 

Chaplains,  46. 

Classification,  886. 

Clerical  aid  to  inspectors,  881. 

Coast  artillery  troops,  203,  886. 

Colors,  standards,  and  guidons,  239. 

Company  fund  accounts,  328. 

Daily  and  Saturday,  283. 

Damaged  clothing,  911. 

Department  commanders,  193. 

Depots  of  supply  departments,  191. 

Detachments  of  recruits,  868. 

Disbursements  and  accounts,  897,  901,  902. 

Electrical  and  mechanical  installations  and  appli- 
ances, 913. 

Extra  and  special  duty  men,  attendance,  175. 

Garrisons,  888,  889. 

General  hospitals,  191. 

General  recruiting  depots,  191. 

Hawaiian  Department,  1284. 

Horse  equipments,  1520. 

Hospital  Corps,  1413,  1447,  1467. 

Libraries,  337. 

Medical,  of  posts,  1387. 

Methods  of  conducting,  887-892,  901. 


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INDEX. 


Inspections— Continued. 

Military  Academy,  896. 

Military  commands,  879. 

Musters,  439. 

National  cemeteries,  895. 

National  Home  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers,  894. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  913,  1537,  1543. 
•  Organized  Militia,  193,  456. 

Philippine  Department,  1284. 

Post  commanders,  203. 

Posts  and  places  exempted  from  control  of  terri- 
torial commander,  191. 

Private  buildings  and  lands,  1018. 

Public  property  for  condemnation,  678,  679,  903- 
914,  1073. 

Quarters  for  sergeants,  first  class,  Hospital  Corps, 
1467. 

Recruits  sent  to  organizations,  80S. 

Reports.    See  Inspection  Reports. 

Service  schools,  896. 

Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C.,  894. 

Special,  893,  895. 

Subjects  embraced,  887. 

Tactical,  regulations,  887. 

Tours  of  inspectors,  880,  881. 

Transports,  898. 

Troops,  stations,  etc.,  889. 

Ungarrisoned  posts,  889. 

United  States  Military  Prison,  or  branches,  191. 

United  States  penitentiary,  895. 

Weekly,  283,  287,  1447. 
Inspector  General  of  the  Army: 

Information  to  department  inspectors,  899. 

Inspection  reports,  831,  887,  894,  900,  901,  906,  914. 

Reports  to,  of  inspectors,  880. 

Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C.,  894. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  240. 
Inspector  General's  Department: 

Annual  inspections,  887-889,  894. 

Blank  forms,  901,  904. 

Department  commander's  staff,  197,  199. 

Disbursements  and  accounts,  901. 

Eligibility  of  officers  to  command,  18. 

Expert  accountant,  733,  737. 

General  provisions,  878-884. 

Property  for  condemnation,  903-914. 

Special  duties,  885,  893. 

Sphere  of  inquiry,  878. 

Supervision  of,  by  Chief  of  Staff,  762. 
See  also— 

Inspector  General  of  the  A  rmy. 
Inspectors  General. 
Inspectors,  Civilian: 

Employment,  payment,  etc.,  730. 

Transportation  and  expenses,  732,  733. 
Inspectors,  Small- Arms  Practice: 

Duties,  etc.,  197. 
Inspectors  General: 

Accusations  against  officers,  883. 

Acting,  897,  903. 

Annual  reports  and  recommendations,  880. 

Clerks  and  messengers,  879.. 

Comments  or  conversations,  882. 

Condemnation  of  property,  337,  903,  906-908. 

Eligibility  to  command,  18. 
General  duties,  878-884. 

Injustice,  organizations  or  individuals,  883. 


Inspectors  General— Continued. 

Irregularities  and  deficiencies,  882. 

Joining  station,  880. 

Medical  supplies,  1488. 

Mileage,  1284. 

Notice  of  inspections,  881. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Orders,  880,  882. 

Personal  reports,  880. 

Power  to  administer  oaths,  884. 

Promotion,  24. 

Reports  concerning  officers,  883. 

Signal  supplies,  1566. 

Special,  897, 903. 

Special  duties,  885. 

Subsistence  supplies  for  sale,  885. 

Supervision  or  control,  879. 

Tours  of  inspection,  880. 
Inspectors  General  of  Departments: 

See  Department  Inspectors. 
Instruction: 

Coast  artillery  practice,  313. 

Cooking,  296. 

Enlisted  men,  signaling,  1562. 

Field  practice,  messing  and  cooking,  296,  1205. 

First  aid  to  sick  and  wounded,  1419, 1420. 

Signal  Corps,  1556, 155X. 

Use  and  preservation  of  reconnaissance  instru- 
ments, 447,  448. 
Instruments: 

Meteorological,  etc.,  1556. 

Musical,  262, 1144, 1151, 1179, 1180. 

Surveying,  447,  448. 

Transportation  by  express,  1142. 

Veterinary,  1074-1076. 
Insurance: 

Public  money  or  property,  596. 
Insurrections: 

Suppression  by  the  Army,  4H5,  p.  101. 
Intelligence  to  the  Enemy: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  46. 
Interior,  Department  of  the: 

Contracts,  542,  561,  563. 

Indians,  477. 

Insane  soldiers,  466. 
Interlineations: 

Proposals,  supplies,  and  services,  534. 
Interments: 

Battle-ground  cemeteries,  491,  492. 

Deceased  officers  and  soldiers,  87, 167, 1173. 

Post  cemeteries,  493,  497,  498. 
Interpreters,  Military  Courts: 

Pay  and  allowances,  988. 
Interstate  Commerce  Laws: 

Enforcement  by  Army,  485,  pp.  101, 102. 
Intoxicated  Persons: 

Enlistment  or  acceptance  prohibited,  849;  A.  W.  3. 
Intoxicating  Liquor: 

Sale  of,  in  exchanges  forbidden,  346. 

Unlawful    introduction    into    Indian   country, 

471. 
Intruders: 

Indian  country,  473,  485,  p.  99. 

National  parks,  485,  p.  100. 

Public  lands,  485,  pp.  99, 100. 
Invalid  Soldiers: 

Parlor  and  sleeping  cars,  1128. 


INDEX. 


365 


Invasion: 

Protection  of  States  against,  485,  p.  98. 
Inventories: 

Condemnation  of  property,  904-906,  909. 

Deceased  officers'  and  soldiers'  effects,  84, 162, 1367, 
1451;  A.  W.  125, 126. 

Defects  or  shortage,  668. 

Escaped  military  prisoners'  effects,  940. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1543. 

Public  property,  deceased  officers,  86. 

Public  property,  insane  officers,  86. 

Public  property  in  use  by  militia,  460. 

Quartermaster  stores,  1094. 

Unserviceable  property,  678,  679,  725. 
Inventors: 

Presence  at  tests,  1555. 
Investigations: 

Alleged  attempts  to  defraud  the  Government,  884. 

Irregularity  or  misconduct  of  officers  or  agents, 
883,  884. 

Loss  of  special  funds,  321. 
Invoices  of  Money  and  Property: 

Funds  transferred,  639. 

Notation  of  checks,  640. 

Public  property  in  use  by  militia,  460. 

Transfers,  665. 
Irons: 

Placing  in,  of  prisoners,  935. 
Isolated  Stations: 

Issues  of  clothing,  1158. 
Issues: 

Ambulances,  1428. 

Clothing  and  equipage,  1157, 1158, 1167-1173, 1455. 

Disinfectants,  1487. 

Extra,  quartermaster  supplies,  1215-1218. 

Firearms  to  Hospital  Corps,  1438. 

Forage,  1079. 

Fuel,  1042, 1043. 

Gratuitous.    See  Gratuitous  Issues. 

Hay  for  bedding,  1085. 

Hospital  stores,  1473. 

Litters,  hand  and  mule,  1430, 1431. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1513-1519,  1522, 
1524-1526. 

Public  animals,  1071. 

Public  property,  673. 

Shoeing  material,  1097. 

Subsistence  supplies,  1219-1222. 

Transportation  requests,  1116,  1119,  1121,  1125, 
1126,  1279. 

Veterinary  medicines  and  supplies,  1075. 
Jam: 

Ration,  1205. 
Jeopardy: 

Trial  second  time,  same  offense,  A.  W.  102. 
Job  Printing: 

Accounts,  511. 

Blank  forms,  books,  etc.,  514. 

Contracts,  510. 

Letter  and  note  heads,  512. 

Special,  513. 
Joining  Station: 

Inspectors  general,  880. 

Nurses,  1123. 

Professional  books,  papers,  etc.,  1138, 1139. 

Travel  allowances,  1296,  1297. 
Journals: 

Engineer  officers,  1502. 


Journals— Continued. 

Field  operations,  816. 

Marches,  446. 

War  diaries,  446. 
Judge  Advocate  General: 

Correspondence  with  judge  advocates,  920. 

Data  for  reports,  916. 

Opinions  upon  legal  questions,  788. 

Records,  military  courts,  915,  917-920;  A.  W.  113, 
114. 

Reports  requiring  President's  action,  921. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  240. 
Judge  Advocate  General's  Department: 

Department  commander's  staff,  197,  199. 

Eligibility  of  officers  of,  to  command,  18. 

Opinions  upon  legal  questions,  915. 

Supervision  of,  by  Chief  of  Staff,  762. 
See  also— 

Judge  Advocate  General's  Office. 
Judge  Advocates. 
Judge  Advocate  General's  Office: 

Deeds,  title  papers,  etc.,  705,  915. 
Judge  Advocates: 

Acting,  916,918,1044,1272. 

Correspondence  with  Judge  Advocate  General, 
920. 

Courts-martial.     See  Judge  Advocates  of  Courts- 
Martial. 

Departments.    See  Department  Judge  Advocates. 

Eligibility  to  command,  18. 

Law  books,  918. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Opinions  upon  legal  questions,  915. 

Promotion,  24. 
Judge  Advocates  of  Courts- Martial: 

Administration  of  oaths,  23,  684;  p.  313,  act  July 
27, 1892;  A.  W.  84,  92. 

Appointment,  etc.,  A.  W.  74. 

Civilian  witnesses,  military  courts,  993. 

Clerical  assistant,  985. 

Closed  sessions,  949;  p.  313,  act  July  27,  1892. 

Counsel  for  accused,  A.  W.  90. 

Death  or  disability  after  decision  of  court  on  sen- 
tence, 979. 

Interpreters,  988. 

Oath,  form  of,  A.  W.  85. 

Power  to  compel  witnesses,  952;  p.  313,  sec.  1202 
R.  S. 

Preparation  and  authentication  of  record,  979, 980. 

Reporters,  986. 

Transmission  of  record,  981;  A.  W.  113. 

Witnesses,  950,  952,  993;  p.  313,  sec.  1202  R.  S. 
Judge  Advocates  of  Departments: 

See  Department  Judge  Advocates 
Judges  of  State  Courts: 

Writs  of  habeas  corpus,  997,  998. 
Judges  of  United  States  Courts 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  139. 

Writs  of  habeas  corpus,  999. 
July  4: 

Salute  to  the  Union,  398. 
Jurisdiction: 

Lands  used  for  military  purposes,  704. 

State  courts,  habeas  corpus,  997,  998. 
See  also— 

Courts- Martial. 
Military  Commissions. 


366 


INDEX. 


Justice,  Department  of: 

Employment  of  civil  counsel,  995,  990. 

Witnesses  before  civil  courts,  75. 
Justices,  United  States  Courts: 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  139. 
Keepsakes: 

Escaped  prisoners,  940. 
Keys: 

Meters,  1058. 

Storerooms,  etc.,  674. 
Kitchens: 

Daily  inspections,  283. 

Fuel  and  stoves,  1044. 

Management  and  regulations,  297. 

Tableware,  utensils,  etc.,  297,  301,  1177,  117s. 
Laborers,  Civilian: 

Employment,  etc.,  677,  727,  730. 

Hours  of  labor,  731. 

Payment  by  contractor  for  labor  and  material,  572. 

Transportation  and  expenses,  732,  734. 
Labor  of  Troops: 

Aid  to  contractors,  516. 

Buildings  for  amusement,  etc.,  339. 

Extra-duty  pay,  169. 

In  arrest  or  confinement,  932. 

Maintenance  of  post  cemeteries,  494. 

Military  works,  357. 

Unnecessary,  on  Sunday,  205. 
Lamps: 

Chimneys,  1054. 

Daily  inspections,  283. 

Sales  to  officers,  etc.,  1054. 
Lance  Corporals: 

Hospital  Corps,  1405,  1407,  1408,  1410. 

Selection,  appointment,  etc.,  272, 1405. 
Land- Grant  Railroads: 

Rights  of  Government,  485;  p.  102. 
Lands: 

Abandoned,  records  of  bureau,  774. 

Plats  of  military,  708. 

Purchase  for  military  purposes,  704. 

Title  papers,  705,  915. 
Language: 

Reproachful,  provoking,  A.  W.  25. 

Upbraiding,  A.  W.  28. 
Lanterns: 

Candles,  1215. 

Stable  use,  1052. 
Larceny : 

Punishable  by  military  courts,  A.  W.  58. 
Lard,  or  Lard  Substitute: 

Ration,  1205. 
Laundries: 

Charges,  319,  341, 1169. 

Company,  327. 

Indebtedness  of  soldiers,  341. 

Post,  341. 
Laundry  men: 

Purchase  of  subsistence  stores,  1245. 
Law  Books: 

Judge  advocates  of  departments,  918. 
Laws: 

Obstructing  or  hindering,  485,  p.  101. 
Leases: 

Military  lands,  705. 

Rooms  for  offices,  1046. 


Leaves  of  Absence: 

Applications,  etc.,  51,  55-57,  67,  1187. 

Beyond  limits  of  command,  51,  57,  60. 

Change  of  station,  1292-1294. 

Commencement  and  expiration,  58-60. 

Commutation  of  quarters,  1301. 

Computation,  1276. 

Contract  surgeons,  1393. 

Cumulative,  1033, 1275. 

Custodians  of  special  funds,  324. 

Delays,  70. 

Detached  service,  51. 

Duration,  58,  60. 

During  active  operations,  54. 

Full  pay,  1275. 

Graduates  of  Military  Academy,  53. 

Granted,  by  whom,  49,  51,  52. 

Granted  in  months  and  days,  58. 

Instructors,  service  schools,  1277. 

In  the  field,  59. 

Leave  year,  how  reckoned,  1276. 

Notations  on  rolls  and  returns,  64. 

Nurses,  1425. 

Officers  in  charge  of  public  property,  659. 

Officers  returning  to  United  States,  60. 

On  special  duty,  59. 

Orders  to  rejoin  station,  1289,  1290. 

Payments  to  officers,  1275-1277. 

Payments  to  officers  resigning,  1263. 

1'eriods  and  extensions,  49-53,  55,  57,  (i7. 

Periods  denned,  58,  60. 

Permission  to  hunt,  65,  66. 

Personal,  restrictions,  50,  51. 

Professors,  etc.,  Military  Academy,  1277. 

Quarters,  1033, 1035. 

Reports,  etc.,  by  officers,  59,  64. 

Sick,  57,  1035,  1301. 

Take  effect,  59. 

Telegraphic  application,  1187. 

Temporary  duty,  1278,  1289-1291. 

Tender  of  resignation,  81. 

Travel  allowances,  1289-1294. 

Verbal  permits,  64. 

Visiting  foreign  countries,  61-63. 

When  not  granted,  54,  55. 
Leave  Year: 

Reckoned,  1276. 
Legal  Representatives: 

Deceased  officers  and  soldiers,  84,  85,  87, 163, 165, 
187;  A.  W.  127. 

Settlements  with,  by  disbursing  officers,  652. 
Legislation: 

Efforts  to  influence,  5. 
Length  of  Service: 

Rules  for  computing  longevity  pay,  r>71. 
Letter  Heads: 

Wording  and  matter,  512. 
Letters,  Official: 

Applications  for  official  opinions,  788. 

Briefing,  776. 

Channels,  782-785,  787,  788. 

Chiefs  of  bureaus,  787. 

Colored  inks,  822. 

Commanding  officers,  787. 

Confidential  communications,  778. 

Courtesy  required,  790. 


INDEX. 


367 


Letters,  Official— Continued. 

Courts-martial  proceedings,  919-921. 

Employment  of  civil  counsel,  996. 

Inclosures,  776. 

Indorsements,  776,  786. 

Letterheads,  form,  512. 

Messages  by  telegraph,  1561. 

Models  furnished  from  A.G.O.,  776. 

Penalty  envelopes,  834-837,  839. 

Post-office  address,  777. 

Preparation,  folding,  etc.,  775. 

Signatures,  779. 

Title,  officer  addressed-,  780. 

Transmission  by  freight  or  express,  838. 

Unimportant  and  trivial,  789. 

See  also  Correspondence. 
Libraries: 

Abandoned  or  discontinued  posts,  338. 

Acknowledgment  of  books  received,  336. 

Books  damaged  or  lost,  334. 

Company,  1144. 

Hospital,  1463. 

Inspections,  337,  889. 

Librarians,  331,  334. 

Military  Academy,  1145. 

Military  Service  Institution,  1145. 

Newspapers  and  periodicals,  331. 

Post,  331,  332,  334-338,  340,  1044,  1144. 

Repair  of  books,  335. 

Returns,  332,  333. 

Rooms  provided,  331. 

Transportation,  340, 1144,  1145. 

Use  of,  by  officers,  331. 
License: 

Civilians  on  reservations,  212. 

Military  lands,  705. 
Lieutenant  Colonels: 

Assignment  to  command,  247. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Forage,  1080. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  422,  426. 

Promotion  to  grade,  25. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Relative  rank  with  naval  officers,  12. 

Roster  duty,  358. 
Lieutenant  Commanders,  Navy: 

Relative  rank  with  Army  officers,  12. 
Lieutenant  General  of  the  Army: 

Aids,  41. 

Appointment  to  grade,  22. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Forage,  1080. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  418,  426. 

Military  secretary,  41. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Relative  rank  with  naval  officers,  12. 

Salutes  and  honors,  375,  400,  401,  403. 

Staff  officers,  change  of  station,  etc.,  71. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  240. 
Lieutenants: 

First,  9,  25,  422,  426, 1136. 

General  duties,  267,  269. 

Rosters,  358. 

Second,  9,  422,  426, 1136. 


Lieutenants,  Navy: 

Relative  rank  with  Army  officers,  12. 
Lieutenants,  Navy,  Junior: 

Relative  rank  with  Army  officers,  12. 
Lighting: 

Contracts  for,  557. 
Lights: 

Extinguished  at  taps,  370. 
Limitation: 

Age,  recruits,  849. 

Appointees  to  second  lieutenancies,  28,  31,  34. 

Court-martial  sentences,  968. 

Detached  service,  39,  40,  265. 

Emergency  purchases,  1007. 

Expenditures,  posts,  etc.,  207,  707. 

Express  transportation,  1142. 

Mess  furniture  in  the  field,  302. 

Personal  staff  duty,  41. 

Publication  of  advertisements,  503. 

Punishments,  963,  964,  968;  A.  W.  38,  98. 

Reentering  Army,  861. 

Repairs  to  buildings  at  posts,  707. 

Special  funds,  322. 

Statute  of,  concerning  deserters,  121,  125;  A.  W. 
103. 

Transportation  of  officers'  horses,  1098. 
Limits: 

Absence  from  camp  without  leave,  A.  W.  34. 

Arrested  officers,  923. 

Furloughed  enlisted  men,  109. 
Litters: 

Hand  and  mule,  1430-1432. 
Lockers: 

Permanent  barracks,  1021, 1023. 
Longevity  Pay: 

Computing  service,  1271. 
Loss  of  Funds: 

Fraud  or  neglect,  1309. 

Special  funds,  321. 

Stoppages,  1309. 

Transported  by  express,  1142. 
Loss  of  Property: 

Accountability  for,  if  lost  in  service,  698. 

Civilian  employees,  688. 

Classification,  682. 

Deserters,  687. 

Enlisted  men,  685,  686,  699;  A.  W.  16,  17. 

In  transit,  721, 1141. 

Loaned  to  mail  contractors,  209. 

Mess  property  and  utensils,  301. 

Officers,  683,  685;  A.  W.  15.  . 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1527 , 1530, 1541. 

Prevention,  674. 

Stoppages,  1309. 

Tableware  and  kitchen  utensils,  1178. 
Lye  and  Sapollo: 

Allowance,  1182. 
Lying  Out  of  Quarters: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  31. 
Machine  Guns: 

Target  practice,  351-353. 
Mall  Contractors: 

Aid  by  post  commanders,  209. 
Mails,  United  States: 

Obstructing  or  retarding,  485,  p.  101. 


368 


INDEX. 


Major  Generals: 

Aids,  41. 

Appointment  to  grade,  22. 

Appropriate  command,  14. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Changing  station,  71. 

Forage,  1080. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  418,  426. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Relative  rank  with  naval  officers,  12. 

Salutes  and  honors,  375,  400,  401,  403. 

Staff  officers,  change  of  station,  etc.,  71. 

Travel  beyond  limits  of  command,  71. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  240. 
Majors: 

Appropriate  command,  14. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Forage,  1080. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  422,  426. 

Promotion  to  grade,  25. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Relative  rank  with  naval  officers,  12. 

Roster  duty,  358. 
Manslaughter: 

Punishable  by  military  courts,  A.  W.  58. 
Manuals: 

Army  cooks,  296,  299. 

Coast  artillery,  1552. 

Courts-martial,  963. 

Firing  regulations,  349. 

Guard  duty,  441. 

Staff  departments,  1570. 
Maps  and  Reconnaissances: 

Duties,  Engineer  Corps,  1493,  1500, 1502. 

Journals  of  march,  445,  440. 

Purchase  of  maps,  521. 

Route  maps,  444,  445. 

Surveying  instruments,  447,  448. 

System  of  scales,  444. 
Marches: 

Journals,  446. 

War  diaries,  446. 
Marine  Corps: 

Deserters  from,  enlisted  in  the  Army,  133. 

Precedence  of,  on  occasions  of  ceremony,  6. 

Rations,  1204. 

Relative  rank  with  other  corps,  10;  A.  W.  122. 
Marine  Corps  Officers: 

See  Officers,  Marines. 
Marking: 

Boxes  for  transportation,  1547. 

Company  property,  295. 

Condemned  property,  907. 

Donations,  1144, 1145. 

Forbidden,  as  court-martial  sentence,  A.  W.  38, 
98. 

Graves,  491,  492,  495. 

Packages  for  shipment,  1140. 

Public  property,  676. 

Regimental  property  and  equipments,  257. 
Marksmen: 

Additional  pay,  1345. 
Marriages: 

Report  of  chaplains,  45. 
Married  Men: 

Enlistment  or  reenlistment,  852,  1009, 1412. 

Transfer  to  Hospital  Corps,  1412. 


Marshals: 

Apprehension  of  deserters,  118, 121. 
Martial  Lan: 

Hawaii  Territory,  485,  pp.  102,  103. 
Master  Electricians: 

Coast  Artillery  Corps,  9,  310,  1044, 1136. 

Quartermaster  Corps,  9, 1009, 1044, 1136. 

Signal  Corps,  9, 1044, 1136. 
Master  Gunners,  Coast  Artillery  Corps: 

Appointments,  310. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Warrants,  310. 
Matrons,  Hospital: 

Allowance  to  post  hospitals  and  arsenals,  1449. 

Appointment,  1448. 

Fuel,  1044. 

Hospital  stores,  1473. 

Rations,  1203,  1210. 

Subsistence  supplies,  1239. 
Mayhem: 

Punishable  by  military  courts,  A.  W.  58. 
Meals  and  Lodgings: 

Civilian  employees,  733. 

Enlisted  men,  371, 1227. 
Meat,  Canned: 

Ration,  1205. 
Mechanics: 

Appointment,  etc.,  275, 278. 

Extra-duty  details,  173. 
Mechanics,  Civilian: 

Armament  districts,  1539. 

Employment,  payment,  etc.,  727,  730. 

Hours  of  labor,  731. 

Transportation  and  expenses,  732,  734. 
Medals  of  Honor: 

Announcement  of  award,  183. 

Applications,  182. 

Conditions  of  award,  182,  188. 

Officers  and  enlisted  men,  182, 188. 

Unauthorized  possession,  report,  189. 
Medical  Attendance: 

Accounts,  1476-1485. 

Civilian  physicians,  1476-1479,  1484,  1485. 

Indians,  477. 

Medical  officers,  1473, 1474. 

Military  prisoners,  1473,  1470,  1478,  1480. 

Prisoners  of  war,  1473. 

Recruiting  service,  1475. 
Medical  Certificates: 

Disability,  159-161. 

Insane  soldiers,  466. 

Sick  leave,  officers,  57. 
Medical  Department: 

Acting  dental  surgeons,  1390-1392,  1395, 1396. 

Ambulances  and  litters,  225,  1105, 1404, 1427-1432, 
1435. 

Artificial  limbs,  1490-1492. 

Blank  forms,  1477. 

Civil  hospital  accounts,  1481. 

Contract  surgeons,  1390-1394. 

Dental  Corps,  1395-1403. 

Department  commander's  staff,  197, 199. 

Eligibility  of  officers  of,  to  command,  19. 

General  duties  and  responsibilities,  1386. 

Hospital  Corps.    See  Hospital  Corps. 


INDEX. 


369 


Medical  Department— Continued. 

Hospitals.    See  Hospital*. 

Hospital  transports,  etc.,  1440. 

Medical  attendance,  etc.,  477, 1473-1485. 

Medical  officers.    See  Medical  Officers. 

Medical  Reserve  Corps,  1138,  1296, 1389. 

Medical  supplies,  515, 1480-1488. 

Medicines.    See  Medicines. 

Nurse  Corps,  1421-1426. 

Publications  for  hospital  libraries,  1463. 

Returns,  1489. 

Service  of  hospitals,  1447-1463. 

Sick  call,  1471,  1472. 

Special  nurses,  1482. 

Special  regulations,  note,  p.  269. 

Supervision  of,  by  Chief  of  Staff,  762. 

Surgeon  General.    See  Surgeon  General. 
Medical  Inspections  and  Examinations: 

Accounts,  1484,  1485. 

Applicants  for  enlistment,  871. 

Enlisted  men,  1485. 

Hospital  Corps,  1410. 

Posts  and  reservations,  1387. 

Recruits,  865-871,  1484. 
Medical  Museum: 

Transportation  of  donations,  1145. 
Medical  Officers: 

Ambulances,  1105, 1427, 1429. 

Appointments,  qualifications,  etc.,  1388. 

Arrests,  etc.,  925. 

Assignment  of  quarters,  1025. 

Barracks  and  quarters,  1025. 

Boards  of  examination,  30. 

Certificates  of  disability,  160, 161. 

Clothing  accounts,  Hospital  Corps,  1415. 

Department  surgeons,  161,  197,  199,  1396,  1407, 
1408, 1431, 1488, 1489. 

Deserters,  126. 

Detail,  duties,  etc.,  204, 206, 1387, 1447, 1448. 

Diagnosis  furnished,  etc.,  1472. 

Division  surgeons,  161, 1396, 1405, 1408, 1477, 1488, 
1489. 

Efficiency  reports,  829. 

Eligibility  to  command,  19. 

Field  service,  1433, 1434. 

First-aid  treatment,  1420. 

General  hospitals,  1439. 

Hospital  buildings,  1464, 1466-1468. 

Hospital  Corps  detachment,  1415, 1420. 

Hospital  duties,  1447, 1448, 1451, 1462. 

Hospital  fund,  1462. 

Hospitals  at  Hot  Springs  and  Fort  Bayard,  144t;. 

Hospital  transports,  etc,  1440. 

Hygiene  and  sanitation,  204, 1387. 

Insane  soldiers,  465, 466. 

Instruction  to  Hospital  Corps,  1420. 

Invalid  soldiers,  1128. 

Medical  and  hospital  supplies,  1456, 1457. 

Medical  attendance,  1473, 1474. 

Medical  chests,  1139. 

Mileage  to  first  station,  1296. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Official  address  at  posts,  206. 

Patients  in  hospital,  1451, 1472. 

Pay,  etc.,  Hospital  Corps,  1415. 

Physical  examination,  militia,  455,  457. 

Post  surgeons,  204,  206,  829,  1025,  1387,  141f>,  14 rj. 

2402°— 13 24 


Medical  Officers— Continued. 

Promotion,  24,  1388. 

Quarters  for  sergeants,  first  class,  Hospital  Corps, 
1466-1468. 

Ration  returns,  1210. 

Recruits,  867,  868,  870,  871. 

Reports,  incapacitated  or  deceased  officers,  83, 
890. 

Reports  to,  of  discharges  for  disability,  160. 

Responsibility  for  remains  of  officers  and  soldiers, 
87, 167. 

Retirement,  1388. 

Returns  of,  by  department  surgeons,  1489. 

Service  schools,  449. 

Sick  call,  1471, 1472. 

Sick  leave,  officers,  57. 

Surgeons,  24,  491,  492,  1489. 

Transfers  to  Hospital  Corps,  1411. 
Medical  Reserve  Corps: 

Appointments  in  Medical  Corps,  1389. 

Assignment  of  officers  1389. 

Baggage  transportation  for  officers,  1138. 

Mileage,  1296. 
Medical  Supplies: 

Books  and  publications,  1463, 1488. 

Chests,  1139. 

Contracts  for,  or  purchase,  515. 

Disinfectants,  1487. 

Hospital  property  and  supplies,  617,  1452,  1453, 
1456,  1457,  1459. 

Medicines.    See  Medicines .' 

Proceeds  of  sales,  617. 

Purchases,  1486. 

See  also  Surgical  Appliances. 
Medicines: 

Accounts,  1477, 1480, 1483. 

Charges,  Organized  Militia,  1460. 

Dispensed,  to  whom,  1473. 

Families  and  servants,  1476. 

Indians,  477. 

Officers  and  men  not  on  duty,  1476. 

Purchased  from  druggists,  1478, 1480, 1483. 

Retired  officers  and  enlisted  men,  1474. 

Veterinary,  1074-1076,  1096. 
Members  of  a  Royal  Family: 

Salutes  and  honors,  400,  403. 
Members  of  Courts- Martial: 

Appointment,  945. 

Behavior,  A.  W.  87. 

Challenge  by  accused,  A.  W.  88. 

Disorderly  conduct,  948. 

Duty  with  command,  946. 

Oath,  A.  W.  84. 

Officers,  Marine  Corps,  A.  W.  78. 

Officers,  Regular  Army,  A.  W.  77. 

Requisite  number  not  at  posts,  etc.,  A.  W.  76. 

Sit  according  to  rank,  945. 

Voting,  A.  W.  95. 
Members  of  Courts  of  Inquiry: 

Appointment,  etc.,  A.  W.  116. 

Oaths,  A.  W.  117. 
Members  of  the  Cabinet: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 
Memorandum  Receipts: 

Company  records,  281. 

Cooking  apparatus,  1252. 


370 


INDEX. 


Memorandum  Receipts— Continued. 

Ordnance  stores,  1524. 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1020, 1076, 1089-1092. 

Relief  from  responsibility,  657. 
Memorial  Day: 

Observance,  440. 
Mess,  General: 

See  General  Mess. 
Messengers: 

Employment, payment, etc.,  728,  730. 

Extra-duty  pay,  170. 

Inspectors  general,  879. 

Street-car  and  ferry  tickets,  1127. 

Transportation  and  expenses,  732. 
Messing  and  Cooking: 

Broken,  lost,  or  damaged  articles,  301. 

Brooms,  brushes,  fuel,  and  lights,  301. 

Cooking  apparatus,  1252. 

Enlisted  men,  296-302. 

Field  ranges,  etc.,  296. 

General  mess,  204,  296,  301,  317,  318,  320,  321,  329, 
330,  371. 

Inspections,  889. 

Kitchen  tableware  and  furniture,  301. 

Management  of  kitchens,  297,  301. 

Manual  for  Army  cooks,  296,  299. 

Meals  for  enlisted  men,  371. 

Mess  furniture  in  the  field,  302. 

Mess  sergeants,  1346. 

Mess  stewards,  329. 

Prisoners' food,  300. 

Rations,  care,  savings,  etc.,  298. 

Removal  of  outfits  from  barracks,  1023. 

Rooms  for  officers,  1034. 

Supervision,  company  and  general  mess,  296. 

Use  of  hospitals,  1470. 

Yearly  field  practice,  296,  1205. 
Mess  Booms: 

Hospitals,  1044. 
Mess  Sergeants: 

Authorized,  1346. 
Meteorological  Instruments: 

Supervision,  control,  etc.,  1556. 
Meters: 

Barracks  and  quarters,  1058-1060. 
Mileage: 

Approval  of  journey,  1285. 

Arsenals,  1295. 

Authority,  1284,  1285. 

Baggage  transportation,  1122. 

Civilian  employees,  737. 

Coast  defense  commands,  1286. 

Delays  en  route,  1283. 

Discharged  soldiers,  1378. 

Engineer  officers,  1507. 

Explorations,  military,  1295. 

Inspectors,  1284. 

Joining  first  station,  1296,  1297. 

Leaves  of  absence,  1289-1294. 

Lines  of  travel,  1287. 

Orders,  71,  1284-1288. 

Payments,  1279,  1283,  1507. 

Philippine  Department,  1284. 

Public  works,  1295. 

Rates  and  computation,  1279,  1282. 

Return  journeys,  1285. 

Route  of  travel,  1282,  1287. 


M  ileage— Continued . 

Sea  travel,  1280. 

Surveys,  military,  1295. 

Traveling  with  troops,  1281. 

Travel  without  troops,  1279. 

Unauthorized,  1297. 

Urgent  duty,  1285. 

Witnesses,  75,  990-993, 1298:  p.  314,  act  Mar.  2,1901 
Military  Academy,  United  States: 

Annual  report  of  superintendent,  I!).'!.1,. 

Cadets,  9,  27,  449,  1271,  1312-1314. 

Court-martial  duty  of  officers,  192. 

Donations  to  library  and  museum,  1145. 

Eligibility  of  ex-cadets  for  commissions,  37. 

Graduates,  53,  1138,  1139,  1296,  1314. 

'iraduatingleave,  ,53. 

Inspection,  896. 

Leaves  to  officers,  1277. 

Letter  and  note  heads,  512. 

Mounted  officers,  1272. 

Pay  of  graduates,  1314. 

Quartermaster,  1313. 

Supervision  and  regulations,  l'.»l,  n<». 

Treasurer,  1312. 
Military  and  Medical  Records: 

Volunteer  armies  and  permanent  establishment, 

774. 
Military  Attache's: 

Allowances,  etc.,  596,  1100. 

Baggage,  1136,  1138. 

Mounted  pay,  1272. 
Military  Authority: 

Exercise,  2. 

Subordination  to  civil  authority,  A.\V.  .V.i. 
Military  Cable  Lines: 

Construction,  maintenance,  etc.,  1556. 
Military  Commands: 

See  Coin  mantis. 
Military  Commissions: 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  139. 

Jurisdiction,  p.  313,  sec.  1343  R.  S. 

Proceedings,  917. 

Records,  915. 

Reports,  193$. 
Military  Control: 

Emergencies,  191,  192. 
Military  Correspondence: 

See  Correspondence. 
Military  Defenses: 

Sites,  plans,  and  estimates,  1493. 
Military  Discipline: 

See  Discipline. 
Military  Education: 

Graduates  of  civil  institutions,  H">. 

List  of  institutions,  449. 

Regulations  governing  institutions,  449. 
Military  Information: 

See  Information. 
Military  Justice: 

Administration    of   oath,    p.    313,   act   July   27, 

1892. 
Military  Prison: 

See  United  States  Militiirij  I'rixon. 
Military  Record: 

Deserters,  124. 

Indorsed  on  discharge  certificate,  1  is,  1 !!). 

Officers  for  retirement  or  promotion,  26. 


INDEX. 


371 


Military  Reservations: 

See  Posts  and  Reservations. 
Military  Roads,  Railroads,  and  Bridges: 

Construction  and  repair,  1493,  1508. 
Military  Secretary: 

Lieutenant  general,  41.    • 
Military  Service  Institution: 

Transportation  of  donations,  1145. 
Military  Signaling  and  Signal  Duties: 

("ode  cards  and  instructions,  1564. 

Communication  between  the  Army  and  Navy, 

409, 1561. 

General  service  code,  1561. 
Instruction,  enlisted  men,  1562. 

In  the  field,  1558,  1561. 
Precedence  of  messages,  1561. 

Supervision,  control,  etc.,  1556, 1558. 

A'isual  signaling,  use  between  Army  and  Navy, 

409, 1561. 
Military  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Lines: 

Commanding  officers,  1559. 

Confidential  communications,  1560. 

Construction,  maintenance,  etc.,  1556, 1559. 

Destruction  or  obstruction,  1563. 

In  the  field,  1561. 

Personal  and  press  messages,  1561. 

Signal  officers,  1559. 

Use  of  cipher,  1561. 
Military  Works: 

Laborers  and  armed  working  parties,  357. 
Militia,  Organized: 

Adjutant  Genaral  of  the  Army,  The,  105,  774. 

Admission  to  hospitals,  1459, 1460. 

Annual  returns  of,  for  Congress,  774. 

Arming  and  equipping,  455,"  463, 1143. 

Arms,  etc.,  shipment  by  supply  departments,  455. 

Authority  of  the  President,  450. 

Calledinto  service,  transportation  and  subsistence, 
455. 

Chief  of  Staff,  supervisory  powers,  764. 

Coast  Artillery  Reserves,  457. 

Company  rendezvous  defined,  452. 

Concentration  camps  denned,  452. 

Correspondence,  105,  774. 

Custody  of  records  after  muster  out,  774. 

Disbursing  officers,  452. 

Encampments,  reports  of,  774. 

Engineer  supplies,  1510. 

Enlisted  men,  Army,  detailed  with,  105. 

En  route  to  concentration  camps,  455. 

En  route  to  mobilization  camps,  455,  456. 

Equipment,  etc.,  741. 

Equipping,  forwarding,  etc.,  in  time  of  war,  193, 
194. 

Examination  of  members,  for  appointment  in 
Army,  35. 

Governors  of  States,  etc.,  452,  455,  460. 

Hawaii  Territory,  485,  pp.  102,  103. 

Horses,  sales  to  United  States,  456. 

Inquiries  on  requests  from  subordinates,  463. 

Inspections,  193. 

Mobilization  camps  defined,  452. 

Mobilization  of  troops,  454-457,  462,  4t>:i. 

Muster  into  United  States  service,  455,  4'7,  -159. 

Muster  out,  461. 

Officers.    See  Officers,  Militia.  * 

Officers,  Army,  serving  with,  454,  1261. 


Militia,  Organized— Continued. 

.    Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1511,  1514. 

Pay  and  allowances  while  in  United  States  serv- 
ice, 451. 

Pensions,  458. 

Physical  examinations,  455,  457,  461. 

Property  and  equipments,  inventories,  460. 

Public  property  in  use  by,  460. 

Purchases,  fuel  and  forage  at  mobilization  camps 
456. 

Relative  rank  with  regulars,  Marine  Corps,  and 
volunteers,  6, 10;  A.  W.  122, 124. 

Reports  and  returns,  105,  193,  774. 

Secretary  of  War,  450. 

Signal  supplies,  1565. 

Strength  of  organizations,  453. 

Subject  to  Articles  of  War,  A.  W.  64. 

Subsistence  charges,  field  hospitals,  1460. 

Transportation  for,  456. 
Militia  Affairs,  Division  of: 

Blank  forms,  455. 

Reports,  quarterly,  105. 
Milk: 

Ration,  1205. 
Mine  Planters: 

Commanding  officers,  49, 106. 
Mineral  Oil: 

Allowance,  1053, 1061. 

Extra  issues,  1006. 

Purchased  by  soldiers'  families,  1038. 

Requisitions  for,  and  issue,  1052. 

Sales,  1054. 

Storage  in  or  near  storehouses,  1199. 

Unconsumed,  1056. 
Ministers,  American  or  Foreign: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 
Minors: 

Consent  of  parent  or  guardian  to  enlistment,  850, 
853;  A.  W.  3. 

Discharged  for  fraud,  1380. 

Enlistment  of,  under  18  years  of  age,  prohibited, 
849. 

Penalty  for  officers  enlisting,  A.  W.  3. 
Minute  Guns: 

Funerals,  419-421. 
Misappropriation : 

Public  moneys  or  property,  A.  W.  60. 
Misbehavior  Before  the  Enemy: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  42. 
Miscellaneous  Receipts: 

Proceeds  of  sale,  611,  618. 
Misconduct: 

Cause  of  death,  83, 162. 

Officers  or  agents,  884, 900. 
Misconduct  in  Time  of  War: 

Abandoning  post,  A.  W.  42. 

Casting  away  arms,  A.  W.  42. 

Changing  parole  or  watchword,  A.  W.  44. 

Correspondence  with  or  intelligence  to  the  enemy, 

A.  W.  Hi. 
Cowardice,  A.  W.  42, 100. 

Disclosing  parole  or  watchword,  A.  W.  44. 

False  alarms,  A.W.  41. 

Forcing  safeguard,  A.  W.  57. 

Misbehavior  before  the  enemy,  A.  W.  42. 

Plunder  or  pillage,  A.  W.  42. 

Quitting  colors,  A.  W.  42. 


372 


INDEX. 


Misconduct  in  Time  of  War— Continued. 

Relieving,  harboring,  or  protecting  the  enemy, 

A.  W.  45. 
Mitigation: 

Punishment,  944,  972;  A.  W.  112. 
Mixed  Corps: 

Commanders,  10,  817;  A.  W.  122. 
Mobilization  Camps: 

Arms,  etc.,  shipment  to  militia,  455. 

At  a  garrison  post  of  the  Regular  Army,  455. 

Defined,  Organized  Militia,  452. 

Location  of,  457,  462. 

Militia  en  route  to,  455. 
Mobs: 

Employment  of  troops  against,  489. 
Money  Accountability: 

Appropriations,  620-625. 

Certificates  of  deposit,  611-616. 

Checks,  587,  599-607. 

Disbursing  officers,  583-596. 

Division  staff  officers,  197. 

Funds  by  express,  1142. 

Liquid  coffee  purchases,  1208.- 

Money  accounts.    See  Money  A  ccounts. 

Money  vouchers.    See  Money  Vouchers. 

Official  check  books,  608,  610. 

Pecuniary  responsibility  of  officers,  141,  155,  653, 
654. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  254. 

Proceeds  of  sale,  611,  617-619. 

Transfer  on  succession,  17,  630. 

Transfers,  589,  597,  598. 

See  also  Public  Moneys. 
Money  Accounts: 

Abstracts,  626,  1250. 

Accounts  current,  615,  623,  626-629,  635,  14«J2. 

Administrative  examination,  655,  656. 

Amounts  to  be  in  dollars  and  cents,  635. 

Certificates  of  deposit,  615. 

Closing  statements,  disposition,  902. 

Contingent  expenses,  623. 

Deceased  officers,  86. 

Disbursing  officers,  589. 

Disposition,  626. 

Foreign  currency,  635. 

Fractions  of  cents,  635. 

Insane  officers,  86. 

Inspection,  895,  897,  899-901. 

Military  attaches,  1100. 

Orders  and  papers  supporting,  627-629. 

Ordnance  Department,  1511. 

Original  vouchers  required,  628. 

Preparation  and  rendition,  626,  627. 

Rates  of  exchange,  1100. 

Subsistence  sales,  1250. 

Vouchers  to  accompany,  627,  628. 


Public  Moneys. 

Receipts  for  Money  and  Property. 
Money  Vouchers: 
Artificial  limbs,  1492. 
Certificate  of  correctness,  632-634,  642-644. 
Coin  or  currency,  635. 
Commanding  officers,  751. 
Completion  before  certified  by  creditor,  638. 
Corporations,  641-644. 
Currency  payments  to  be  noted,  640. 


Money  Vouchers— Continued. 

Fees  of  civil  officers,  649. 

Firms  and  individuals,  641-644. 

Fractions  of  cents,  635. 

Identification,  when  required,  645. 

Invoices  and  receipts  for  funds,  639,  640. 

Mode  of  purchase,  636. 

Money  amounts,  635,  638,  648. 

Number,  date,  and  amount  of  check,  640. 

Number  of  copies  to  be  made,  631. 

Original,  to  accompany  account,  628. 

Original  bills,  634. 

Payment  with  check,  643. 

Payment  with  currency,  642. 

Quartermaster  and  subsistence  supplies,  633. 

Receipts  hi  blank  prohibited,  637. 

Services,  not  personal,  633,  636. 

Services,  personal,  633,  651. 

Signature  and  heading,  646. 

Signing  of  checks  in  blank  prohibited,  637. 

Small  sums  for  occasional  services,  644. 

Supplies,  633,  636. 

Telegraphic  service,  644,  1186. 

Unpaid  accounts,  650. 

Witnesses  to  signature  by  mark,  647. 
Monthly  Payments: 

Enlisted  men,  1315. 

Officers,  1256. 
Monthly  Reports: 

Chaplains,  45. 

Superintendents,  national  cemeteries.  4'.M>. 
Monthly  Returns: 

Effective  strength  in  campaigns,  815. 

Enlisted  strength  of  the  Army,  811,  813,  M5. 

General  prisoners,  937. 

Medical  officers,  1489. 
Mops: 

Allowance,  1181. 
Morning  Reports: 

Company,  280. 

Post,  211. 

Regimental,  258. 
Mounted  Officers: 

Accouterments,  hcrse  equipment,  etc.,  l*>20. 

Forage,  1080-1082. 

Horses,  90,  889,  1095-1098. 

Militia,  456. 

Mounted  pay,  1272-1274. 

Public  animals,  1081. 

Rank  or  conditions  requiring,  1272. 
Mounted  Service: 

Additional  pay,  1272-1274. 

Authority  for  mounting,  1272. 

Policing  stables,  etc.,  1106. 

Sale  of  public  horses  to  officers,  1095. 
Mounted  Service  School: 

Detachment  of  officers,  192. 

Inspection,  896. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  1277. 

Letter  and  note  headings,  512. 

Location,  Fort  Riley,  Kans.,  449. 

Supervision  and  regulations,  191, 449. 
Mourning: 

Badge,  431. 

Colors,  434. 

Drums,  433. 

Family,  432. 

Wearing,  restrictions,  431. 


INDEX. 


373 


Movement  of  Troops: 

Accommodations,  1114. 

Hawaiian  Department,  193. 

Notice  sent  by  quartermaster,  1113. 

Orders  and  returns  of  command,  1110, 1111. 

Philippine  Department,  193. 

Reported  by  department  commander,  193. 

Routes,  1112. 

Staff  officers,  750. 

Timely  notice  to  be  given,  750, 1107. 
Mules: 

Mule  shoes  and  nails,  1097. 

Transportation  of  the  Army,  1101. 
Murder: 

Punishable  by  military  courts,  A.  W.  58. 
Museums: 

Transportation  of  donations,  1145. 
Musical  Instruments: 

Bands  and  field  music,  262, 1179, 1180. 

Post  chapels,  1144. 

Requisitions,  1151. 
Musicians: 

Appointment,  etc.,  260,  263,  275,  278. 

Competition  with  civilian,  261. 

Fuel,  1044. 

Music  pouches,  1167. 

Roster  duties,  358. 

Separation  from  companies,  261. 

Signals  for  roll  calls,  etc.,  373. 

Transfer  to  Hospital  Corps  prohibited,  1411. 

Whistles,  1180. 
See  also— 

Chief  Musicians. 
Principal  Musicians. 
Mustering  Officers: 

Correction  and  changes,  muster  rolls,  810. 

Muster  in  of  militia,  457,  458. 

Muster  out  of  militia,  461. 
Muster  Into  Service: 

Militia,  when  called  forth,  457-459. 
Muster  Out: 

Regulations  for,  of  militia,  461. 
Muster  Rolls: 

Absentees,  808;  A.  W.  12, 13. 

Absent  without  leave  notations,  132. 

Calculations,  810. 

Character  notations,  148. 

Corrections  or  changes,  810. 

Dates  of  service,  134. 

Designation  on,  of  companies,  809. 

Detached  enlisted  men,  808. 

Disability  originating  in  line  of  duty,  1472. 

Discharge  notations,  152. 

Duties,  post  surgeons,  1448. 

Hospital  Corps,  1448. 

Manuscript,  prohibited,  1572. 

Militia,  at  muster  in,  458. 

Notations,  discharged  soldiers,  152. 

Preparation,  disposition,  etc.,  807. 

Retained,  810. 

Sick  in  hospital,  808. 
See  also  Pay  Rolls. 
Musters: 

Accepting  presents,  etc.,  A.  W.  6. 

Bakers,  cooks,  etc.,  329. 

Certificates  of  absentees,  A.  W.  12, 13. 

Designation  of  officers  to  assist,  438. 


Musters— Continued. 

False,  A.  W.  5, 14. 

Hospital  Corps,  1413. 

Inspection  and  review,  439. 

Monthly,  for  pay,  438,  439. 

Muster  and  pay  rolls,  807-810. 

Sunday,  439. 
Mutiny  and  Sedition: 

Beginning,  exciting,  joining,  etc.,  A.  W.  22. 

Compelling  surrender  of  troops,  A.  W.  43. 

Disobedience  of  orders,  A.  W.  21,  24. 

Failure  to  give  information,  A.  W.  23. 

Quelling  quarrels,  frays,  disorders,  etc.,  A.W.  24. 

Striking  superior  officer,  A.  W.  21,  24. 

Suppression,  A.  W.  23. 
Mutton: 

Ration,  1205. 
National  Airs: 

Foreign,  378. 

United  States,  264,  378,  437. 
National  Cemeteries: 

Biennial  inspection,  895. 

Burial  of  deceased  officers  and  soldiers,  167. 

Flag, 223. 

Supervision,  records,  reports,  etc.,  490. 
National  Colors: 

Salute,  377. 
National  Festivities: 

Foreign  war  vessels  in  port  or  harbor,  413. 
National  Flag: 

Description,  215,  216. 

Displayed  at  time  of  firing  salute,  397. 

Displayed  in  action,  437. 

Memorial  Day,  440. 

Salute  to,  398. 

Stars  in  union,  216. 
National  Home  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers: 

Annual  inspection,  894. 

Insane  inmates,  464. 
National  Parks: 

Trespassers  or  intruders,  485,  p.  100. 
National  Salutes: 

Fourth  of  July,  398. 

Memorial  Day,  440. 

Number  of  guns,  398. 

Ships  of  war,  399. 
Navy: 

Deserters  from,  enlisted  in  the  Army,  133. 

Signal  communication  with  the  Army,  409, 1561. 
Navy  Officers: 

See  Officers,  Navy. 
Neutrality  Laws: 

Enforcement  by  the  Army,  485,  pp.  100, 101. 

Post  commanders,  889. 
Newspapers: 

Advertisements,  499,  500,  502-509;  note,  p.  105. 

Dismissals,  cowardice  or  fraud,  A.  W.  100. 

Post  libraries,  331. 

Readvertisements,  501. 
Nomenclature: 

Posts  and  reservations,  201,  202. 
Nominations: 

Transfer  or  exchange  of  officers,  t7. 
Noncommissioned  Officers: 

Arrest,  etc.,  927,  929;  A.  W.  24. 

Baggage  transportation,  1136-1138. 

Bands,  260. 

Battalion  staff,  254,  256. 


374 


INDEX. 


N  onco  m  m  issioned  Officers— Continued . 

Coast  Artillery  Corps,  271,  274,  308,  310-312. 

Company,  9,  270-278,  297,  358,  370,  480,  1044,  1180. 

Extra-duty  details,  171, 172, 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  428. 

General  noncommissioned  staff,  103, 1009, 1557. 

Hiring  of  duty,  A.  W.  37. 

Hospital  Corps,  1405-1408,  1410,  1416,  1418. 

Illuminating  supplies,  1054, 1057-1059. 

Insane  soldiers,  467. 

Ordnance  Department,  103. 

Parlor  and  sleeping  cars,  1128. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff.    See  Post  Noncom- 
missioned Staff. 

Quarrels,  frays,  and  disorders,  A.  W.  24. 

Quartermaster  Corps,  103, 1009. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1036, 1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Reduction  to  the  ranks,  276,  277,  1009. 

Regimental,  9,  253,  256,  257,  1044, 1181. 

Salutes,  commanding  detachments,  385. 

Signal  Corps,  103, 1557. 

Transfers,  276. 

Travel  under  orders,  1124, 1125. 

Trial  by  courts-martial,  958;  p.  315,  act  March  2, 
1913. 

Ungarrisoned  posts,  1065. 

Warrants,  101, 103,  256,  274,  310,  1405,  Kin. 
Notary  Public: 

Administration  of  oaths,  684. 
Note  Heads: 

Wording  and  matter,  512. 
Nurse  Corps  (Female): 

Appointments  and  assignments,  1421. 

Baggage,  1123. 

Commutation  of  rations,  1223,  1443. 

Duties,  1422-1425. 

Fuel  and  quarters,  1045. 

Medical  attendance,  etc.,  1473, 1476, 1478, 1480. 

Parlor  and  sleeping  cars,  1128. 

Pay  and  allowances,  1426. 

Presents  for  services  prohibited,  1426. 

Private  cases,  1425. 

Rations,  1203, 1212. 

Services  in  families  of  officers  and  men,  1424. 

Subsistence  supplies,  1239. 

Superintendent,  1045, 1422, 1476, 1478, 1480, 1483. 
Nurses,  Special: 

Employment  and  pay,  1476, 1482. 
Oaths: 

Administration  by  civil  officers,  684. 

Administration  by  judge  advocates,  684. 

Administration  by  recorders  of  boards,  684,  714. 

Administration  by  surveying  officers,  714. 

Enlistment,  855;  A.  W.  2. 

Fee  for  administering,  649. 

Judge  advocates,  courts-martial,  A.  W.  85. 

Members  of  courts-martial,  A.  W.  84. 

Members  of  courts  of  inquiry,  A.  W.  117. 

Of  office,  Army  officers,  23. 

Power  of  inspectors  to  administer,  884. 

Purchasing  or  contracting  officers,  563. 

Recorders,  courts  of  inquiry,  A.  W.  117. 

Witnesses,  military  courts,  p.  313,  act  July  27 

1892;  A.  W.  92, 118. 
Oaths  of  Office: 

Administration  by  civil  officers,  23. 

Officers  of  the  Army,  23. 


Oats: 

Forage  ration,  1077. 
Obstructing  or  Hindering': 

Execution  of  the  laws,  485,  p.  101. 
Offenses: 

See  Crimes  or  Off  en  MX. 
Officer: 

Definition,  p.  301,  sec.  1342  R.  S. 
Officer  of  the  Day: 

Exemptions  from  duty,  363. 

Old,  exemptions  from  duty,  363. 

Property  used  for  police,  etc.,  442,  443. 
Officer  of  the  Guard: 

Duties  of,  as  to  prisoners,  A.  W.  67-69. 
Officers,  Army: 

Absence  without  leave,  A.  W.  31,  33,  40. 
•  Absent  at  muster,  A.  W.  12, 13. 

Abuses  and  disorders,  A.  W.  54. 

Acceptance,  etc.,  of  civil  office,  si>. 

Accepting  presents,  A.  W.  6. 

Accompanying  troops  changing  station,  193. 

Accountability,  1549;  A.  W.  10. 

Additional  pay,  1267-1274. 

Administration  of  oaths,  23,  684,  714. 

Appeals,  A.  W.  29. 

Appointment  and  promotion,  21-37. 

Arrest,  etc.,  922-927,  1371;  A.  W.  65,  70,  71. 

Art  ides  for  sale  to,  885. 

Articles  of  War  to  be  subscribed,  A.  AN',  i. 

Artificial  limbs  and  appliances,  1490, 1491. 

Attendance  at  funerals,  430. 

Baggage  transportation,  1135-1139. 

Barrack  furniture  and  rooms,  1011. 

Boards.    See  Boards  of  Officers. 

Boat  flags  and  pennants,  240. 

Change  of  station,  1098. 

Charges  against,  A.  W.  71. 

Civil  institutions  of  learning,  42,  449,  1306. 

Coast  artillery,  :«):<. 

Command  of  mixed  corps,  10;  A.  W.  122. 

Commissions,  774. 

Commutation  of  quarters,  1299-1307. 

Contempt    or    disrespect    toward    commanding 
officer,  A.  W.  20. 

Correspondence  with  War  Department,  782,  786. 

Courteous  correspondence,  790. 

Court-martial  service  with  mixed  corps,  A.  W. 
77,  78,  124. 

Deceased.    See  Deceased  Officers. 

Definition  of  officer,  p.  301,  sec.  1342  R.  S. 

Dental  work,  1398-1401. 

Desertion,  A.  W.  47,  49-51. 

Designation  of  beneficiary  in  event  of  death,  1385. 

Detached  service,  temporary  duty,  192. 

Detailed  with  militia,  454. 

Details.    See  Details,  Officers. 

Discharge,  A.  W.  99. 

Dismissal.    See  Dismissal  of  Officers. 

Dispatches  in  the  field,  798. 

Disrespect  or  contempt,  A.  W.  19. 

Divine  service,  A.  W.  52. 

Drunkenness  on  duty,  A.  W.  38. 

Dueling,  A.  W.  26-28. 

Duties  of  Chief  of  Staff  in   matters  affecting, 
765-767. 

Effects  of  deceased  officers  or  soldiers,  A.  W.  127. 

Efficiency  reports,  829-833. 


INDEX. 


375 


Officers,  Army— Continued. 
Equipage  allowance,  1146. 
Equipments  of  enlisted  men,  294. 
False  musters,  A.  W.  5, 14. 
Families.    See  Families,  etc. 
Forage,  1080,  1081. 

Fuel  and  stoves,  1036, 1037,  1039-1044, 1048. 
Garrison  schools,  449. 
General  Staff  Corps.    See  Officers,  General  Staff 

Corps. 

Grades  of  rank,  9. 
Hiring  of  duty,  A.  W.  37. 
Horses.    See  Horses  of  Mounted  Officers. 
Hospital  charges,  1460, 1461. 
Hospital  stores,  1473. 

Illuminating  supplies,  1054,  1056,  1057,  1059. 
Incapacitated,  193, 194,  890. 
Insane,  86,  464-466, 1297. 

Inspection  reports  concerning,  831,  883,  889,  890. 
Investigation  of  accusations  against,  883,  884. 
Issue  of  clothing,  1157, 1158. 
Leaves  of  absence.    See  Leaves  of  Absence. 
Longevity  pay,  1271. 
Medals  of  honor,  182, 183, 188. 
Medical  attendance,  etc.,  1473,  1474,  1476,  1478, 

1480, 1483. 

Messing  and  cooking,  296-302. 
Military  attaches,  1100. 
Military  history,  774. 
Militia  encampments,  774. 
Misconduct  or  irregularity,  83, 884, 900;  A.  W.  42. 
Mounted,  1272-1274. 
Mounted,  addressing  superior,  381. 
Mourning,  431,  432. 
Mutiny  and  sedition,  A.  W.  21-24,  43. 
Oath  of  office,  23. 
Oaths  of  enlistment,  A.  W.  2. 
Offenders  against  civil  authority,  A.  W.  55,  59. 
On  duty  without  troops  defined,  1300. 
Orders,  regulations,  etc.,  affecting,  766,  774. 
Orders  eulogizing  living,  797. 
Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1520-1522,  1542. 
Outside  continental  limits  U.  S.,  60,  71, 1098. 
Parlor  and  sleeping  cars,  1128-1134. 
Payments.    See  Payments  to  Officers. 
Pecuniary  interest  in  victuals,  etc.,  A.  W.  18. 
Pecuniary  responsibility,  653,  654. 
Personal  reports,  59,  62,  64,  826-828. 
Presence  at  parades,  436. 
Private  property  lost  in  service,  726. 
Profanity,  A.  W.  53. 
Promotion,  21-26. 
Property  damaged,  lost,  or  destroyed,  683-685; 

A.  W.  15. 

Public  animals,  1081. 
Purchase  of  clothing,  etc.,  1174. 
Quarrels,  frays,  and  disorders,  A.  W.  24,  25. 
Quartermaster  supplies,  1174. 
Quarters,  1024-1035, 1044. 
Rank  and  precedence,  9, 11. 
Registry  on  arrival  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  or  at 

headquarters  of  a  territorial  department,  406, 825. 
Relative  rank  with  Marine  Corps,  militia,  and 

volunteers,  10;  A.  W.  122, 124. 
Relative  rank  with  naval  officers,  12. 
Reproving  noncommissioned  officers,  270. 
Resignation.    See  Resignation  of  Officers. 


Officers,  Army— Continued. 

Respect  to  national  airs  when  played,  378. 

Retired.    See  Retired  Officers. 

Retirement,  causes  for,  76-78. 

Returns  of  public  property,  A   W.  8. 

Returns  of  troops,  A.  W.  7,  8. 

Roll  calls,  370. 

Roster  details  and  duty,  355-364. 

Salutes  by  enlisted  men,  383-392. 

Salutes  with  cannon,  393-397. 

Saluting,  380-382,  392. 

Scandalous  conduct,  A.  W.  42,  60,  100. 

Sea  travel  expenses,  1280. 

Special  duty  under  Secretary  of  War,  191, 192. 

Special  or  distinguished  services,  765. 

Staff  corps  and  departments,  197-199,  742,  743, 
746,  750,  806. 

Staff  duty  details,  38. 

Status,  returning  to  United  States  on  leave,  CO. 

Stoppages  against  pay,  1308-1311. 

Subsistence  supplies,  1239,  1240,  1242-1244,  1246. 

Suspended  from  duty  or  command,  1033;  A.  W. 
101. 

Telegraphic  service,  1186. 

Transfer  or  exchange,  47,  48,  303,  1297. 

Travel  on  duty,  68-75,  800,  1122,  1123,  1125-1134. 

Trials,  A.  W.  79. 

Uniform  and  equipments,  1569. 

Unlawful  enlistments,  A.  W.  3. 

Use  of  post  libraries  and  reading  rooms,  331. 

Use  of  transportation  facilities,  1108. 

Violence  to  traders  in  foreign  parts,  A.  W.  56. 

Visiting  foreign  countries,  62, 63. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  240, 403, 406-414. 

Volunteer  or  militia  service,  1261. 

Waste  of  private  property,  A.  W.  55, 59. 

Witnesses,  military  or  civil  courts,  75, 951. 

Wrongfully  selling  arms,  etc.,  A.  W.  60. 

Wrongs,  redress  of,  A.  W.  54. 
Officers,  Foreign  Service: 

Official  salutes  and  honors,  376, 402, 403. 

Visits  and  courtesies/407. 
Officers,  General  Staff  Corps: 

Aids,  41. 

Assignments  to  duty,  752, 761, 765, 767, 773. 

Chief  of  Coast  Artillery,  303. 

Chief  of  Staff  of  the  Army,  752,  756,  759-769;  note, 
p.  145. 

Current  business,  758. 

Detail,  eligibility,  etc.,  752, 761, 765, 767, 773. 

Limitation  of  service,  752. 

Selection  and  detail  of  general  officers,  773. 

Serving  with  troops,  197, 199, 757, 770-772. 

Special  powers  and  duties,  753-756, 758. 

War  Department  Geneial  Staff,  757, 759, 760. 
Officers,  Marines: 

Command  of  mixed  corps,  10, 817;  A.  W.  122. 

Courts-martial,  Army,  A.  W.  78. 

Hospital  charges,  1460. 

Rations,  1204. 

Relative  rank  with  regulars,  militia,  and  volun- 
teers, 10;  A.  W.  122, 124. 

Reports,  817. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376, 390, 402, 403. 
Officers,  Militia: 

Command  of  mixed  corps,  10,817;  A.  W.  122. 

Private  mounts,  456. 


376 


INDEX. 


Officers,  Militia— Continued. 

Relative  rank  with  regulars,  Marine  Corps,  and 
volunteers,  10;  A.  W.  122, 124. 

Reports,  817. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376, 390, 402, 403. 

Services  as,  of  regular  officers,  1261. 
Officers,  Navy: 

Funeral  honors,  420. 

Hospital  charges,  1460. 

Rations,  1204. 

Relative  rank  with  Army  officers,  12. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376, 390, 402, 403. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  407-414. 
Officers,  Volunteers: 

Command  of  mixed  corps,  10;  A.  W.  122. 

Qualifications  of  enlisted  men  as,  149. 

Relative  rank  with  regulars,  Marine  Corps,  and 
militia,  10;  A.  W.  122. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376, 390, 402, 403. 

Services  as,  of  regular  officers,  1261. 
Officers'  Mess: 

Quarters,  1034. 
Offices: 

Brooms  and  mops,  1181. 

Lye  and  sapolio,  1182. 

Military  attache's,  1100. 

Rented,  1046. 

Rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044, 1046, 1047. 
Official  Letters: 

See  Letters,  Official. 
Official  Records  Union  and  Confederate  Armies: 

Publication  and  distribution,  774. 
Oleomargarine: 

Ration,  1205. 
One- Mile  Limit: 

Absence  from  camp  without  leave,  A.  W.  34. 
Onions: 

Ration,  1205. 
Open- Market  Purchases: 

Emergencies,  etc.,  551-554. 
Opinions: 

Applications  for  official,  788. 

Courts  of  inquiry,  A.  W.  119. 

Judge  Advocate  General's  Department,  915. 
Orders: 

Acting  commanding  officers,  16. 

Addressed  to  commander,  796. 

Appointing  courts-martial,  945. 

Approval  before  issue,  794. 

Authorizing  payment  of  mileage,  71. 

Change  of  station  of  officers,  68. 

Channels  of  communication,  801. 

Circulars,  791. 

Classification,  issue,  etc.,  791. 

Commutation  of  quarters,  1305, 1307. 

Commutation  of  rations,  1230, 1231. 

Condemned  property,  912, 914. 

Copies  furnished,  796, 801, 805. 

Councils  of  administration,  318. 

Court-martial  duty,  emergencies,  192. 

Courts-martial  proceedings,  917, 970, 981, 984. 

Delays  in  obeying,  70. 

Detaching  officers,  service  schools,  etc.,  192, 449. 

Disobedience,  A.  W.  21,24. 

Distribution  and  file,  802, 803. 

Emanating  from  War  Department,  766, 774. 

Engineers,  diverted  service,  1496. 


Orders— Continued. 

Eulogizing  living  officers,  797. 

Executed  by  whom,  796. 

Expenditures  and  issues,  653, 696, 697. 

Field  orders  defined,  791. 

Furlough,  1233. 

General,  defined,  792. 

General  court-martial,  791, 984. 

Inspections,  893, 899, 1284. 

Inspectors,  880-882. 

Library  books,  abandoned  posts,  338. 

Liquid  coffee,  1208. 

Mounted  service,  1272. 

Obedience  to,  an/1  prompt  execution,  1. 

Personal  journeys,  brigade  commanders,  194. 

Preparation,  etc.,  795. 

Publication  in  field,  camp,  or  garrison,  s<)4. 

Pursuit  of  deserters,  122. 

Qualifications  of  enlisted  men,  1343-1345. 

Rations  to  destitute  persons,  1219. 

Regimental  files,  259. 

Retirement  of  enlisted  men,  134, 135. 

Return  journeys,  71,  12S5. 

Salutes  and  saluting  stations,  399,  404. 

Secretary  of  War,  defined,  761. 

Sentences  of  general  prkoners,  774. 

Settlement  of  accounts,  74. 

Signaling  and  telegraphy  instruction,  1556. 

Signal  parties  in  the  field,  155s. 

Source  and  authority,  7<i.">. 

Special,  defined,  793. 

Staff  officers,  travel,  72. 

Summary  court  trials,  957. 

Target  practice,  349,  352,  353. 

Title,  officer  designated,  7M). 

Transfer  of  enlisted  men,  115. 

Transmission  in  the  field,  798,  799. 

Transportation  of  the  Army,  1110, 1111. 

Travel  allowances,  1284-1 2ss. 

Travel  on  duty,  68-74,  800,  803. 

Witnesses,  military  or  civil  courts,  951. 
Ordnance  and  Ordnance  Stores: 

Accountability,  etc.,  1511. 

Arm  chests  for  storage,  1542. 

Care  and  preservation,  1552. 

Cartridges  for  hunting  purposes,  354. 

Condemned,  913, 1543. 

Definition,  1512. 

Embezzlement,  etc.,  A.  W.  60. 

Expenditure  of  ammunition,  1528-1531. 

Horse  equipments,  1520. 

Inspections,  1537, 1543. 

Issues,  1513-1519,  1522,  1524-1526. 

Loans,  1523. 

Loss,  etc.,  by  civilian  employees,  1527. 

Materials,  ordnance  establishments,  1548. 

Militia,  1143. 

Packing,  1544-1546. 

Price  lists,  1541. 

Proceeds  of  sale,  617. 

Requisitions,  1517-1519. 

Sales,  1520, 1521, 1526,  1543. 

Serviceable  surplus,  1532, 1533. 

Stamps  for  sealing  packages,  1546, 1547. 

Sufficiency  of  supplies  at  depots,  1517. 

Supply  table,  1519. 

Surplus  or  damaged,  1532-1542. 


INDEX. 


377 


Ordnance  and  Ordnance  Stores — Continued. 

Transfer,  671,  701,  1524, 1535, 1536. 

Transportation,  1547, 1548. 

Unserviceable,  1517, 1534, 1537-1540. 
See  also  Arms  and  Accouterments. 
Ordnance  Corps: 

Eligibility  of  officers  of,  to  command,  18. 

Extra-duty  details,  enlisted  men,  172. 

Officers,  18,  24,  206,  1044,  1516. 
Ordnance  Department: 

Blanks  and  blank  books,  1551. 

Civilian  employees,  traveling  expenses,  738. 

Cooking  devices,  302. 

Department  commander's  staff,  197, 199. 

Field  service,  Hospital  Corps,  1434. 

General  provisions,  1511, 1512. 

Leather  dressing,  etc.,  293. 

Materials,  ordnance  establishments,  1548. 

Packing,  crating,  etc.,  of  baggage,  1135. 

Returns  and  reports,  1549-1551. 

Special  regulations,  note,  p.  290. 

Stamps,  official,  for  sealing  boxes,  1546. 

Supervision  of,  by  Chief  of  Staff,  762. 

Target  practice,  315,  351. 

Tests  and  experimental  trials,  1553-1555. 
See  also— 

Chief  of  Ordnance. 
Ordnance  and  Ordnance  Stores. 
Ordnance  Depots: 

Arm  chests,  1542. 

Establishment  and  maintenance,  1511, 1515. 

Issues,  1516, 1517. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1513, 1514. 

Requisitions  for  stores  not  on  hand,  1518. 

Sufficiency  of  supplies,  1517. 

Supervision  and  control,  1516. 

Surplus  ordnance  stores,  1532, 1533. 

Unserviceable  and  unsuitable  supplies,  1517. 
Ordnance  Funds: 

Accountability,  etc.,  1511. 
Ordnance  Officers: 

Eligibility  to  command,  18. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Ordnance  depots,  1516. 

Police  supplies,  442,  443. 

Post,  206,  701,  1537,  1538. 

Promotion,  24. 
Ordnance  Sergeants: 

Appointments,  duties,  etc.,  93-98, 100. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Discharge  and  reenlistment,  99, 101, 102,  958. 

Military  control,  99. 

Personal  reports,  100. 

Qualifications,  93,  95. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Reduction  to  the  ranks,  102,  958. 

Special-duty  details,  97. 

Stationery,  1065. 

Trial  by  courts-martial,  958. 
Organized  Militia: 

See  Militia,  Organized. 
Original  Packages: 

Examination,  verification,  etc.,  668, 669. 
Outpost  Duty: 

Roster,  357. 


Outstanding  Liabilities: 

Accounts  for  advertisements,  508. 

Checks,  588,  603,  605-607,  901,  902. 

Debts,  625,  630. 
Overpayments: 

Failure  to  refund,  1309. 

On  erroneous  final  statements,  155. 

Stoppages,  1309. 
Overseers: 

Hours  of  labor,  731. 
Packages: 

Original,  examination,  verification,  etc.,  668,  669. 

Public  property,  transmission  by  mail,  837. 
Pack  Animals: 

Allotment  for  departments,  1102. 
Packers: 

Employment,  payment,  etc.,  730. 

Hours  of  labor,  731. 

Transportation  and  expenses,  732. 
Packing  and  Crating: 

Officers'  baggage,  1135-1138. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1544-1546. 

Over-sea  shipments,  1136, 1138, 1545. 

Professional  books,  etc.,  1136, 1139. 

Regimental  and  company  desks,  etc. ,  1139. 
Pallbearers: 

Funerals,  military,  429. 
Panama  Canal  Zone: 

Pay  of  enlisted  men,  1342. 
Parade: 

Absent  without  leave,  A.  W.  33. 

Daily,  436. 
Pardon: 

Punishment  imposed  by  a  court-martial,  944; 

A.  W.  112. 
Parlor  and  Sleeping  Cars: 

Accommodation  in,  to  whom  allowed,  1128. 

Applicants,  artificial  limbs,  etc.,  1491. 

Charter,  1132. 

Civilian  employees,  733,  735. 

Fare  excluded  from  travel  allowances,  1279. 

Reimbursements  to  officers,  1134. 

Requests,  1129-1131, 1133. 

Unused  requests,  1133. 

Witnesses  before  military  courts,  989. 
Parole: 

Disclosing  or  changing,  A.  W.  44. 

General  prisoners,  943. 
Partnerships: 

Acceptance  of  partners  as  sureties,  573. 

Contracts,  559. 
Passports: 

Officers  visiting  foreign  countries,  63. 
Patients  In  Hospitals: 

Admission,  etc.,  1441-1446, 1471 

Arms  and  accouterments,  1450. 

Captured,  1451. 

Contagious  diseases,  1455. 

Deceased,  1451. 

Descriptive  lists,  1451. 

Desertion,  1451. 

Discharged  for  disability,  1451. 

Discharged  soldiers,  1452, 1453. 

Excused  from  Saturday  inspection,  283. 

Information  to  company  commander,  1472. 

Muster  and  pay  rolls,  808. 


378 


INDEX. 


Patients  in  Hospitals— Continued. 

Return  to  duty,  1451. 

Savings  of  rations,  327. 

Services  of  Army  nurses,  1423. 

Transferred,  1451. 
Pay  Accounts,  Officers: 

Hypothecation  or  transfer,  1258. 

Leaving  service,  1262. 
Pay  and  Clothing  Accounts: 

Clothing, 1157-1166, 1169. 

Deserters,  124, 1164-1166, 1373, 1374. 

Detached  enlisted  men,  104. 

Enlisted  men  of  Quartermaster  Corps,  1009. 

Hospital  Corps,  1415. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  99. 
Pay  Clerks,  Quartermaster  Corps: 

Baggage,  1136. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Subject  to  rules  and  Articles  of  War,  p.  314,  act 
March  3, 1911. 

Transportation  and  expenses,  737. 
Payments: 

Accounts  and  under  contract,  585. 

Acting  dental  surgeons,  126G. 

Cadets,  1312, 1313. 

Checks  on  presentation,  603,  604. 

Civilian  witnesses,  military  courts,  989,  991,  993; 
p.  314,  act  March  2, 1901. 

Commutation  of  rations,  1212, 1231. 

Computation  of  time  of  service,  651. 

Contract  surgeons,  1266. 

Ferry  and  bridge  transportation,  1126. 

General  provisions,  1254, 1255. 

Graduates,  Military  Academy,  1314. 

Horses  sold  to  mounted  officers,  1095. 

Interpreters,  courts-martial,  988. 

Medical  attendance  and  medicines,  1476, 1477. 

Mileage,  1283. 

Outstanding  checks,  607. 

Prisoners  on  release,  978. 

Reporters,  courts-martial,  738,  986. 

Savings  of  rations,  1222. 

Seeds  for  post  gardens,  343. 

Signing  receipts  or  checks  in  blank,  637. 

Soldiers  furloughed  to  the  reserve,  1375-1379. 

Telegraph  and  telephone  service,  1186,  1187,  1189, 
1191-1194. 

Transportation  to  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C.,  180. 

Traveling  expenses,  civilian  employees,  738. 

Turnpike  transportation,  1126. 

Unauthorized  advertisements,  507. 
Payments  to  Discharged  Soldiers: 

By  whom  made,  155,  1337. 

Dates  included,  1376. 

Deduction  for  absence  without  leave,  141. 

Fraud  in  enlistment,  1380. 

Identification  before  payment,  1375. 

Loss  or  nonreceipt  of  final  statements,  1377. 

Made  on  final  statements,  155,  1375,  1381. 

Notations  on  discharge,  1376. 

Recruits,  1382. 

Transferred  claims,  1383. 

Travel  allowances,  1378-1380. 
Payments  to  Enlisted  Men: 

Additional,  186,  1338-1346. 

Arrested  by  civil  authorities,  1371. 

Awaiting  result  of  trial,  970. 


Payments  to  Enlisted  Men— Continued. 

Certificates  of  merit,  186,  1341. 

Check  or  currency,  1316,  1319-1335,  l:<:57. 

Commutation  of  rations,  1232-1238. 

Continuous-service  pay,  132, 1340. 

Dates  included,  1255. 

Deposits  of  pay,  1364-1366. 

Deserters,  1372-1374. 

Expert  riflemen,  1345. 

Extra-duty  pay,  174,  329. 

Final.    See  Payments  to  Discharged  Soldier*. 

Forfeitures  and  deductions,  132,  341,  .34"),  <)70-()7S, 
1249, 1370. 

Furloughed  soldiers,  113, 

Furloughed  to  the  reserve,  1375-1379. 

Gunners,  1343,  1344. 
•  Incorrect,  1336. 

Mode  of  forwarding,  1322, 1323. 

Monthly,  1315. 

Outside  continental  limits  U.  S.,  1317,  13-42. 

Payrolls,  1318-1321,  1326,  1329,  1332-133-1,  i:«7. 

Personal,  by  quartermasters,  1310. 

Posts  and  places  exempted  from  control  of  terri- 
torial commander,  191. 

Quartermaster  designated,  1337. 

Reenlistment,  1338,  1339. 

Retired,  137,  138,  1337,  1341. 

Witnessed  by  officers,  810,  131s,  1:510,  1H2<;.  ma, 
1394. 

Witnesses  before  civil  courts,  1298. 
Payments  to  Officers: 

Absent  from  station,  1257. 

Additional,  1207-1270,  1272,  1273. 

Arrested  by  civil  authorities,  1371. 

Collection  for  credit  sales,  1243. 

Commutation  of  quarters,  1299-1307. 

Dates  included,  1255. 

Dismissed  by  sentence,  1262,  12(w. 

Entering  or  leaving  service,  1260,  1262,  1263. 

Leaves  of  absence,  1275-1277. 

Longevity  pay,  1271. 

Mileage.    See  Mileage. 

Monthly,  1256. 

Mounted  service,  1272-1274. 

Outside  continental  limits  TJ.  S.,  1317. 

Pay  accounts,  1256,  1258,  1262. 

Promotions,  1260. 

.Resigning,  1262,  1263. 

Retired,  1257. 

Retiring  from  active  service,  1264. 

Serving  beyond  sea,  1259. 

Serving  with  volunteers  or  militia,  1261. 

Stoppages  against  pay,  1308-1311. 

Travel  allowances.    See  Travel  Allowances. 
Pay  of  the  Army: 

Additional  to  enlisted  men,  186,  1338-1:540. 

Additional  to  officers,  1267-1274. 

Allotments,  enlisted  men,  1347-1360. 

Certificates  of  merit,  186,  1341. 

Chief  of  Staff  of  the  Army,  740. 

Companies,  266. 

Continuous  service,  1339,  1340. 

Deposits  by  enlisted  men,  1361-1369. 

Deserters,  129,  131,1372-1374. 

Extra  duty,  169,  170,  172,  174,  170,  177. 

False  certificates,  A.  W.  13. 

Forfeitures  and  deductions,  970,  1370. 

General  provisions,  1254,  1255. 

Indian  scouts,  479. 


INDEX. 


379 


Pay  of  the  Army— Continued. 

Longevity,  1271. 

Militia  while  in  service,  451. 

Miscellaneous,  1384. 

Nurses,  1426. 

Rates,  1338-1345. 

Reenlisted,  1338,  1339. 

Retired  enlisted  men,  137, 138. 

Secretary  of  War,  740. 

Stoppages  against  officers,  1308-1311. 

Suspension  from  command.  A.  W.  101. 

Veterinarians,  89. 

Volunteers  or  militia,  1261. 
Pay  Rolls: 

Additional  pay  notations,  1343-1346. 

Allotments  of  pay  notations,  1357. 

Cadets,  Military  Academy,  1312. 

Calculations,  810,  1318. 

Charges,  110,  116,  127,  341,  345,  686,  687,  699,  724, 
1166,  1178,  1236. 

Check  or  currency  payments,  1320,  1321,  1326, 
1329-1335,  1337. 

Clothing  balances,  1160,  1164. 

Corrections  or  changes,  810. 

Credit  sales  to  enlisted  men,  1249. 

Damages  to  property,  686,  699,  724,  1178. 

Deserters'  pay,  127,  687,  1164,  1166,  1373,  1374. 

Designation  on,  of  companies,  809. 

Detached  enlisted  men,  808. 

Forfeitures  and  deductions,  1370. 

Forwarded  to  quartermaster,  1319. 

Incorrect  payments,  1336. 

Laundry  charges,  341. 

Manuscript,  prohibited;  1572. 

Money  amounts,  648. 

Payments  to  enlisted  men,  1337. 

Post  exchange  dues,  345. 

Preparation,  disposition,  etc.,  807,  1329. 

Property  lost  or  destroyed,  686,  687,  699,  1178. 

Retained,  810, 1318, 1332.  ^ 

Sick  in  hospital,  808. 

Signatures  of  enlisted  men,  1319. 

Stoppages,  1370. 

Witness  to  payment,  1318,  1319,  1326,  1332,  1333. 

See  also  Muster  Rolls. 
Peaches: 

Ration,  1205. 
Penalties: 

Contractors'  bonds,  569,  578. 

Destroying   or   obstructing    military   telegraph 
lines,  1563. 

Disbursing  officer's  bond,  568. 
Penalty  Envelopes: 

Use  for  official  business,  834-839. 
Penitentiaries: 

Abatement  term  of  confinement,  942. 

Exercise  of  clemency,  944. 

Imprisonment,  966,  967;  A.  W.97. 

Inspection,  895. 
Pennants: 

Boat  flags  and  pennants,  240. 
Pensions: 

Evidence,  etc.,  from  records,  824. 

Militia,  disabled,  etc.,  458. 

Notation  of  degree  of  disability,  161. 
Peonage  Laws: 

Enforcement  of,  by  the  Army,  485,  p.  99. 


Pepper: 

Ration,  1205. 
Periodicals: 

Post  libraries,  331. 
Perjury: 

Frauds  upon  the  Government,  A.  W.  60. 
Permanent  Buildings: 

Construction  and  repairs,  706,  707. 

Erection  of,  on  new  sites,  704. 
Permanent  Posts: 

Establishment,  201. 

Styled  forts,  202. 
Permanent  Works  of  Defense: 

Court-martial  duty  of  officers,  192. 

Erection  of,  on  new  sites,  704. 

Supervision  or  control,  191,  214. 
Personal  Reports: 

See  Reports,  Personal. 
Personal  Services: 

Bills  to  contain  no  charge  for  material.  519. 

Definition,  519. 

Rules  for  computation  of  time,  651. 

Vouchers  for  payment,  633. 

Wages  discharged  employees,  650. 
Persuading  to  Desert: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  51. 
Philippine  Department: 

Allotments  of  pay,  enlisted  men,  1350. 

Commanding    officer.    See    Philippine    Depart- 
ment, Commanding  Officer. 

Disbursing  officers,  625,  652. 

District    commanders,    relation   toward   higher 
authority,  194. 

Fuel,  1044. 

Furloughs  to  enlisted  men,  111. 

Horses  of  mounted  officers,  1073,  1095. 

Inspections,  1284. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  60. 

Ordnance  property,  detached  soldiers,  1536. 

Public  buildings,  repairs,  1014. 

Retired  enlisted  men,  138.' 

Shipments  to,  via  commercial  lines,  721. 
Philippine  Department,  Commanding  Officer: 

Condemned  property,  907. 

Contracts,  557. 

Damages  by  fire,  storm,  etc.,  709. 

Efficiency  reports,  829. 

Insane  soldiers,  469. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Printing,  511. 

Supervisory  powers  and  duties,  193. 

Transfer  of  supplies,  671. 

Transfer  of  troops,  193. 

Travel  on  duty,  officers,  emergency  cases,  71. 

Travel  orders,  1284. 
Philippine  Islands: 

Civil  governor,  400,  403,  408. 

Contracts  with  firms,  559. 

Enlisted  men  returning  to  United  States,  111. 

Payments  to  troops  in,  1317. 

Return  of  animals  to  United  States  not  allowed, 
1098. 

Vice  governor,  400,  403,  408. 
Philippine  Scouts: 

Colors,  234. 

Commutation  of  rations,  1223. 

Deposits  of  pay,  1361. 


380 


INDEX. 


Philippine  Scouts— Continued. 

Deserters,  apprehension  and  delivery,  121. 

Subsistence,  1202,  1205. 
Photographs: 

Permanent  works  of  defense,  348. 
Physical  Examination: 

Applicants  for  enlistment,  841,  847,  848,  862,  864- 
867,  871,  1484. 

Enlisted  men,  1485. 

Hospital  Corps,  1410. 

Members  recruiting  parties  reenlisting,  847. 

Militia  at  muster  out,  461. 

Militia  called  into  U.  S.  service,  455,  457. 

Recruits,  774,  864,  865,  870,  1484. 
Physicians: 

See— 

Civilian  Physicians. 
Medical  Officers. 
Pickles: 

Ration,  1205. 
Pillaging: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  42. 
Plans  and  Specifications: 

Alterations,  1468. 

Hospitals,  1464-1460,  1468. 

Quarters  for  sergeants,  first  class,  Hospital  Corps, 

1466,  146.x. 
Platoon: 

Quitting  without  leave,  A.  W.40. 
Plats: 

Military  lands,  708. 
Plundering: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  42. 
Police: 

Barracks,  286,  287. 

Daily  duties  of  parties,  374. 

Guards  and  property,  441-443. 

Kitchens  of  enlisted  men,  297. 
Police  Officers: 

Apprehension  of  deserters,  118, 121. 
Porto  Rico: 

Civilian  witnesses,  990. 

Deposits  of  pay,  enlisted  men,  1361. 

Furlough,  enlisted  men,  111. 

Insane  soldiers,  469. 

Pay  of  enlisted  men,  1342. 
Posse  Comitatus: 

Employment  of  national  forces,  484-489. 
Post  Cemeteries: 

Care  and  maintenance,  494,  496. 

Headboards  for  graves,  494,  495. 

Inclosed  with  wall  or  fence,  494. 

Inspection,  889. 

Interments,  167,  497,  498. 

Suitable  ground  to  be  set  apart,  493. 

Walks,  496. 
Post  Commanders: 

Aid  to  chaplains,  44. 

Allotments  of  pay,  enlisted  men,  1360. 

Animals  in  possession  of  Indians,  474. 

Appointees,  second  lieutenants,  29. 

Articles  used  for  police  purposes,  etc.,  442. 

Authority  as  to  discipline,  953. 

Authority  as  to  prisoners,  300,  942,  943. 

Barrack  furniture,  1011, 1023. 

Barracks  and  quarters,  1010-1012,  1024-1028. 

Boarding  visits,  407. 


Post  Commanders — Continued. 
Buildings  for  amusement,  etc.,  339. 
Care,  etc.,  of  posts  and  reservations,  213. 
Chaplains'  reports,  45. 

Clothing  and  equipage,  1147, 1148, 1157, 1158, 1168. 
Clothing  for  general  prisoners,  1171. 
Company  commanders,  268. 
Company  fund,  328. 

Councils  of  administration,  317,  318,  320. 
Counsel  for  prisoners,  961. 
Courts-martial  proceedings,  919. 
Damages  by  fire,  storm,  etc.,  709. 
Deceased  soldiers'  effects,  163, 1(14. 
Delegation  of  duties,  203. 
Dental  surgeon,  operating  room,  1 :{!»?. 
Deposits  by  enlisted  men,  136D. 
Deserters,  118-120, 125. 
Deserters'  effects,  117. 
Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  148, 160. 
Discipline,  instruction,  etc.,  203,  953. 
Efficiency  reports,  829. 
Escaped  prisoners,  121. 
Escorts  of  honor,  41  (i. 
Estimates,  749, 1014. 
Extra  and  special  duty  details,  171. 
Final  statements,  136'.*. 
Fuel,  301, 1038. 
Funeral  escorts,  etc.,  426. 
Furloughs,  enlisted  men,  106,  111. 
General  duties  and  responsibilities,  JIM,  204. 
General  mess,  330. 
General  officers,  10B,  114,  IDS,  iiiw. 
Horses  of  mounted  officers,  1095,  low. 
Hospital  buildings,  1464. 
Hospital  charges,  1460. 
Hospital  matrons,  1448. 
Hospital  service,  144s,  1452. 
Hospital  transports,  etc.,  1440. 
Illuminating  supplies,  301, 1038, 1051, 1052. 
Indians,  Indian  reservations,  471,  473,  474. 
Insane  soldiers,  466,^68. 
Irregularities,  etc.,  891, 892. 
Kitchen  and  tableware,  301. 
Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  49. 
Mail  contractors,  209. 
Mess  furniture,  301, 1023. 
Messing  and  cooking,  296. 
Military  personnel  and  employees,  203. 
Monthly  inspections,  203. 
Neutrality  laws,  889. 
Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 
Payments  to  enlisted  men,  1321, 1324-1330, 1334. 
Pecuniary  interest  forbidden,  A.  W.  18. 
Permission  to  hunt  granted  by,  66. 
Personal  leave  of  absence,  50. 
Policing  stables,  etc.,  1106. 
Post  cemeteries,  493. 
Post  exchanges,  346. 
Post  gardens,  342, 1206. 
Post  libraries,  331,  322,  334. 
Post  noncommissioned  staff,  97 
Private  buildings,  1018. 
Property  responsibility,  658. 
Proposals,  supplies  and  services,  543. 
Rations,  1209-1211, 1213, 1214. 
Records  of  post,  211. 
Recruit  depot  posts,  841. 


INDEX. 


381 


Post  Commanders— Continued. 

Recruiting  service,  840,  868,  869,  875,  876. 

Reports,  incapacitated  officers,  890. 

Reports,  issues,  and  roll  calls,  373. 

Requisitions,  749. 

Retirement  of  enlisted  men,  134. 

Returns  of  general  prisoners,  937. 

Returns  of  troops,  811. 

Roll  calls,  370. 

Sales  of  subsistence  supplies,  322, 1247,  1248. 

Small-arms  practice,  350. 

Staff,  198,  206. 

Summary  courts-martial,  pp.  313,  314,  act  June 
18,  1898. 

Surgeons  of  posts,  1387. 

Surveying  officers,  711, 1023. 

Tableware  and  kitchen  utensils,  1178. 

Telegraphic  code,  1185. 

Transfer,  etc.,  enlisted  men,  114. 

Transfer  of  prisoners,  938. 

Verification  of  original  packages,  669. 

Visitors  to  posts,  403. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  240,  407,  408. 
Post  Engineer  Officer: 

See  Engineer  Officers. 
Post  Exchange: 

See  Exchange,  Post. 
Postmaster  General: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 
Post  Noncommissioned  Stan": 

Accountability,  etc.,  for  property,  98,  695. 

Appointment,  duties,  etc.,  93-97,  100. 

Assignment  to  stations,  743.     • 

Baggage,  1136. 

Brooms,  brushes,  and  mops,  1181. 

Discharge  and  reenlistment,  99,  101,  102,  958. 

Extra  and  special  duty,  97, 172. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  428. 

Military  control,  99. 

Muster  and  pay  rolls,  807. 

Payments,  1337. 

Personal  reports,  100. 

Qualifications,  93,  95. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Reduction  to  the  ranks,  102,  958. 

Stationery,  1065. 

Trial  by  courts-martial,  958. 

Warrants,  101. 
Post- Office  Department: 

Property  loaned  to  mail  contractors,  209. 
Post  Ordnance  Officers: 

See  Ordnance  Officers. 
Post  Quartermasters: 

See  Quartermasters. 
Post  Quartermaster  Sergeants: 

See  Quartermaster  Sergeants. 
Posts  and  Reservations: 

Address,  official,  of  staff  officers,  206. 

Ambulances  and  harness,  1428. 

Beer,  wine,  or  intoxicating  liquors,  346,  471. 

Boarding  visits,  411. 

Bowling  alleys,  339. 

Brooms  and  mops,  1181. 

Buildings,  construction  or  repair,  706,  707,  1015- 
1017. 

Buildings  for  amusements,  etc.,  339.  . 


Posts  and  Reservations— Continued. 
Care  and  preservation,  213. 
Cemeteries,  167,  493-498. 
Chapels,  331,  1044,  1144. 
Civilians  residing  on  reservation,  212. 
Coast  defense  commands,  203. 
Commanders.    See  Post  Commanders. 
Council,  117, 163, 164. 
Deeds,  title,  and  other  papers,  705,  915. 
Designation,  202. 
Discontinued,  821. 
Duty  and  labor  on  Sunday,  205. 
Engineer  officer  on  duty,  1503. 
Establishment,  201. 
Exchanges.    See  Exchange,  Post. 
Extra-duty  pay,  177. 
Flags,  223,  397,  398. 

Foreign  vessels,  national  festivities,  413. 
Funeral  honors,  420-434. 
Gardens,  342-344,  1206. 
Garrison  schools,  193, 194,  449. 
General  officers  commanding,  106, 114, 198, 
General  prisoners,  932,  936,  937,  943. 
Guards,  441-443. 
Gymnasiums,  339,  340, 1144. 
Hauling  forage,  1106. 
Hospital  buildings,  1464-1470. 
Hospital  Corps,  1416, 1418. 
Illuminating  supplies,  1051-1061. 
Improvement  of  grounds,  213,  707. 
Inspection,  889,  892,  895, 1387. 
Jurisdiction  of  States,  704. 
Laundries,  341. 
Letter  and  note  heads,  512. 
Libraries,  331,  334-338,  340,  1044,  1144. 
Limitation  of  expenditures,  207. 
Lye  and  sapolio,  1182. 
Means  of  transportation,  1105, 1106. 
Memorial  Day,  440. 
Morning  and  evening  guns,  210. 
Navy  or  Marine  Corps  deserters,  133. 
New,  purchase  of  sites,  704. 
Nomenclature,  201,  202. 
Official  correspondence,  783,  785. 
Orderly  observance  of  the  Sabbath,  205. 
Payments  to  enlisted  men,  1316-1319. 
Plats  of  land,  708. 
Policing  stables,  1106. 
Post  schools,  331,  340,  449, 1044. 
Quartermaster  supplies,  1086. 
Reading  rooms, 33 1,340, 1044. 
Records,  211, 495, 497, 821. 
Removal  of  trespassers,  212. 
Repairs  to  ordnance  stores,  1537. 
Repairs  to  roads,  walks,  etc.,  1016. 
Returns,  477, 811, 815, 1185. 
Salutes  and  honors,  375-377, 380-405. 
Sanitary  condition,  1387. 
Spring  wagons,  1103. 
Staff  of  commanding  officer,  198, 206. 
Supervision,  212, 214. 
Unauthorized  use  of  volatile  oils,  1053. 
Ungarrisoned,  214, 889, 1065, 1158. 
Veterinary  hospitals,  92. 
Visits  and  courtesies,  403, 406-414. 
Water  supply,  1387. 
Wharves  and  piers,  707. 


382 


INDEX. 


Post  Schools: 

Enlisted  men,  449. 

Fuel  and  stoves,  1044. 

Quarters,  331. 

Regulations  governing,  449. 

Teachers,  extra-duty  pay,  170. 

Transportation  of  articles,  etc.,  340. 
Post  Signal  Officers: 

See  Signal  Corps  Officers. 
Post  Surgeons: 

See  Medical  Officers. 
Potatoes: 

Ration,  1205. 
Powder: 

Storage  in  or  near  storehouse,  1199. 
Practice  Marches,  Field  Maneuvers,  etc.: 

Field  practice,  messing  and  cook  ing,  29(5, 302, 1205. 
Praise: 

Discussions,  etc., conveying,  forbidden,  5. 
Precedence: 

Arms  of  service,  6. 

Commissioned  officers,  9, 11. 

Different  corps  of  the  Army,  10;  A.  W.  122, 124. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  9. 
Presents: 

Mustering  officers,  A.  W.  6. 

Nurses,  1426. 
President  of  the  United  States: 

Administration  and  control  of  Army,  761. 

Appointment  of  courts-martial,  p.  314,  act  Mar. 
2, 1913. 

Assignments  by,  to  command,  190;  A.  W.  122. 

Certificates  of  merit,  184. 

Colors,  218. 

Contempt  or  disrespect,  A.  W.  19. 

Corps  of  Engineers,  1493. 

Courts-martial,  appointment,  proceedings,  etc., 
917,921. 

Courts-martial  sentences,  A.  W.  105, 100, 108,  111. 

Death  of,  honors  paid  at  posts,  417. 

Departments  and  commanders,  190. 

Detail  of  line  to  staff,  38. 

Directions  and  orders  to  Chief  of  Staff,  761, 762. 

Directions  and  orders  to  Secretary  of  War,  761. 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  139;  A.  W.  4. 

Discharge  or  dismissal  of  officers,  A.  W.  99. 

Enforcement  of  the  laws  with  troops, 485, p.  101. 

Exercise  of  command  of  the  Army,  761. 

Flag,  217. 

General  officers,  General  Staff  Corps,  773. 

Information  or  advice,  Chief  of  Staff,  761. 

Limitation  of  punishments,  963;  p.  313,  act  Sept. 
27, 1890. 

Officers  of  staff  departments,  18. 

Organized  Militia  in  service,  450, 453, 741. 

Pardon,  or  mitigation  of  punishment,  944. 

Relations  to  and  with  the  Chief  of  Staff,  761. 

Salutes  and  honors,  375, 400, 403. 

Traveling  on  vessels  of  war,  415. 

Vessels  of  war  flying  flag,  415. 

Volunteers  in  service,  equipment,  etc.,  741. 
President  pro  tempore  of  the  Senate: 

Funeral  honors,  421 .     . 

Salutes  and  honors,  376, 400, 403. 
Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.: 

Service  school,  bakers  and  cooks,  449. 


Previous  Convictions: 

Consideration  and  evidence,  954, 956,962. 
Price  Lists: 

Clothing  and  equipage,  1146. 

Ordnance  and  ordnancce  stores  lost  or  damaged, 
1541. 

Subsistence  supplies,  1251. 
Prices: 

Tailors,  company  and  civilian,  279. 
Principal  Musicians: 

Baggage,  1136. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

See  also  Musicians. 
Printing: 

See— 

A  dvertisements. 
Job  Printing. 
Prisoners: 

Arraignment,  A .  W.  89. 

Awaiting  trial  or  result  of  trial,  92S,  932. 

Bedding  and  bunks,  1084. 

Beginning  and  expiration  of  term,  969. 

Classes  to  be  confined  separately,  932. 

Classification  and  designation,  928. 

Clothing,  911, 938, 939. 

Copy  of  proceedings,  etc.,  courts-martial,  A.  W. 
114. 

Counsel, 961;  A.W.90. 

Discharge  from  the  Army,  personal  notice,  157. 

Escaped,  121, 940;  A.W.69. 

Food  supplies,  rations,  etc.,  300, 1203, 1212. 

Garrison.    See  Prisoners ,  Garrison. 

General.    See  Prisoners,  General. 

General  courts-martial  proceedings,  919. 

Good-conduct  time,  942. 

Irons,  935. 

Keepsakes,  940. 

Medical  attendance,  etc.,  1473, 1476, 1478, 1480. 

Pardon,  or  mitigation  of  punishment,  944, 972. 

Payments  on  release  from  confinement ,  97s. 

Personal  effects  of  escaped,  940. 

Place  of  confinement,  971. 

Punishment  for  allowing  escape,  A.  W.  69. 

Rations,  1203, 1212. 

Reward  for  escaped,  121. 

Right  of  challenge,  A.  W.  88. 

Standing  mute,  etc.,  A.  W.  89. 

Transfer  to  place  of  confinement,  938,  939. 

Trials,  961,  962. 

Undergoing  more  than  one  sentence,  973. 

With  no  record  of  charges,  934. 

Writ  of  habeas  corpus,  998,  999. 
Prisoners,  Garrison: 

Abatement  of  term  of  confinement,  942,  943. 

Denned,  928. 

Kept  apart  from  general  prisoners,  932. 

Probation,  943. 
Prisoners,  General: 

Abatement  of  term  of  confinement,  942,  943. 

Application  for  clemency,  944. 

Clothing,  939, 1170, 1171. 

Confined  at  posts,  932,  936,  942. 

Defined,  928. 

Discharge  papers,  9~8. 

Insane,  464. 


INDEX. 


383 


Prisoners,  General— Continued. 

Jurisdiction  in  case  of,  998,  999. 

Kept  apart  from  other  prisoners,  932. 

Parole,  943. 

Place  of  confinement,  936,  965-967. 

Release  from  confinement,  941, 1170. 

Remitting  of  sentence,  774, 944. 

Reports  and  returns,  937. 

Sewing  machines,  1216. 

Sick  in  hospital,  1212. 

Special  rules  and  regulations,  936. 

Toilet  articles,  etc.,  1216. 

Transfer  to  place  of  confinement,  938, 939. 
Prisoners  of  War: 

Medical  attendance,  etc.,  1473. 

Rations,  1203. 
Private  Correspondence: 

Officers  and  men  beyond  the  seas,  781. 
Private  Property: 

Claims  under  act  of  Mar.  3, 1885,  726. 

Waste  or  spoil,  A.  W.  55, 59. 
Privates: 

See  Enlisted  Men. 
Probation: 

Garrison  prisoners,  943. 
Proceedings: 


Councils  of  Administration. 
Courts-  Martial. 
Courts  of  Inquiry. 
Proceeds  of  Sale: 

Deserters'  effects,  117. 

Disposition,  etc.,  611,617-619. 

Escaped  prisoners'  effects,  940. 

Horses  sold  to  mounted  officers,  1095. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1520, 1521, 1543. 

Surplus  garden  products,  344. 

Transfers  of  public  property,  619. 
Profanity: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  53. 
Professional  Books  and  Papers: 

Transportation,  1136, 1137, 1139. 
Promotion: 

Enlisted  men  from  the  ranks,  27-33,  35,  36,  1138, 
1139, 1296. 

Medical  officers,  1388. 

Officers,  21-26. 

Payments  to  officers,  1260. 

Signal  Corps  men,  1557. 

Travel  allowances  joining  station,  1296. 
Property  Accountability  and  Responsibility: 

Articles  in  charge  of  guards,  442,  443. 

Articles  issued  to  general  prisoners  or  to  recruits, 
1216, 1217. 

Bake  ovens,  1252. 

Branding  before  issue,  676. 

Breakage  of  china  and  glassware,  1 178. 

Captured  property,  819;  A.  W.  9. 

Company  commanders,  281,  661-663;  A.  W.  10. 

Condemned,  680,  681. 

Cooking  apparatus,  1252. 

Damaged,  lost,  destroyed,  or  stolen,  6X2-W2,  117S; 
A.  W.  15-17. 

Defined,  ii.ri7. 

Detachment  commanders,  281,661-663;  A.  W.  10. 

Details  separating  from  property,  664. 

Division  staff  officers,  197. 

Enlisted  men,  280,  663,  695. 


Property   Accountability   and   Responsibility- 
Continued. 

Expenditures  under  orders,  696-698. 

Failure  to  sign  receipt,  667. 

Insurance  of  public  money  or  property,  596. 

Issues,  663,  673. 

Keys  of  storerooms,  etc.,  674. 

Means  of  transportation  at  posts,  1106. 

Military  telegraph  lines,  1559. 

Miscarried  or  missing  stores,  666. 

Musical  instruments,  1179,  1180. 

Officers  separated  from  commands,  659. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  701,  1511,  1520- 
1529,  1535,  1549. 

Original  packages,  668,  669. 

Post  commanders,  203,  658. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  98,  254,  695. 

Preservation  and  repairs,  675. 

Prevention  of  loss  or  damage,  674. 

Public  property  in  use  by  militia,  460. 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1086-1094,  1167. 

Receipts  hi  blank  prohibited,  670. 

Recruiting  officers,  1218. 

Relief  by  surveying  officers,  712,  713. 

Removal  of  all  officers,  660. 

Returns,  693-703, 1167, 1520-1522,  1527,  1549. 

Signal  Corps  sergeants,  695. 

Signal  supplies,  1564. 

Street-car  and  ferry  tickets,  1127. 

Subsistence  supplies,  1198. 

Supplies  in  transit,  721, 1141. 

Surveying  or  exploring  expeditions,  672. 

Tent  pins,  helves,  etc.,  1176. 

Transfer  on  succession,  17,630. 

Transfers,  bureaus  and  departments,  671. 

Transfers  involving  accountability,  665, 701. 

Transfers  to  Indians,  476. 

Unauthorized  sales,  A.  W.  16, 17. 

Unserviceable  property,  678, 679. 

Veterinary  supplies,  1075, 1076. 
Proposals: 

Abstracts,  541-543, 548, 549. 

Advertisements,  503, 522-526. 

Bidders,  524, 527-541, 545-547. 

Delivery,  537. 

Disposition  of  copies,  542, 543. 

Erasures  or  interlineations,  534. 

Firm  or  corporation,  532. 

Folding  and  numbering,  542. 

Guaranties,  535, 536. 

Opening,  537, 539, 541. 

Posts  and  department  headquarters,  543, 544. 

Preparation,  etc.,  531,533. 

Safe-keeping,  539. 

Separate  for  labor,  etc.,  each  place,  538. 

Withdrawal,  540. 
Protecting  the  Enemy: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  45. 
Protection: 

Laborers,  etc.,  on  military  works,  357, 
Proving  (iron nd.  Sandy  Hook,  N.  J.: 

Annual  inspection,  895. 
Pro  v  is  ion  a  1  Com  ma  nd  s : 

Flags  for  opposing  forces,  •_'<_'. 

Journals  of  march,  440. 
Provisions  for  Soldiers: 

Sales  in  garrisons,  forts, etc.,  A.  W.  18. 

Violence  to  traders  in  foreign  parts,  A.  W.  56. 


384 


INDEX. 


Provoking  Speeches  or  Gestures: 

Punishment  for  using,  A.  W.  25. 
Provost  Marshal  General's  Bureau: 

Care  and  custody  of  records,  774. 
Provost  Marshals: 

Duties  of,  as  to  prisoners,  A.  W.  67, 69. 
Prunes: 

Ration,  1205. 
Public  Animals: 

Ambulance,  1429. 

Assignment  to  riders  or  drivers,  1072. 

Branding,  907, 1067. 

Care  and  treatment,  90, 91. 

Condemned,  680, 907, 1073. 

Descriptive  cards,  280, 1070, 1071. 

Descriptive  lists,  1069. 

Docking,  banging,  or  clipping,  1068. 

Draft  and  pack,  1102. 

Exchange  or  surrender,  1072. 

Forage  ration,  1077, 1078. 

Furnished  by  Quartermaster  Corps,  1000. 

Inspection,  889. 

Inspection  of  unserviceable,  904, 907, 1073. 

Issue  or  transfer,  1071 . 

Purchased  under  contract,  1066. 

Recovery  of  lost  or  stolen,  689-692. 

Return  from  Philippine  Islands  not  allowed,  1 

Sales  of  horses  to  mounted  officers,  1073, 1095. 

Salt,  1215. 

Shoeing  and  materials,  1097. 

Sick,  injured,  or  infected,  1073. 

Straw  for  bedding,  1085. 

Transportation  of  the  Army,  1102. 

Use  of,  by  mounted  officers,  1081, 10%. 

Vinegar,  1215. 


Horses. 

Mules. 

Publication: 

Articles  of  War  to  the  Army,  A.  W.  128. 

Dismissal  for  cowardice  or  fraud,  A.  W.  100. 

Medical  and  official,  1463. 

Private  transactions,  5. 
Public  Buildings: 

Bonds  and  contracts,  572. 

Construction  or  repair,  706, 707, 1017. 

Estimates  for  repairs,  1012, 1013. 

Inspection  and  condemnation,  904, 912. 
Public  Buildings  and  Grounds,  D.  (  ..- 

Title  and  other  papers,  705, 915, 1493. 
Public  Health: 

Enforcement  of  quarantine,  485,  p.  100. 
Public  Lands: 

Intruders  or  trespassers,  485,  pp.  99, 100. 

Title  papers,  military,  915. 

Unlawful  inclosures,  485,  p.  100. 
Public  Moneys: 

Balances  at  close  of  fiscal  year,  625. 

Balances  on  deposit  unchanged,  590. 

Collections,  611-619. 

Contracts  involving  future  payments,  515, 582. 

Covering  into  Treasury,  590. 

Custody  of,  584, 586. 

Deceased  officers,  86. 

Disbursing  officers  ceasing  to  act,  588, 630, 902. 

Failure  to  account,  1308. 

Illegal  disbursements,  1309. 


Public  Moneys — Continued. 

Insane  officers,  86. 

Insurance,  596. 

Miscellaneous  receipts,  etc.,  611. 

Outstanding  checks  or  drafts,  588, 606. 

Overpayments,  1309. 

Personal  possession,  586, 587. 

Receipt  for  amounts  not  paid,  A.  W.  60. 

Receipt  for  transfer,  etc.,  1384. 

Received    for   disbursements,  583,  584,  586,  587, 
595. 

Stealing,  embezzling,  etc.,  A.  W.  60. 

Transfer,  589, 595, 597, 598, 1509. 

Transfer  to  the  Treasury,  611. 

Transportation  by  express,  1142. 

Use  and  expenditures,  582. 
See  also— 

Deposits  of  Moneys  and  Collections. 
Money  Accountability. 
Public  Property: 

Branding  and  marking,  257,  295,  676. 

Care  and  preservation,  193,  203. 

Commanding  officers,  751. 

Company  commanders,  290,  291. 

Condemnation.    See  Condemnation  of  Property. 

Condemned.    See  Condemned  Property. 

Damaged.    See  Damages  to  Property. 

Deceased  officers,  86. 

Defect  or  shortage,  668. 

Deficiencies,  etc.,  1309. 

Destruction,  etc.    See  Destruction  of  Public  Prop- 
erty. 

Deteriorated  or  deteriorating  stores,  717,  904. 

Expended  in  the  military  service,  698. 

Expenditures  under  orders,  696,  697. 

Failure  to  account,  1308. 

Fuel  and  oil  unconsumed,  1042, 1056. 

Insane  officers,  86. 

Inspection,  903-914. 

Insurance,  596. 

Intrusted,  657. 

Issues,  care  required,  673. 

Lost  or  stolen,  689-692,  721,  1141;  A.  W.  10. 

Mail  contractors,  209. 

Mess  and  tableware  and  furniture,  301. 

Militia,  460. 

Packages  by  mail,  penalty  envelope,  837. 

Preservation  and  repair,  675. 

Private  uses,  677. 

Proceeds  of  sale,  617-619. 

Purchase  by  officers,  681. 

Receipts,  amounts  not  delivered,  A.  W.  60. 

Recovery  of  lost  or  stolen,  689-692. 

Regimental  headquarters,  257. 

Returns.    See  Returns  of  Public  Property. 

Sales.    See  Sales  of  Public  Property. 

Stealing,  wrongfully  selling,  etc.,  A.  W.  60. 

Tents  for  protection,  1183. 

Transfers  to  another  department,  619,  671. 

Unserviceable,  337,  680,  681,  717,  903-908. 

Verification  of  contents  of  packages,  669. 

Waste  products,  679. 

See  also  Property  Accountability  and  Responsi- 
bility. 
Public  Works: 

Bonds  and  contracts,  572. 

Travel  allowances  of  officers,  1295. 


INDEX. 


385 


Punishments: 

Abandoning  post,  A.  W.  42. 

Absence  without  leave,  A.  W.  31-35,  40. 

Abuses  and  disorders,  A.  W.  54. 

Accepting  presents,  etc.,  A.W.  6. 

Ammunition,  sale  or  waste,  A.  W.  16. 

Breach  of  arrest,  A.  W.  65. 

Contempt  or  disrespect,  A.  W.  20. 

Contemptuous  words,  A.  W.  19. 

Contumacious  witnesses,  p.  314,  act  Mar.  2,  1901. 

Damages,  loss,  etc.,  of  property,  A.  W.  15-17. 

Desertion,  A.  W.  47-51. 

Destroying,  etc.,  military  records,  823. 

Disrespectful  words,  A.W.  19. 

Drunkenness  on  duty,  A.W.  38. 

Dueling,  A.  W.  26-28. 

Escape  of  prisoners,  A.  W.  69. 

Failure  to  make  returns,  A.  W.  7. 

Failure  to  report  confinement  of  enlisted  men, 

A.  W.68. 

Failure  to  surrender  offenders  against  civil  stat- 
utes, A.  W.  59. 

False  certificates  of  absence  or  pay,  A.  W.  13. 
False  musters,  A.  W.  5, 14. 
False  returns,  A.W.  8. 
Frauds  and  embezzlement,  A.  W.  60. 
Hiring  of  duty,  A.W.  36,  37. 
Horses,  sale  or  loss,  A.  W.  17. 
Increase  of  sentences  of  confinement,  967. 
Legality  and  promptness,  2. 
Limitations,  963, 964, 968;  p.  313,  act  Sept.  27, 1890; 

p.  315,  act  Mar.  2,  1913;  A.  W.  38,  98. 
Misbehavior  at  divine  worship,  A.  W.  52. 
Misconduct  in  time  of  war,  A.W.  41-46,  57,  100. 
Mutiny  and  sedition,  A.  W.  21-24,  43. 
Offenses  against  civil  laws,  A.  W.  55,  58,  59. 
Officers  pecuniarily  interested  in  victuals,  etc., 

A.  W.  18. 
Pardon,  or  mitigation  of  sentence,  944, 972;  p.  313, 

act  June  18, 1898;  A.  W.  112. 
Profanity,  A.  W.  53. 
Provoking  or  reproachful  speeches  or  gestures, 

A.  W.  25. 
Records,  280. 

Release,  unauthorized,  of  prisoners,  A.  W.  69. 
Sleeping  on  or  leaving  post,  A.  W.  39. 
Spies,  p.  313,  sec.  1343  R.  S. 
Unlawful  enlistments,-A.  W.  3. 
Use  of  Army  as  posse  comitatus,  484. 
Violence  to  traders  in  foreign  parts,  A.  W.  56. 
Waste  or  spoil  of  private  property,  A.  W.  55,  59. 
Purchases: 
Articles  of  uniform  clothing  from  post  exchange, 

1174.}. 

Discharge,  by  enlisted  men,  144. 
Forage,  1082. 

Fuel  and  mineral  oil  by  soldiers'  families,  1C38. 
Fuel  by  officers  arid  families,  1036, 1037, 1039, 1040. 
Horses  by  mounted  officers,  1095. 
Lands  for  military  purposes,  704. 
Mineral  oil,  by  officers,  etc.,  1054. 
Public  animals,  1066-1069. 

See  also  Purchases  of  Supplies. 
Purchases  of  Supplies: 
Appropriation  from  which  paid,  624. 
Company  fund,  322,  328. 
Contractors,  561,  566. 

2402°— 13 25 


Purchases  of  Supplies— Continued. 

Contracts,  515, 516, 520, 521, 544-550, 555-566. 

Emergency,  551,  1007. 

Exceptional  articles,  551,  1244. 

Forage  masters,  1093. 

Foreign  articles,  517,  518. 

Forms  of  agreement,  550. 

Fresh  meats  and  beef  cattle,  1200. 

General  provisions,  515-526. 

Interest  in,  by  disbursing  officers,  591. 

Liquid  coffee,  1208. 

Manner  and  methods,  519. 

Medical  supplies,  1486. 

Mess  fund,  322,  330. 

Military  publications  and  maps,  521. 

Open  market,  551-554. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1511. 

Organized  Militia,  455. 

Personal  service,  519. 

Persons  in  military  service,  521. 

Philippine  Islands,  557. 

Produce  from  Indians,  478,  553. 

Proposals.    See  Proposals. 

Rations,  1220-1222. 

Regimental  fund,  322. 

Seeds  for  post  gardens,  343. 

Signal  Corps  supplies,  1556. 

Subsistence  supplies,  1198. 

Toilet  articles,  1218. 

Vouchers  for  payment,  633,  636. 

Wagon  masters,  1093. 
Purchasing  and  Contracting  Officers: 

Ability  of  bidders  to  carry  out  bids,  547. 

Advertisements,  522-526. 

Award,  etc.,  of  contracts,  543,  544,  556-558. 

Collections,  721. 

Contractors'  bonds,  569. 

Entitled  to  copy  of  contract,  561. 

Guaranties,  bidders,  535. 

Oath  appended  to  contract,  563. 

Opening  proposals  prematurely,  537. 

Open-market  purchases,  551-554. 

Proposals,  537,  539. 

Quartermaster  Corps,  564. 

Responsibilities,  520. 

Supplies,  persons  in  military  service,  521. 
Qualifications: 

Admission  to  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C.,  178. 

Applicants  for  enlistment,  846-849,  862. 

Appointees,  second  lieutenants,  28,  29,  34. 

Battalion  and  regimental  staff  officers,  250. 

Chief  of  Staff  of  Army,  761. 

Classification  for  additional  pay,  1343-1345. 

Commission  in  volunteers,  149. 

Counsel  for  prisoners,  961. 

Expert  riflemen,  sharpshooters,  and  marksmen, 
1345. 

General  Staff  Corps  officers,  752. 

Gunners,  artillery,  1343,  1344. 

Hospital  Corps,  1405,  1410. 

Medical  officers,  1388. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  recruiting  service,  843, 
845. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  93,  95. 

Retirement  of  enlisted  men,  134. 

Staff,  personal,  41. 


386 


INDEX. 


Qualifications— Continued. 

Staff  duty  and  detached  service,  39. 

Transfer  to  Hospital  Corps,  1411. 

Veterinarians,  88. 
Quarantine  Regulations: 

Enforcement  of,  by  the  Army,  485,  p.  100. 

Reports  of  inspectors,  889. 
Quarrels: 

Provoking  speeches  or  gestures ,  A.  W.  25. 

Quelling,  A.  W.  24. 
Quartermaster  and  Commissary: 

Battalion  and  squadron,  248,  254. 
Quartermaster  Corps: 

Ambulances,  1105,  1427. 

Baking  bread,  building  or  tentage,  1201. 

Band  instruments,  262, 1179. 

Barracks  and  quarters.    See  Barracks  and  Quar- 
ters. 

Blank  forms,  1253. 

Bonds  of  officers,  567,  568,  574-577,  580,  581. 

Civilian  employees,  traveling  expenses ,  738. 

Clothing  and  equipage.    See  Clothing  and  Equi- 
page. 

Collections,  721. 

Company  books  and  records,  280. 

Cooking  apparatus,  1252. 

Cooks,  pay,  329. 

Deceased  officers  and  soldiers,  87, 167. 

Department  commander's  staff,  197,  199. 

Eligibility  of  officers  of,  to  command,  18. 

Enlisted  men,  1009, 1340. 

Fees  for  administering  oaths,  649. 

Field  service,  Hospital  Corps,  1434. 

Forage.    See  Forage. 

Fuel.    See  Fuel. 

Funds,  1008. 

General  depots,  Ip02-1004. 

General  duties ,  1000-1008. 

Horses  of  mounted  officers,  90, 1080, 1095-1098. 

Ice  plants  and  ice,  1215. 

Illuminating  supplies,  89,  283,  301,  1050-1061. 

Inmates  Soldiers'  Home,  transportation,  180. 

Insane  civilian  employees,  464. 

Installation  and  maintenance  of  electric  lights, 
etc.,  1059, 1060. 

Kitchen  and  tableware,  301. 

Laundry  charges,  recruits,  1169. 

Libraries  and  schools,  331. 

Mess  furniture,  301. 

Mess  stewards,  pay,  329. 

Military  attaches,  1100. 

Musical  instruments,  262, 1179, 1180. 

Post  cemeteries,  494. 

Public  animals.    See  Public  Animals. 

Purchasing  and  contracting  officers,  564,  721. 

Record  books,  258. 

Recovery  of  public  property,  689-692. 

Retired  enlisted  men,  135, 137. 

Rewards,  etc. ,121. 

Shoeing  materials,  1097. 

Special  regulations,  note,  p.  191. 

Stationery,  331, 1062-1065, 1100. 

Storehouses,  etc.,  1000, 1001, 1199. 

Straw,  1084,  1085. 

Supervision  of,  by  Chief  of  Staff,  762. 

Supplies.    See  Quartermaster  Supplies. 

Target  practice,  315,  351. 


Quartermaster  Corps— Continued. 

Telegraphing,  1044, 1184-1193. 

Telephoning,  1194. 

Transportation.    See  Transportation  of  the  Army. 

Ungarrisoned  posts,  214. 

Veterinary  supplies,  1074-1076. 
See  also— 

Chief  of  the  Quartermaster  Corps. 
Quartermasters. 
Quartermasters: 

Accountability,  1086-1092, 1094, 1141. 

Allotments  of  pay,~enlisted  men,  1352, 1354,  1359. 

Band  instruments,  262, 1179. 

Barracks  and  quarters,  1010, 1012, 1019, 1024-1027. 

Battalion,  248,  249,  254,  255. 

Blank  forms,  1253. 

Bonds,  567,  568,  574-577,  580,  581. 

Clothing  and  equipage,  1148, 1  49, 1153, 1W>,  1157. 

Commutation  of  rations,  1232,  1233,  1236-1238. 

Cooking  apparatus,  1252. 

Court-martial  duty,  temporary,  192. 

Deceased  soldiers'  effects,  163, 164. 

Deduction  of  indebtedness  to  post  exchange,  345. 

Deduction  of  laundry  charges,  341. 

Deposits  of  collections,  614. 

Deposits  of  enlisted  men,  1335. 

Deserters' effects,  117. 

Designated  to  pay  discharged  men,  155. 

Detachment  returns,  1009. 

Eligibility  to  command,  18. 

Escaped  prisoners'  effects,  940. 

Estimates  for  funds,  1008. 

Funds  by  express,  1142. 

Funds  kept  in  personal  possession,  587. 

Hospital  buildings,  1466. 

Incorrect  payment  to  enlisted  men,  1336. 

Means  of  transportat  ion,  1106. 

Military  Academy,  1313. 

Militia,  mobilization  camps,  456. 

Movements  of  troops,  1110-1114. 

Notification  discharged  enlisted  men,  155. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044, 1046, 1047. 

Orders  for  transportation,  1110,  mi. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1547. 

Payments,  discharged  soldiers,  1375-1377, 1381. 

Pay-roll  calculations,  810. 

Police  supplies,  442,  443. 

Post,  206,  497,  498, 1010, 1012, 1018,  1019,  .024-1027, 
1075,  1076, 1148,  1149, 1153, 1156-1158,  1206,  1253, 
1466. 

Post  cemeteries,  497,  498. 

Private  buildings  and  lands,  1018. 

Promotion,  24. 

Public  animals,  1072. 

Ration  certificates,  1213. 

Receipts  for  refundments,  etc.,  614, 1384. 

Regimental,  248-250,  253-255,  262, 1179. 
'  Requisitions  for  transportation,  1108. 

Sale  of  subsistence  supplies,  1239-1251. 

Savings  of  rations,  1220-1222. 

Senior,  payment  of  troops,  1254. 

Signal  parties'  supplies,  1567. 

Squadron,  248,  254. 

Stoppages  of  officers'  pay,  1310, 1311. 

Street-car  and  ferry  tickets,  1127. 

Target  practice,  351. 

Telegraph  accounts,  1189, 1192. 


INDEX. 


387 


Quartermasters— Continued. 

Transportation  requests,  1116,  1121,  1125,  1126, 
1129-1131, 1133. 

Veterinary  medicines  and  supplies,  1075, 1076. 
Quartermaster  Sergeants,  Battalion: 

Appointment,  etc.,  256. 

Baggage*U36. 

Duties,  254. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 
Quartermaster  Sergeants,  Company: 

Appointments,  273,  275. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Reduction  to  the  ranks,  276. 

Return  to  grade  of  sergeant,  273. 

Selection  and  appointment,  273,  275. 

Temporary  appointments,  275. 

Travel  accommodations,  1128. 

Warrants,  274. 
Quartermaster  Sergeants,  Quartermaster  Corps: 

Appointment,  duties,  etc.,  93-98, 100. 

Assignment  as  assistant  chief  baker,  1201. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Discharge  and  reenlistment,  99,  101,  102,  958. 

Military  control,  99. 

Personal  reports,  100. 

Qualifications,  93,  95. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Reduction  to  the  ranks,  102,  958. 

Stationery,  1065. 

Trial  by  courts-martial,  958. 
Quartermaster  Sergeants,  Regimental: 

Appointment,  etc.,  256. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 
Quartermaster  Supplies: 

Applicants  for  enlistment,  1218. 

Care  and  accountability,  1086-1094. 

Electrical  engineers,  etc.,  1568. 

Embezzlement,  etc.,  A.W.60. 

Emergency  purchases,  1007. 

Extra  issues,  1006, 1215-121-8. 

General  depots,  1002-1004. 

Militia,  1143. 

Recruits,  1217. 

Sales  to  officers,  etc.,  1174. 

Sales  to  officers'  servants,  1175. 

Signal  parties,  1567. 

Special  requisitions,  1005. 

Transfer  for  use  of  Indians,  476. 

Transfers  to  successors,  1094. 

Verification  of  quantities,  1094. 

Vouchers  for  payment,  633. 

See  also  Subsistence  Supplies  and  Stores. 
Quarters: 

Absent  from,  without  authority,  A.  W.31. 

Allowance,  etc.,  1024-1034,  1044,  1390,  1397. 

Commutation,  1299-1307. 

Contracts,  515. 

Engineer  officers,  1504. 
.    Failure  to  retire  at  retreat ,  A.  W.  35. 

Hire,  1028,  1029. 

Leaves  of  absence,  1033, 1035. 


Quarters— Continued. 

Office  rooms,  1046. 

Sergeants,  first  class,  Hospital  Corps,  1467,  1468. 

Use  of  hospitals,  1470. 

Veterinarians,  89. 

Violence  to  traders  in  foreign  par  Is,  A.  W.  56. 
Radio  Telegraphy: 

Use  between  Army  and  Navy,  409,  1561. 
Railroads: 

Bond-aided,  732,  1186. 

Construction  and  repair,  1000. 

Hospital  trains,  1440. 

Land-grant,  485,  p.  102;  1279. 
Rank: 

Commissioned  officers,  9,  11. 

Definition,  7. 

Grades,  9. 

How  held  and  conferred,  8. 

Members  of  courts-martial,  945;  A.  W.  124. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  9. 

Relative,  of  Army  and  Navy  officers,  12. 

Relative,  of  different  corps  of  the  Army,  6,  10; 
A.  W.  122,  124. 

Transfer  or  exchange  of  officers,  47,  48. 
Rape: 

Punishable  by  military  courts,  A.  W.  58. 
Rates  of  Exchange: 

Credit  allowed,  596,  635,  1100. 
Ration  and  Savings  Accounts: 

Certificates,  1205,  1213. 

Detachments  leaving  post,  1213. 

Duties  of  commanding  officer,  1220. 

Duties  of  the  quartermaster,  1220-1222. 

Individual,  1209. 

Money  accruing  from,  1220. 

Ration  returns,  1205,  1209-1211,  1214,  1220. 

Sick  in  hospital,  327. 
Ration  of  the  Army: 

Care  and  use,  297,  298. 

Civilian  employees,  733,  1211,  1213. 

Commutation.    See  Commutation  of  nations. 

Components  and  substitutes,  1205. 

Computation  of  cost,  1221. 

Defined,  1202. 

Emergency,  1202,  1205. 

Filipino,  1202,  1205,  1207,  1220,  1221. 

Garrison,  1202,  1205,  1207,  1220,  1221. 

Haversack,  1202, 1205. 

Holiday,  1205,  1221. 

Meal  tickets,  1227. 

Militia  called  into  service,  455. 

Stores  purchased  from  quartermaster,  1220. 

Temporary  supplies,  1220. 

To  whom  furnished,  1202-1204,  1224,  1225,  1452, 
1453. 

Travel,  1202,  1205,  1207,  1208,  1220,  1221,  1224,  1225. 

See  also  Subsistence  Supplies  and  Stores. 
Reading  Rooms: 

Fuel  and  stoves,  1044. 

Quarters  to  be  provided,  331. 

Transportation  of  property,  340. 

Use  of,  by  officers,  331. 
Rear  Admirals: 

Relative  rank  with  Army  officers,  12. 
Ki-jir  Admirals,  Junior: 

Relative  rank  with  Army  officers,  12. 
Rebellion: 

Suppression  by  the  Army,  485,  p.  101. 


388 


INDEX. 


Receipts: 

Clothing,  1157,  1158. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1533. 

Quartermaster  Corps,  1384. 

Transfers  of  money,  refundments,  etc.,  1384. 

Transportation  requests,  1117,  1118. 
Receipts  for  Money  and  Property: 

Amounts  not  paid  or  delivered,  A.  W.  60. 

Blank,  prohibited,  637. 

Corporations,  642-644. 

Failure  to  sign  for  property,  667. 

Firms  and  individuals,  642,  643. 

Funds  transferred,  639. 

Money  amounts,  638,  648. 

Notation  of  checks,  640. 

Payments  by  check  or  cash,  638. 

Public  property  in  use  by  militia,  460. 

Refundments,  stoppages,  transfers,  etc,  1384. 

Signatures  and  headings,  646. 

Small  sums  for  occasional  services,  644. 

Transfers  of  property,  665. 

Witness  to  signature  by  mark,  647. 
Reconnaissances: 

Engineer  officers'  duties,  1493, 1500, 1502. 

Escort  commanders'  duties,  20. 

Field  notes,  sketches,  etc.,  444-446. 
Record  of  Officers: 

Details  for  detached  service,  etc.,  39. 
Records: 

Army  corps,  821. 

Battalion,  245. 

Battle-ground  cemeteries,  491,  492. 

Brigades,  821. 

Calls  or  inquiries  for  information  from  military 
774. 

Care  and  preservation,  820. 

Civil  courts,  conviction  of  enlisted  men,  146. 

Coast  defense  commands,  309. 

Colored  ink,  822. 

Company,  280,  281,  821. 

Company  fund  account,  328. 

Completion,  etc.,  of  military,  in  The  Adjutant 
General's  Office,  774. 

Concealment,  mutilation,  etc.,  823. 

Confederate,  774. 

Councils  of  administration,  318. 

Courts-martial,  915,  917, 919-921,  960, 962,  979-984; 
A.  W.  86-93,  95,  113,  114,  121. 

Departments,  821. 

Deposits  by  enlisted  men,  1361. 

Depots  of  supply,  821. 

Destroying  or  carrying  away,  etc.,  823. 

Discontinued  commands,  821. 

Disposition  of  old,  258,  281. 

Divisions  (tactical),  821. 

Divisions  (territorial),  821. 

Enlistment  of  discharged  soldiers,  860. 

Information  from,  how  furnished,  etc.,  824. 

Medical,  774. 

Military,  774,  820-824. 

Militia  and  volunteers  after  muster  out,  774. 

National  cemeteries,  490. 

Office  Chief  of  Coast  Artillery,  303. 

Post,  211,  821. 

Post  cemeteries,  495,  497. 

Punishments,  280. 

Reenlistments,  860. 


Records — Continued. 

Regimental,  251,  258,  821. 

Regimental  fund  book,  325. 

Separate  brigades,  821. 

Service  of  officers,  39. 

Volunteer  armies,  774. 
Recovery  of  Public  Property: 

Animals  lost  or  stolen,  691. 

Expenses,  how  paid,  692. 

Forcible  seizure,  690. 

Proceedings,  689. 

Rewards,  691. 
Recreation  and  Amusement: 

Buildings,  erection  by  labor  of  troops,  339. 
Recruiting  Depots: 

Classification,  841. 

Court-martial  duty  of  officers,  l;rj. 

Detachment  of  officers,  192. 

General  recruit  depots,  191, 192,  S41,  S12. 

Mess  stewards  and  cooks,  170,  329. 

Police  and  discipline,  recruit  depot  posts,  841. 

Recruit  companies,  842. 

Recruit  depot  posts,  841,  842. 

Reports,  842. 

Supervision  or  control,  191. 
Recruiting  Officers: 

Appointment,  noncommissioned  officers,  843-845. 

Apprehension  of  deserters,  118, 123. 

Clothing  and  equipage,  1152. 

Details,  840. 

Disbursements,  587. 

Efficiency  reports,  829. 

Enlistment  period  noted  on  card,  153. 

KnlLstments,  etc.,  Hospital  Corps,  1410. 

Enlistments  and  reenlistincnts,  M7. 

General  duties  and  responsibilities,  850,  851,  853- 
856,  S5<),  siiO,  sill,  MM,  N72,  S74,  S7<>,  IU',7,  14X4. 

Medical  attendance,  etc.,  117"). 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1532. 
Recruiting  Parties: 

Noncommissioned  officers,  843-845. 

Reenlistments  of  members,  st7. 

Summer  clothing,  1167. 
Recruiting  Service: 

Applicants  for  enlistment.     See  Applicants  for 
Enlistment. 

Assignments,  enlisted  men,  843-s  i.">. 

Classifications  and  details,  840. 

Clothing  and  equipage,  1152,  1167. 

Commutation  of  rations,  1226, 1229. 

Correspondence,  872. 

Enlistments.    See  Enlistments  and  Rtt  nlixliiitnlx. 

Flag,  224. 

General  recruiting  depots,  191. 

General  recruiting  stations,  841,  s<i.: 

Hospital  Corps,  1410. 

Indian  scouts,  482. 

Management,  etc.,  740,  774. 

Medical  attendance,  1475. 

Periods  of  detail,  SKI. 

Recruiting  depots,  841,  842. 

Recruiting  officers.    See  Recruiting  Officers. 

Recruits.    See  Recruits. 

Returns,  857. 

Surplus  property,  1152. 
Recruiting  Stations: 

Brooms,  brushes,  and  mops,  1181. 


INDEX. 


389 


Recruiting  Stations— Continued. 

Court-martial  duty  of  officers,  192. 

Deserters,  123. 

Flags,  224. 

Inspections,  895. 

Laundry  work,  1169, 1218. 

Medical  attendance,  etc.,  1475. 

Supervision  or  control,  191. 
Recruits: 

Age  limitation,  849. 

Articles  of  War  to  be  read,  856;  A.  W.  2. 

Assignment  to  organizations,  872. 

Certificate  of  disability,  870. 

Character,  869. 

Commutation  of  rations,  1224. 

Descriptive  and  assignment  cards,  869,  873-876, 
1169, 1217, 1249. 

Deserters,  A.  W.  50. 

Discharges  for  disability,  841, 1382. 

Distribution,  841. 

Hospital  Corps,  1410. 

Instruction,  etc.,  841,  842. 

Laundry  charges,  1169. 

Oath  to  be  taken,  A.  W.  2. 

Officer  conducting  to  organizations,  873,  875. 

Payments  to  discharged,  1382. 

Physical  examination,  864,  865,  868-870,1484. 

Physical  examination  reports,  774. 

Sales  to,  of  subsistence  supplies,  1242, 1249. 

Sent  to  organizations,  872-877. 

Toilet  articles,  etc.,  1217. 

Travel  rations,  1224, 1225. 

Vaccination,  865,  866,  869, 1484. 
Redress: 

Abuses  and  disorders,  A.  W.  54. 

Appeals  of  officers  and  men,  A.  W.  29,  30. 
Reduction  to  the  Ranks: 

General  noncommissioned  staff,  103. 

Hospital  Corps,  958, 1407, 1408. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  company,  276-278. 

Noncommissioned  staff ,  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  310. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  102,  958. 

Quartermaster  Corps  noncommissioned  officers 
1009. 

Regimental  noncommissioned  officers,  256. 

Regimental  noncommissioned  staff,  256. 

Signal  Corps,  1557. 
Reenlisted  Pay: 

Rates  and  payment,  1338, 1339. 
Reenlistments: 

Additional  pay,  859, 1338-1340. 

Antedating,  859. 

Date,  859. 

Deposits  may  be  renewed,  1365. 

Disability  contracted  in  line  of  duty,  863. 

Disabled  soldiers,  863. 

Disqualifications,  849,  861. 

Enlistment  period  noted  on  card,  153. 

Furloughs  to  enlisted  men,  107. 

General  noncommissioned  staff,  103. 

Hospital  Corps,  1410, 1412. 

Married  men,  852, 1009. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  company,  274. 

Notations  on  discharge  certificates,  148, 153,  860. 

Other  organizations,  862. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  101. 

Prohibited  classes,  849. 


Reenlistments — Continued. 

Recruiting  officers,  860. 

Soldier  under  sentence  of  court-martial,  157. 

Special  authority  required,  861,  862. 
Refugees: 

Bureau  of,  etc.,  records,  774. 
Regimental  Bands: 

Appointment  of  noncommissioned  officers,  260. 

Discipline  and  efficiency,  253. 

Equipments,  257,  262. 

Fund,  262,  324,  325,  327. 

Lye  and  sapolio,  1182. 

Memorial  Day,  440. 

Musical  instruments,  etc.,  262, 1179. 

National  and  patriotic  airs  to  be  played,  264,  437. 

Procedure  when  musicians  are  needed,  263. 

Saluting,  375,  376. 

Station,  261. 

"The  Star  Spangled  Banner,"  264, 378, 437. 
Regimental  Books  and  Records: 

Disposition  of  old,  258. 

Duties  o f  adjutant,  251 . 

Enumerated  and  instructions,  258, 259. 

Fund  book,  325. 
Regimental  Colors  and  Standards: 

Care  and  use,  232,  233. 

Cavalry,  230. 

Dropping  during  salute,  375. 

Engineers,  227. 

Field  artillery,  231. 

Infantry,  229. 

Mourning,  434. 

Saluted,  377. 

Service,  233. 
Regimental  Commanders: 

Absentees  at  muster,  A.  W.  12, 13. 

Aid  to  chaplains,  44. 

Allotments  of  pay,  enlisted  men,  1360. 

Appeals  of  enlisted  men,  A.  W.  30. 

Bands  and  field  musicians,  260,  263. 

Battalion  staff  officers,  248, 250. 

Certificates  of  merit,  184. 

Company  fund,  328. 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  160. 

Disposition  of  old  records,  reports,  etc.,  258. 

Efficiency  reports,  829. 

Enlistment  or  reenlistment  of  married  men,  852. 

Furloughs,  106;  A.  W.  11. 

General  duties  and  responsibilities,  203,  246. 

Muster  and  pay  rolls,  810. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  94, 95,  256, 271, 275, 276. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves;  1044. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  94,  95. 

Recruiting  service,  840. 

Regimental  fund,  324,  325. 

Regimental  staff  officers,  248,  250,  251,  253,  255. 

Reports,  incapacitated  officers,  890. 

Reports,  issues,  and  roll  calls,  373. 

Returns,  regimental  libraries,  332. 

Returns  of  troops,  811,  812. 

Senior  officer  on  duty,  245. 

Surveying  officers,  711. 

Transfer  or  exchange  of  enlisted  men,  114. 

Veterinarians,  91. 
Regimental  Commissary  Sergeants: 

See  Commissary  Sergeants,  Regimental. 


390 


INDEX. 


Regimental  Noncommissioned  Staff: 

Appointments,  etc.,  256. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Brooms,  brushes,  and  mops,  1181. 

Discharge  and  reenlistment,  256. 

Discipline  and  efficiency,  253. 

Equipments,  257. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  428. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Reduction  to  the  ranks,  256. 

Warrants,  256. 
Regimental  Officers: 

Assignments,  field  officers,  247. 
Regimental  Quartermaster  Sergeants: 

See  Quartermaster  Sergeants,  Regimental. 
Regimental  Sergeants  Major: 

See  Sergeants  Major. 
Regiments: 

Administrative  unit,  245. 

Appropriate  command  of  a  colonel,  14. 

Bands.    See  Regimental  Bands. 

Chaplains,  43-46. 

Colors,  names  of  battles,  244. 

Commanders.    See  Regimental  Commanders. 

Composition  and  command,  245. 

Desks,  1139. 

Detached  companies,  813. 

Fund,  262,  321,  322,  324,  325. 

Letter  and  note  heads,  512. 

Noncommissioned  staff,  253,  256,  257. 

Precedence  of,  on  occasions  of  ceremony,  6. 

Public  property,  257. 

Records,  251,  258,  259,  3?5. 

Records  of  discontinued,  821. 

Regulations,  245. 

Returns,  811-813,  815. 

Staff  officers,  248-255,  807. 

Transfer,  etc.,  enlisted  men,  114. 

Transfer  or  exchange  of  officers,  48. 
Registry  of  Officers: 

Arriving  at  Washington  or  at  division  or  depart- 
ment headquarters,  406,  825. 
Regulars: 

Precedence,  6, 10;  A.  W.  122, 124. 
Rejoining  Station: 

Furloughed  soldiers,  110. 

Soldiers  absent  without  leave,  110. 

Travel  allowances,  1289-1294. 
Relative  Rank: 

Army  and  Navy  officers,  12. 

Grades  of  rank,  9. 

Officers,  same  grade,  11. 

Regulars,  Marine  Corps,  militia,  and  volunteers, 

6,  10;  A.  W.  122,  124. 
Release: 

General  prisoners,  941. 

Insane  soldiers  from  hospital,  470. 

Officers  without  charges,  924;  A.  W.  71. 

Prisoners,  without  authority,  A.  W.  69. 
Relief  to  the  Enemy: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  45. 
Remittances  of  Funds: 

Fiscal  year  to  be  designated,  621. 
Remount  Depots: 

Care  of  officers'  mounts,  1099. 

Purchase  of  horses  by  officers,  1095. 


Rentals: 

Contracts  for,  557. 
Repairs: 

Ambulances,  1427. 

Barracks  and  quarters,  208,  1012-1017, 1019. 

Electric  power  plants,  1060. 

Hand  litters,  1430. 

Hospitals,  1466-1469. 

Musical  instruments,  1179. 

Ordnance  stores,  1520,  1534,  1537-1540. 

Quarters  for  sergeants,  first  class,  Hospital  Corps, 
1467, 1468. 

Roads,  walks,  etc.,  101f>. 

Shoes,  327. 

Transportation,  means  of,  5">7. 
Reporters,  Courts- Martial: 

Assistant,  986. 

Employment,  compensation,  etc.,  985-987. 

Traveling  expenses,  738,  986. 
Reports: 

Allotments  of  pay,  enlisted  men,  1348-1351, 1353. 
1359. 

Annual,  of  territorial  commanders  and  independ- 
ent commands,  preparation,  etc.,  193£. 

Apprehended  deserters,  123. 

Arrest  of  officers,  924. 

Battle,  816. 

Boards  and  commissioners,  193J. 

Brigade  commanders,  194. 

Burials,  post  cemeteries,  498. 

Channels',  785. 

Chaplains,  45. 

Chiefs  of  bureaus,  War  Department,  193J. 

Coast  artillery,  305. 

Coast  defense  commands,  305. 

Company,  266. 

Company  records,  280,  281. 

Deaths  and  burials,  45,  83,  87,  167. 

Departmental  affairs,  193. 

Department  commanders,  absent,  196. 

Deserters,  118, 120, 124, 126. 

Detachment  commanders,  3(59. 

Disposition  of  old,  258,  281. 

Efficiency.    See  Reports,  Efficiency. 

Engineering  operations  in  the  field,  1501. 

Enlisted  men  confined,  A.  W.  68. 

Hunting,  65. 

Incapacitated  officers,  76. 

Indian  scouts,  names  inserted,  483. 

Medals  or  badges,  illegal  possession,  189. 

Medical  examination  of  applicants  for  enlistment, 
871. 

Military  Academy,  United  States,  193£. 

Militia  encampments,  105, 193,  774. 

Mixed  corps  operations,  817. 

Movements  of  troops,  emergencies,  193,  487. 

Officers  traveling  on  duty  without  troops,  68. 

Officers  visiting  foreign  countries,  62. 

Outstanding  liabilities,  605. 

Personal.    See  Reports,  Personal. 

Post  cemeteries,  498. 

Post  commanders,  inspection,  203. 

Post  records,  211. 

Recruits,  842. 

Regimental  records,  258. 

Roll  call,  372. 

Sanitary,  1387. 


INDEX. 


391 


Reports— Continued . 

Sick  and  wounded,  1471. 

Signal  operations,  1558. 

Small-arms  practice,  349. 

Special,  for  recommendations  affecting  the  serv- 
ice as  a  whole,  etc.,  193£. 

Summary  courts-martial,  pp.  313,  314,  act  June 
18,  1898. 

Superintendents  national  cemeteries,  490. 

Surveying  officers,  116,  713,  715-725. 

Transfer  or  exchange  of  officers,  48. 
Reports,  Efficiency: 

Care  enjoined  in  preparation,  39,  832. 

Channels  through  which  forwarded,  829,  831. 

Final  disposition,  833. 

Inspection  reports,  830,  831,  889,  890. 

Officers  for  retirement  or  promotion,  26. 

Officers  on  duty  at  civil  educational  institutions, 
830. 

Reporting  officers,  829,  830,  832. 
Reports,  Personal: 

Detached  service,  105,  826-828. 

Enlisted  men  on  detached  service  with  militia, 
105. 

Field  officers,  regimental,  828. 

General  officers,  826. 

Inspectors,  880. 

Leaves  of  absence,  50,  59,  64. 

Observations,  foreign  countries,  62. 

Officers  arriving  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  or  at  di- 
vision or  department  headquarters,  406,  825. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  97, 100. 

Retired  enlisted  men,  136. 

Retired  officers,  827. 

Senior  signal  officer  of  an  army,  1558.- 

Sergeants,  first  class,  Hospital  Corps,  1406. 

Staff  corps  or  departments,  826,  827. 
Reproachful  Speeches  or  Gestures: 

Punishment  for  using,  A.  W.  25. 
Requests: 

Transportation.    See'  Transportation  Requests. 
Requisitions: 

Band  instruments,  1151. 

Blank  forms,  blank  books,  etc.,  1253, 1551, 1571. 

Canteen  covers,  corks,  etc.,  1534. 

Clothing, 1152, 1157, 1158.     , 

Examination,  revision,  etc.,  749,  750. 

Illuminating  supplies,  1052. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1517-1519. 

Preparation,  etc.,  748. 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1089. 

Signal  supplies,  1564, 1567. 

Special,  1151, 1152. 

Stationery,  1062. 

Toilet  articles,  etc.,  1216, 1217. 

Transportation  of  the  Army,  1108. 

Veterinary  supplies,  1074. 

Working  parties,  fieldworks,  1499. 
Reservations: 

Indian.    See  Indian  Reservations. 

Military.    See  Posts  and  Reservations. 
Reservists: 

See  Army  Reserve. 
Resignation  of  Officers: 

Acceptance,  etc.,  of  civil  office,  82. 

Checks,  outstanding,  603. 

Correspondence,  79,  80. 

Leaves  of  absence  on  tender,  81. 


Resignation  of  Officers— Continued. 

Payments,  1262,  1263. 

Quittiag  service  before  acceptance,  A.  W.  49. 

Tender  and  acceptance,  79. 

Under  charges,  80. 
Responsibility  for  Property: 

See  Property  Accountability  and  Responsibility. 
Retainers  to  the  Camp: 

Subject  to  Articles  of  War,  A.  W.  63. 
Retired  Enlisted  Men: 

Admission,  etc.,  Army  and  Navy  Hospital,  1442, 
1444. 

Allowances,  137. 

Baggage,  etc.,  1137. 

Certificate  of  merit,  1341. 

Effects  of  deceased,  163. 

Funeral  honors,  423. 

Hospital  charges,  1460. 

Medical  attendance  and  medicines,  1474. 

Order  for  retirement,  135. 

Payments,  137, 138, 1337, 1341. 

Personal  reports,  136. 

Qualifications  for  retirement,  132, 134. 

Rates  of  pay,  137. 

Sales  to,  of  subsistence  supplies,  1241. 
Retired  Officers: 

Admission,  etc.,  hospitals,  Hot  Springs  and  Fort 
Bayard,  1446. 

Baggage,  etc.,  1137. 

Causes  for  retirement,  76-78,  1388. 

Details,  educational  institutions,  42, 1306. 

Forage,  1082. 

Fuel  and  light,  1037,  1057. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  418,  426. 

Medical  attendance  and  medicines,  1474. 

Payments  to,  after  retirement,  1257. 

Payments  to,  on  retirement,  1264. 

Personal  reports,  827. 

Professional  books,  etc.,  1139. 

Retiring  boards,  26. 

Salutes  and  honors,  401. 

Stationery,  1064. 

Transportation  of  horses,  1098. 
Retiring  Boards: 

Character  or  efficiency  records,  officers,  26. 

Subjects  for  consideration  and  report,  77,  78. 
Retreat: 

Ceremonies,  437. 

Gun,  210. 

Retiring  to  tent  or  quarters,  A.  W.  35. 

Roll  calls  and  signals,  370,  373. 
Return  Journeys: 

Orders,  1285. 

Transportation  requests,  1121. 

Witnesses  before  military  courts,  992. 
Returns: 

Captured  property,  8ia 

General  prisoners,  937. 

Killed  and  wounded  in  action,  818. 

Organized  Militia,  193,  774. 

Rations,  Organized  Militia,  455. 

Recruiting  service,  857. 
See  also— 

Returns  of  Public  Property. 
Returns  of  Troops. 

Returns  Office,  Interior  Department: 
Contracts,  542,  561,  563. 


392 


INDEX. 


Returns  of  Public  Property: 

Administrative  examination,  702,  703. 

Articles  in  charge  of  guards,  442. 

Charges  of  loss,  etc.,  699. 

Company  property,  694. 

Contingency  purchases,  200. 

Deceased  officers,  86. 

Destroyed  or  lost  in  service,  698. 

Expended  in  the  military  service,  698. 

Expenditures  under  orders,  696,  697. 

Failure  to  render,  700. 

False,  A.  W.  8. 

Insane  officers,  86. 

Libraries,  332,  333. 

Made  for  all  public  property,  693. 

Manuscript,  prohibited,  1572. 

Orders  directing  issues,  etc.,  696. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,   701,   1520-1522, 
1527, 1543,  1549. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  695. 

Preparation  and  rendition,  701. 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1086-1094,  1167,  1176. 

Signal  Corps  sergeants,  695. 

Subsistence  supplies,  701, 1215. 
See  also  Property  Accountability  and  Responsibil- 
ity. 
Returns  of  Troops: 

Annual,  of  militia,  774. 

Casualties,  818. 

Consolidation  of  general  returns  of  the  Army,  774. 

Contract  surgeons,  1489. 

Dental  Corps,  1489. 

Failure  to  make,  A.  W.  7. 

False,  A.  W.  8. 

Indian  scouts,  names  inserted,  483. 

Leaving  or  joining  a  station,  812,  814. 

Manuscript,  prohibited,  1572. 

Medical  officers,  1489. 

Notations  of  officers'  absences,  64. 

On  transports,  812. 

Preparation,  disposition,  etc.,  748,  811-815,  818, 
819,  857. 

Recruiting,  857. 

Rendition,  A.  W.  7. 

Sailing  from  or  arriving  at  a  port,  812. 

Special,  812,  814. 

Strength,  811-815. 
Reveille: 

Ceremonies,  437. 

Gun,  210. 

Hours  for  sounding,  370,  373. 
Reviewing  Authority: 

Courts-martial  records,  965,  970,  975,  981,  983,  984. 

Proceedings  of  medical  examining  boards,  1388. 

Reconvening  courts-martial,  983. 
Reviews: 

Musters,  439. 

Precedence  of  regiments  and  corps,  6. 

Tendered  to  visitors  to  posts,  403. 
Revolutionary  War: 

Care  and  custody  of  records,  774. 
Rewards: 

Deserters,  121, 123,  127, 128, 131. 

Escaped  military  prisoners,  121. 

Recovery  of  lost  or  stolen  animals,  691. 
Rice: 

Ration,  1205. 


Riots: 

Disturbing  courts-martial,  A.  W.  86. 

Use  of  troops,  487-489. 
Rivers  and  Harbors: 

Change  of  station  of  officers,  742. 

Improvements,  1493. 
Roads: 

Construction  and  repair,  1000,  1016. 
Robbery: 

Punishable  by  military  courts,  A.  W.  58. 
Roll  Calls  and  Signals: 

Daily  and  special,  370-373. 
Roster  of  Duties: 

Classification,  357. 

Company,  282. 

Definition  of  a  roster,  355. 

Detachments,  365-369. 

Details  and  duties,  355-364. 

Disposition  of  old,  282. 

Duties,  etc.,  adjutant,  251. 

Signal  Corps,  304. 

Tours,  360-362. 
Roster  of  Troops: 

Copies  furnished,  etc.,  805. 
Route  Maps: 

Preparation,  444,  445. 

Preservation  and  use,  445. 
Rubber  Stamps: 

Use  in  preparing  checks,  600. 
Sabbath: 

Duty  and  labor,  205. 

Orderly  observance  enjoined,  205. 
Sabers: 

Barrack  regulations,  285. 
Saddlers: 

Appointment,  etc.,  275,  278. 

Extra-duty  detail,  173. 
Saddler  Shops: 

Stoves,  1044. 
Safeguards: 

Punishment  for  forcing,  A.  W.  57. 
Sales  of  Public  Property: 

Abstract  of  sales  of  subsistence  supplies,  1250. 

Advertisements,  503. 

Auctioneer's  account  of  sale,  680. 

Cartridges  to  enlisted  men,  354. 

Cash,  1239-1241,  1244,  1245. 

Clothing,  for  servants,  1175. 

Condemned  ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1543. 

Condemned  or  reduced  in  price,  681. 

Condemned  public  animals,  1073. 

Credit,  1242,  1243,  1249. 

Exceptional  articles,  1244. 

Forage,  by  officers,  1083. 

Horses,  to  mounted  officers,  1095. 

Illuminating  supplies,  1038,  1054. 

Obtained  from  quartermaster,  1247. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1520, 1521,  1526. 

Price  of  subsistence  supplies,  1251. 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1055,  1174. 

Regulated  by  post  commanders,  1247. 

Rules,  1196. 

Signal  Corps  equipment,  1564. 

Sold  as  purchased,  1246. 

Subsistence  supplies,  885,  1196,  1239-1251. 

Surplus,  and  in  urgent  cases,  1197. 

Surplus  garden  products,  344. 


INDEX. 


393 


Sales  of  Public  Property— Continued. 

Transfers  not  regarded,  619. 

Unauthorized,  1198;  A.  W.  60. 

Waste  products,  679. 
Salt: 

Public  animals,  1215. 

Ration,  1205. 
Salutes: 

Brevet  rank  assignments,  401. 

Cannon,  393-400,  440. 

Colors  and  standards,  375. 

Commanding  officers,  380. 

Compliments  to  visitors,  403. 

Dipping  of  flag  of  military  post,  405. 

Enlisted  men,  to  officers,  383-392. 

Field  music,  375-377,  437. 

Foreign  ships  of  war,  399. 

Funeral  honors,  396,  417-421. 

Memorial  Day,  440. 

National,  398. 

National  flag,  398. 

National  flag  displayed,  397. 

National  or  regimental  colors,  etc.,  377. 

Occasions  of  public  nature,  404. 

Occasions  outdoors,  etc.,  392. 

Official  duty  and  official  occasions,  381,  382. 

Personal,  375-377,  400-403,  412. 

Saluting  stations,  399. 

Standards  and  colors,  375. 

Time  of  firing,  397. 

To  the  Union  on  July  4,  398. 

Troops  saluting,  379,  380. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  411-413. 
Saluting  Stations: 

Designated  by  War  Department,  399. 
San  Diego,  Cal.: 

Service  school,  Signal  Corps  Aviation,  449. 
Sandy  Hook,  N.  J.: 

Inspection  of  proving  ground,  895. 
Sanitation: 

Reports  and  inspections,  1387. 
Saturday  Inspection: 

By  company,  band,  and  detachment  command- 
ers, 283. 

Guard  and  sick  in  hospital  excused,  283. 

Hospital  Corps,  1447. 

Police  of  barracks,  287. 
Savings  of  Rations: 

See  Ration  and  Savings  Accounts. 
School  of  Fire  for  Field  Artillery: 

Detachment  of  officers,  192. 

Inspection,  896. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  1277. 

Letter  and  note  heads,  512. 

Location,  Fort  Sill,  Okla.,  449. 

Supervision  and  regulations,  191,  449. 
School  of  Musketry: 

Inspection,  896. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  1277. 

Letter  and  note  heads,  512. 

Location,  Fort  Sill,  Okla.,  449. 

Supervision  and  regulations,  191,  449. 
Schools: 

See— 

Garrison  Schools. 
Post  Schools. 
Service  Schools. 


Seamen: 

Admission  to  hospital,  and  charges,  1459. 

Hours  of  labor,  731. 

Rations,  1204. 
Sea  Travel: 

Statement  of  expenses,  1280. 

Travel  not  so  regarded,  1280. 
Second  Lieutenants: 

Appointment,  27-37. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Eligibility  of  ex-cadets  for  commissions,  37. 

Forage,  1080. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  422,  426. 

Joining  station  after  appointment,  1098, 1296, 1297. 

Quarters,  fuel,  arid  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Relative  rank  with  naval  officers,  12. 

Vacancies  in  grade,  how  filled,  27-37. 
Secretary  of  Agriculture: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 
Secretary  of  Commerce: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 
Secretary  of  Labor: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 
Secretary  of  State: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 
Secretary  of  the  Interior: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 
Secretary  of  the  Navy: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Rules  governing  visits  and  countesies,  408. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 
Secretary  of  the  Treasury: 

Certificates  of  deposit,  612,  616. 

Duplicate  checks,  602. 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Outstanding  and  unpaid  checks,  588,  605-607. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 

Surety  companies,  575, 577. 
Secretary  of  War: 

Administration  and  control  of  Army,  761. 

Allotment  of  funds,  200. 

Annual  report,  193  j. 

Army  Transport  Service,  1109. 

Articles  for  sale,  885. 

Authority  for  special  enlistments,  861. 

Barracks  and  quarters,  707, 912. 

Boards  of  staff  officers,  744. 

Certificates  of  deposit,  616. 

Channels  of  action,  certain  military  business, 
note,  p.  145. 

Chaplains,  43. 

Chief  of  Staff  of  the  Army,  military  adviser,  761. 

Civil  counsel,  996. 

Civilian  employees,  727-729, 731, 739. 

Civilians  on  reservations,  212. 

Colors,  221. 

Colors,  standards,  and  guidons,  239. 

Command  of  Army  exercised  by  the  President 
through,  761. 

Communications  to,  782,  786. 

Commutation  of  quarters,  1302. 


394 


INDEX. 


Secretary  of  War— Continued. 
Contingent  expenses,  200. 
Contracts,  supplies  and  services,  562. 
Courts-martial,  917. 
Courts-martial  proceedings,  921. 
Deceased  officers  and  soldiers,  87, 167. 
Department  inspectors,  899. 
Directions  and  orders  of  the  President,  761,  762. 
Disbursements  and  accounts,  897. 
Disbursing  officers,  586,  589,  895. 
Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  139;  A.  W.  4 
Draft  and  pack  animals,  1102. 
Efficiency  reports,  833. 
Establishment  of  posts,  etc.,  201. 
Expenditures,  public  buildings,  707. 
Extra-duty  details,  169, 171. 
Flag,  219. 

Forage  for  mounted  officers,  1080. 
Foreign  productions  or  manufactures,  517. 
Fortifications,  348, 1505. 
Funeral  honors  and  escort,  418,  421,  42<>. 
General  prisoners,  confinement  and  treatment, 

etc.,  936,  966,  1216. 
Gratuitous  issues  of  clothing,  1455. 
Heavy  furniture  for  officers'  quarters,  1020. 
Hire  of  quarters,  1028, 1029, 1046. 
Hospital  Corps,  1405, 1418. 
Hospitals,  1439,  1441,  1442,  1445,  1465,  1466,  1468, 

1482. 

Indian  country,  472. 
Insane  soldiers,  465,  466. 
Inspectors  general,  879,  895. 
Leaves  of  absence,  1277. 
Manuals  and  blank  forms  of  stall  departments, 

1570, 1571. 

Mileage  appropriations,  1284. 
Military  Academy,  1277. 
Military  commissions,  917. 
Militia  called  into  service,  450,  459. 
Mixed  corps  operations,  817. 
Money  accounts,  655. 
Mounted  service,  1272. 

National  Home  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers,  894. 
National  parks,  485,  p.  100. 
Nurses,  1421. 

Open-market  purchases,  554. 
Orders,  etc.,  affecting  the  Army  and  officers  and 

men,  766,  774. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  913. 
Ordnance  depots,  1515. 
Pardon,  or  mitigation  of  punishment,  944. 
Post  libraries,  331. 
Post  noncommissioned  staff,  93. 
Post  schools,  331. 
Printing,  499,  507,  512. 
Property  lost,  etc.,  by  officers,  683. 
Public  animals,  1066. 
Public  buildings,  912. 
Purchases  from  Indians,  478. 
Quartermaster  Corps  noncommissioned  officers, 

1009. 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1086, 1092. 
Quarters  for  sergeants,  first  class,  Hospital  Corps, 

1468. 

Readvertisements,  501. 
Recruiting  service,  872. 
Relations  to  and  with  the  Chief  of  Staff,  761. 


Secretary  of  War— Continued. 

Retirement  of  officers,  76. 

Returns  of  public  property,  702,  703. 

Rules  governing  visits  and  courtesies,  408. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 

Schools  of  instruction,  191. 

Sentences  of  military  courts,  774. 

Stoppages  of  officers'  pay,  1308-1310. 

Supplies  for  Indians,  476. 

Supply,  payment,  etc.,  of  Army,  740. 

Sureties,  568,577,  581. 

Surveying  officers'  reports,  722. 

Surveying  or  exploring  expeditions,  072. 

Tests  and  experimental  trials  of  arms  or  muni- 
tions of  war,  1553,  1.554. 

Transfer  of  supplies,  671. 

Uniform  and  equipments  of  the  Army,  1569. 

Veterinarians,  88. 

See  also  War  Department. 
Sedition: 

Punishments,  A.  W.  21-24,  43. 
Sentences,  Courts- Martial: 

See  Courts- Martial  Sentences. 
Sentences,  Military  Commissions: 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  139. 
Sentinels: 

Sleeping  on  or  leaving  post,  A.  W.  39. 
Separate  Brigades: 

See  Brigades,  Separate. 
Separate  Command: 

Alterations  in  strength,  814. 
Sequoia  National  Park: 

Trespassers  or  intruders,  485,  p.  100. 
Sergeants: 

Appointment,  271,  275,  1009. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Funeral  honors  and  escort,  428. 

Indian  scouts,  480. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Recruiting  parties,  843- s »:.. 

Reduction  to  the  ranks,  276,  277,  1009. 

Reproving,  270. 

Roster  duties,  358. 

Selection  and  instruction,  270. 

Temporary  appointments,  275. 

Travel  accommodations,  1128. 

Warrants,  274,  1009. 

Whistles,  1180. 
Sergeants,  Color: 

See  Color  Sergeants. 
Sergeants,  First  Class,  Hospital  Corps: 

Appointment,  1405. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Discharge  and  reenlistment,  958. 

Examination,  1405. 

Personal  reports,  1406. 

Qualifications,  1405. 

Quarters,  fuel,  etc.,  1044, 1467, 1468. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Reduction,  958, 1407. 

Reenlistment,  1410. 

Trial  by  courts-martial,  958. 

Warrants,  1405, 1410. 
Sergeants,  First  Class,  Quartermaster  Corps: 

Appointment,  etc.,  1009. 

Baggage,  1136. 


INDEX. 


395 


Servants,   First   Class,  Quartermaster   Corps- 
Continued. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 
Rank  and  precedence,  9. 
Sergeants,  Hospital  Corps: 
Examination  and  appointment,  1405. 
Reduction,  1407. 
Reenlistment,  1410, 1412. 
Warrants,  1405, 1410. 
Sergeants  Major: 
^  Battalion,  9,  256, 1044, 1136. 
"  Coast  Artillery  Corps,  9,  310, 1044, 1136. 
Regimental,  9,  256, 1044, 1136. 
Squadron,  9, 1044, 1136. 
Servants: 
Clothing,  1175. 

Medical  attendance,  etc.,  1476. 
Officers',  1175. 
Service  Calls  and  Signals: 
Daily  and  special,  370-373. 
.Service  Colors  and  Standards: 

Description  and  use,  233. 
Services: 

Acceptance  of  voluntary,  515. 
Computation  of  time,  651. 
Distinguished  gallantry  in  action,  182-188. 
Employment  of  unauthorized,  515. 
Nonpersonal,  contracts  for,  557. 
Payment  for,  by  contractor,  572. 
Personal,  519,  633,  650,  651. 
Service  Schools: 
Designated,  449. 

Regulations  for,  191, 192,  449,  512,  8S6, 1272, 1277. 
Student  officers,  40. 
See  also— 

A  rmy  Field  Engineer  School. 
A  rmy  Field  Service  and  Correspondence  School 

for  Medical  Officers. 
Army  Medical  School. 
Army  School  of  the  Line. 
Army  Signal  School. 
Army  Staff  College. 
Army  War  College. 
Bakers  and  Cooks,  Schools  for. 
Coast  Artillery  School. 
Engineer  School. 
Mounted  Service  School. 
School  of  Fire  for  Field  Artillery. 
School  of  Musketry. 
Signal  Corps  Aviation  School. 
Sewing  Machines: 

General  prisoners,  1216. 
Sharpshooters: 

Additional  pay,  1345. 
Sheriffs: 

Apprehension  of  deserters,  118, 121. 
Shoeing  and  Materials: 
Animals  pertaining  to  militia,  456. 
Contracts  for,  557 
Supply  and  issue,  1097. 
Shoemakers: 

Purchase  of  subsistence  stores,  1245. 
Sick  and  Wounded: 
Attention  by  Army  nurses,  1423. 
Care  of,  on  the  march  or  elsewhere,  1437, 1438. 
Daily  report,  1471. 
First-aid  treatment,  1419,  1420. 


Sick  and  Wounded— Continued. 

Information  concerning,  from  records,  824. 

Leaves  of  absence,  57,  1035,  1301. 

Parlor  and  sleeping  cars,  1128. 

Transportation,  1105. 
Sick  Call: 

Surgeons,  1471. 
Sick  in  Hospital: 

See  Patients  in  Hospitals. 
Sick  Report  Book: 

Company,  280,  1471,  1472. 
Signal  Codes: 

Army  and  Navy,  1561. 

Cards,  1564. 
Signal  Corps: 

Aviation  school,  449. 

Chief  Signal  Officer,  103. 

Communication  between  the  Army  and  Navy, 
409,  1561. 

Confidential  communications,  1560, 1561. 

Department  commander's  staff,  197,  199. 

Electrical  engineers,  etc.,  1568. 

Eligibility  of  officers  of,  to  command,  18. 

Enlistments,  etc.,  1557. 

Exemptions  from  detail,  officers  and  men,  364. 

Extra-duty  details,  enlisted  men,  172. 

Guidons,  238. 

Management  and  direction,  1556. 

Master  electricians,  9,  1044,  1136. 

Military  telegraph  and  telephone  lines,  1556, 1559- 
1561,  1563. 

Officers.    See  Signal  Corps  Officers. 

Payments  to  enlisted  men,  1337. 

Precedence  of,  on  occasions  of  ceremony,  6. 

Promotion  and  reduction,  enlisted  men,  1557. 

Special  regulations,  note,  p.  296. 

Supervision  of,  by  Chief  of  Staff,  762. 

Supplies  for  Organized  Militia,  1565. 

See  also  Chief  Signal  Officer. 
Signal  Corps  Aviation  School: 

Detachment  of  officers,  192. 

I  nspection,  896. 

Leaves  of  absence,  officers,  1277. 

Letter  and  note  heads,  512. 

Location,  San  Diego,  Cal.,  449. 

Supervision  and  regulations,  191,  449. 
Signal  Corps  Officers: 

Eligibility  to  command,  18. 

Military  telegraph  lines,  1559. 

Office  rooms,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Post,  206. 

Promotion,  24. 

Senior,  with  Army  in  the  field,  1558,  1561. 

Signaling  operations  in  the  field,  1558. 

Signal  supplies,  1564. 

Staff  service,  197, 199. 
Signal  Corps  Sergeants: 

Accountability,  etc..  for  property,  695. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Quarters,  fuel,  and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Reduction,  1557. 

Warrants,  103. 
Signal  Corps  Supplies: 

Accountability,  etc.,  1564. 

Condemnation,  1566. 

Purchase,  preservation,  and  care,  1556. 


396 


INDEX. 


Signaling: 

See  Military  Signaling  and  Signal  Duties. 
Signal  Parties: 

Reports,  duties,  strength,  etc.,  1558. 

Supplies,  quartermaster  and  subsistence,  1567 
Signal  Stations: 

Establishment  in  the  field,  1558. 
Signatures: 

Bidders,  532. 

By  mark,  witnessed,  647. 

Certificate  to  voucher,  634. 

Contracts,  559. 

Disbursing  officers,  594. 

Discharged  enlisted  men,  155. 

Official  communications,  779. 

Proposals,  532. 

Retired  enlisted  men,  135. 

Signing  checks  in  blank  prohibited,  637. 

Vouchers  and  receipts,  642,  643,  646. 
Sirup: 

Ration,  1205. 
Sleeping  Cars: 

See  Parlor  and  Sleeping  Cars. 
Sleeping  on  or  Leaving  Post: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  39. 
Small-Arms  Practice: 

Ammunition,  350,  353. 

Brigade  commanders,  194. 

Company  cooks,  329. 

Department  commanders,  193. 

Expert  riflemen,  1345. 

Flour  for  paste,  351. 

General  mess  attendants,  329. 

Inspectors'  duties,  197. 

Marksmen,  1345. 

Mode  of  conducting,  349. 

Ranges,  shelters,  targets,  flags,  etc.,  351. 

Reports,  349. 

Sharpshooters,  1345. 
Soap  and  Sapollo: 

Allowance,  1182, 1215. 
Soldier: 

Definition,  p.  301,  sec.  1342  R.  S. 

See  also  Enlisted  Men. 
Soldiers'  Home,  D.  €.: 

Annual  inspection,  894. 

Applications,  etc.,  for  admission,  178,  179. 

Board  of  commissioners,  179, 180. 

Insane  inmates,  464. 

Transportation  to,  180. 
Sovereigns,  Foreign  Countries: 

Salutes  and  honors,  400,  403. 

Traveling  on  vessels  of  war,  415. 
Speaker  of  tl»,e  House  of  Representatives: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  376,  400,  403. 
Special  Courts- Martial: 

See  Courts- Martial,  Special. 
Special  duty: 

Enlisted  men.    See  Extra  and  Special  Duty. 

Officers,  coast  artillery,  303. 

Officers  and  enlisted  men,  staff,  742. 

Personal  reports,  826. 

Supervision  or  control  of  officers,  191. 
Special  Inspectors: 

Detail,  duties,  etc.,  897,  903. 
Special  Orders: 

See  Ordm. 


Special  Regulations: 

Confinement  of  general  prisoners,  936. 

Corps  of  Engineers,  note,  p.  287. 

Educational  institutions,  449. 

Medical  Department,  note,  p.  209. 

Ordnance  Department,  note ,  p.  290. 

Post  exchanges,  345. 

Quartermaster  Corps,  note,  p.  191. 

Signal  Corps,  note,  p.  290. 

Uniforms,  1569. 
Specifications: 

Bidders  furnished  with,  528. 

Hospitals,  1465,  14(50,  14(is. 

Quarters  for  sergeants,  first-class,  Hospital  Corps, 
1466,  1468. 

Reference  in  proposals,  533. 

Supplies  and  services,  523,  52(5,  .r>2x. 
Specific  Duty: 

Orders  directing  travel,  69. 
Spices: 

Ration,  1205. 
Spies: 

Punishment,  p.  313,  sec.  1343  R.  S. 
Sprint?  Wati'ons: 

Allowance  to  posts,  1103. 

Definition,  1103. 

Purposes  for  which  used,  1104. 
Squadrons: 

Designation  in  Army  Regulations,  15. 

Staff  officers,  248,  254. 
Squads: 

Chiefs  of,  duties,  etc.,  2X7,  2ss. 

Division  into,  of  companies,  2M. 

Housewife,  1215. 

Noncommissioned  officer  in  charge,  284. 
Squatters: 

Public  lands,  485,  pp.  99,  100. 
Stables: 

Candles  and  lanterns,  1052. 

Guard  duty  roster,  357. 

Policing,  1106. 
Stable  Sergeants: 

Appointments,  273,  275. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Quarters, fuel, and  stoves,  1044. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Reduction  to  the  ranks,  276. 

Return  to  grade  of  sergeant,  273. 

Selection  and  appointment,  273,  275. 

Temporary  appointments,  275. 

Travel  accommodations,  1128. 

Warrants,  274. 
Staff,  Administration: 

Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  The,  742,  743. 

Chief  of  Staff  of  the  Army,  740. 

Chiefs  of  bureaus,  742,  744,  745. 

Chiefs  of  staff  departments  of  any  command,  750. 

Commanding  officers,  746,  748,  751. 

Department  commanders,  743,  745,  747. 

Extra-duty  detail, enlisted  men,  172. 

Post  commanders,  749. 

Secretary  of  War,  740,  744. 

Volunteers  and  Organized  Militia,  in  service, 

741. 
Staff,  Personal: 

Allowance  to  general  officers,  41. 

Appointments  and  details,  41. 

General  officers  changing  station,  71. 


INDEX. 


397 


Staff,  Personal— Continued. 

Limitation  of  service,  41. 

Qualifications,  41. 

Travel  on  duty,  71. 
Staff  Corps  and  Departments: 

Additional  pay,  two  appointments  for  the  same 
time,  1270. 

Appointments,  detail,  or  removal,  806. 

Assignments  to  stations,  743. 

Changes  of  station,  etc.,  742. 

Chief  of  staff  departments  of  commands,  750. 

Civilian  employees,  727,  730-739. 

Detail  of  line  officers,  38-40. 

Efficiency  reports,  829,  833. 

Enumeration  and  designation,  197,  199. 

Extra-duty  details,  enlisted  men,  172. 

Furloughs  to  enlisted  men,  107. 

General  Staff  Corps  and  current  business,  758. 

Leaves  of  officers,  51,  52. 

Manuals,  1570. 

Mounted  officers,  1272. 

Officialcorrespondence,  783,  784. 

Promotion,  24. 

Returns,  811. 

Supervision  or  control  of  officers,  746. 

Transfer  of  enlisted  men,  114. 
Staff  Officers: 

Arrest  of  officers,  922. 

Battalion,  248,  249,  254,  255,  807. 

Books,  papers,  and  instruments,  1139. 

Brigades,  198. 

Coast  defense  commands,  249,  307,  308. 

Departments,  197,  199,  200. 

Districts,  198. 

Divisions,  197. 

Efficiency  reports,  829,  833. 

Eligibility  to  command,  18, 19. 

General  officers  on  duty  beyond  limits  of  com- 
mand, 71. 

Hospital  transports,  etc.,  1440. 

Inspection  reports  concerning,  831. 

Journals  of  field  operations,  816. 

Leaves  of  absence,  51,  52. 

Mounted  pay,  1272. 

Official  address  at  posts,  206. 

Personal  reports,  826,  827. 

Post,  198,  206. 

Regimental,  248-254,  281,  807. 

Settlement  with  commanders,  281. 

Squadron,  248,  254. 

Travel  on  duty,  72. 
Stamps,  Official: 

Boxes  of  ordnance  stores,  1546. 
Standards: 

Foreign,  415. 

National  and  regimental,  230,  231. 

See  also  Colors  and  Standards. 
Standing  Mute: 

Prisoners,  A.  W.  89. 
Star  Spangled  Manner,  The: 

See  "  The  Star  Spangled  Banner." 
Starvation: 

Relief  for  destitute  persons,  1219. 
State  Courts: 

Writs  of  habeas  corpus,  997,  998. 
State  Department: 

Passports,  63. 


State  Legislatures: 

Disrespect  or  contempt,  A.  W.  19. 
Staterooms: 

To  whom  allowed,  733,  989,  1128,  1280. 
States: 

Domestic  violence,  etc.,  485,  pp.  98,  101. 

Jurisdiction  over  military  lands,  704. 
Stationery: 

Allowance  and  issue,  1062-1065. 

Military  attaches,  1100. 

Posts,  requisitions,  203. 

Post  schools,  331. 
Stations: 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1086,  1558. 

Signal,  1558. 

See  also  Changes  of  Station. 
Statute  of  Limitations: 

Release  of  deserters,  125;  A.  W.  103. 

Rewards,  etc.,  deserters,  121. 
Stealing: 

Public  moneys  or  property,  A.  W.  60. 
Stewards: 

General  messes,  329. 
Stockholders  of  Corporations: 

Acceptance  of,  as  sureties,  573. 
Stolen  Property: 

Means  authorized  for  recovery,  689-692. 
Stoppages  of  Pay: 

Circular  notice,  1310. 

Deserters,  1372-1374. 

Enlisted  men,  127,  128,  724,  1368,  1370. 

Enlistments    or    acceptances    carelessly   made, 
851. 

Entry  on  rolls,  and  collections,  1370. 

Failure  to  account,  700,  703. 

Loss  or  damage  to  public  property,  etc.,  1370. 

Notice  to  quartermasters,  1310. 

Officers,  1308-1311. 

Receipt  when  ordered,  1384. 
Storehouses: 

Fuel  and  stoves,  1044. 

Preservation  of  army  supplies,  1000,  1001. 

Provided  by  Quartermaster  Corps,  1000,  1001. 

Storage  in  or  near,  of  coal  oil,  etc.,  1199. 
Storekeepers,  Civilian: 

Employment,  payment,  etc.,  730. 

Transportation  and  expenses,  732. 
Storeshlps: 

Salutes,  399. 
Storm  Flag: 

Description  and  when  used,  223. 
Storms: 

Damage  or  destruction  of  property,  709. 
Stoves: 

Allowance,  1044-1048. 
Straw: 

Allowance  for  bedding,  1084,  1086. 
Street-Car  Tickets: 

Purchase,  use,  etc.,  1127. 
Strength  of  Army: 

Monthly  returns,  811,  813,  815. 

Recruiting  returns,  857. 

Special  returns,  812,  814. 
Striking  Superior  Officer: 

Punishment,  A.  W.  21,  24. 
Subpoenas: 

Witnesses,  courts-martial,  950,  951. 


398 


INDEX. 


Subposts: 

Returns  of  troops,  811. 
Subsistence: 

Enlisted  men  returning  from  furlough  or  absence 
without  leave,  110. 

Inmates  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C.,  181. 

Insane  soldiers  and  escorts,  468. 

Militia  called  into  service,  455. 

Witnesses  against  deserters,  127. 
Subsistence  Supplies  and  Stores: 

Articles  kept  for  sale,  885. 

Care  and  protection,  1199. 

Civilians  in  hospital,  1459. 

Contract  for,  or  purchase,  515,  557. 

Destitute  persons,  1219. 

Deteriorated  or  deteriorating,  717,  904. 

Electrical  engineers,  etc.,  1568. 

Embezzlement,  etc.,  A.  W.  60. 

Enumerated,  1195. 

Exceptional  articles,  551,  1244. 

General  prisoners,  1216. 

Indian  prisoners  of  war,  477. 

Indians,  Interior  Department,  477. 

Organized  Militia,  455. 

Proceeds  of  sale,  617. 

Purchase  and  distribution,  478, 553, 557, 1198, 1251. 

Rations,  1202-1214,  1220-1238. 

Reserve  rations,  1220,  1221. 

Returns,  701. 

Rules  for  issue,  etc.,  of  stores,  1196. 

Sales,  1197,  1198,  1239-1251. 

Signal  parties,  1567. 

Stores  in  bulk,  1195-1198. 

Surplus  articles,  1220,  1221. 

Transfer,  for  use  of  Indians,  476. 

Transfers,  619,  671, 1198,  1251. 

Vouchers  for  payment,  633. 
Sugar: 

Ration,  1205. 
Summary  Courts- Martial: 

See  Courts- Martial,  Summary. 
Sunday: 

Duty  and  labor,  205. 

Musters,  439. 

Observance,  205. 

Salutes,  397. 

Summary  courts,  959. 
Superintendent  Military  Academy: 

Annual  report,  preparation,  etc.,  193£. 

Efficiency  reports,  829. 

Leaves  to  officers,  1277. 
Superintendents  National  Cemeteries: 

Fuel  and  stoves,  1044. 

Monthly  reports,  490. 
Supply  Depots: 

See  Depots  of  Supply. 
Supreme  Court  Decision: 

Habeas  corpus,  jurisdiction,  998,  999. 
Sureties: 

Contractors'  bonds,  570,  573-581. 

Corporate  guarantors,  573, 575-577, 580,  581. 

Disbursing  officers'  bonds,  574-577,  580,  581. 

Noncorporate  guarantors,  578. 
Surety  Companies: 

Bonds  accepted  as  sureties,  573, 575-577, 580, 581. 

Lists  of,  published,  573. 


Surgeon  General: 

Acting  dental  surgeons,  1390, 1395, 1396.' 

Artificial  limbs,  etc.,  1490. 

Chronic  complain  Is,  1476. 

Civil  hospital  accounts,  1481. 

Contract  surgeons,  1390. 

Dental  surgeons,  1396. 

Discharges  for  disability,  160. 

Hospital  Corps,  1405-1408, 1410, 1414, 1418. 

Hospital  fund,  1462. 

Hospital  matrons,  1449. 

Hospitals,  1439,  1442,  1401,  1404,  14(55,  1407-1469. 

Medical  attendance,  etc.,  1470, 1477,  1479, 1483. 

Medical  Reserve  Corps,  1389. 

Medical  supplies,  1457, 148(5. 

Nurses,  1421, 1422, 1424. 

Quarters  for  sergeants,  first  class,  Hospital  Corps, 
1407,  1468. 

Sanitary  reports,  post  surgeons,  1:3x7. 

Special  nurses,  1482. 

Vaccine  virus,  xi;r>. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  240. 

AVarrants,   noncommissioned   officers,   Hospital 
Corps,  103. 

See  also  Medical  Depart  i/n  nt. 
Surgeons: 

See  Medical  Officers. 
Surgical  Appliances: 

Damaged  or  unserviceable,  1488. 

Purchase,  1470. 
Surrender: 

Compelling  commanding  officer,  A.  W.  43. 

Deserters,  124, 125. 

Public  animals,  1072. 
Surveying: 

Engineer  officers'  duties,  1493, 1500. 

Expeditions,  072,  1520. 

Instruments,  447,  -l-lx. 

Maps,  1502. 

Military,  1295,  1493. 
Sun  eyiim  Officers: 

Administration  of  oaths,  714. 

Appointment,  203,  711,  72:5. 

Colors,  standards,  and  guidons,  239. 

Condemnation  of  property  not  authorized,  715. 

Damaged  or  stolen  proper)  y,  ox.v-oxx,  1178. 

Defects  or  shortages,  608,  <>»>!>. 

Effects  of  deserters,  116. 

Kvidence  considered,  712,  713. 

General  powers   and   duties,  710,  712,  715,  717, 
1073. 

Mess  outfits,  1023. 

Musical  instruments,  1179. 

Posts,  etc.,  not  under  department  commander, 
723. 

Property  lost,  etc.,  in  transit,  721. 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1094. 

Reports,  713,  715-725, 1023. 

Unserviceable  property,  078. 
Surveying  Vessels: 

Salutes,  399. 
Suspension  from  Command  or  Duty: 

Forfeitures  under  sentence,  A.  W.  101. 

Quarters  for  officers,  1033. 
Suspension  of  Sentences: 

Death  or  dismissal  of  officer,  A.  W.  Ill, 


INDEX. 


399 


Switchboard  Operators: 

Extra-duty  pay,  170. 
Tableware: 

Allowance  and  how  supplied,  301. 

Care  and  preservation,  1178. 

Estimates,  1177. 
Tactical  Exercises  and  Instruction: 

Battalion  commanders,  245. 

Brigade  commanders,  194. 

Coast  defense  commanders,  246. 

Company  commanders,  266. 

Department  commanders,  193. 

Inspection,  887,  889. 

Post  commanders,  203. 

Regimental  commanders,  246. 
Tailors: 

Company  tailor  shops,  327. 

Details,  279. 

Employment  of  civilian,  279. 

Prices  and  payments,  279. 

Purchase  of  subsistence  stores,  1245. 
Target  Practice: 

Coast  artillery,  313-315,  1550. 

Cooks  and  attendants,  general  mess,  329 

Field  artillery,  351-353, 1550. 

Flour  for  paste,  351, 1215. 

Machine  guns,  351-353. 

Methods  of  conducting,  313,  349,  352. 

Small  arms,  193,  194,  197,  349-351, 1345. 

Superintendence,  etc,  193, 194. 

Telephones  and  instruments,  1556. 
Tattoo  and  Taps: 

Hours  for  sounding,  etc.,  370. 
Tattooing: 

Sentence  of  a  court-martial,  A.  W.  38, 98. 
Tea: 

Ration,  1205. 
Teamsters,  Civilian: 

Employment,  payment,  etc.,  727,  730. 

Hours  of  labor,  731. 

Transportation  and  expenses,  732,  734. 
Telegraphing  and  Telephoning: 

Accounts,  644, 1186, 1189, 1191-1194. 

Addresses  and  signatures,  1188. 

Apparatus,  1556, 1566. 

Authority  to  advertise,  500. 

Blank  forms,  1190. 

Cable  dispatches,  1184. 

Candles  for  stations,  1215. 

Casualties  in  action,  818. 

Code,  1185, 1556, 1561. 

Confidential  communications,  778, 1186, 1560. 

Copies  by  mail,  775. 

Damage  by  fire,  storm,  etc.,  709. 

Deaths  of  officers  and  enlisted  men,  83, 167. 

Delivery  by  mail,  1193. 

Framing  of  messages,  1188. 

Insane  soldiers,  4(17. 

Land-grant  railroad  lines,  485,  p.  102. 

Leaves  of  absence,  1187. 

Messages  sent  by  private  individuals,  1192. 

Movements  of  troops,  814. 

Order  of  priority  of  important  dispatches,  1561. 

Patients,  hospitals  at  Hot    Springs  and    Fort 
Bayard,  1446. 

Precedence  of  messages,  1561. 

Special  delivery,  1193. 


Telegraphing  and  Telephoning— Continued. 

Stoves  for  offices,  1044. 

Supplies  urgently  needed,  1151. 

Surrender  or  delivery  of  deserters,  123. 

Telegrams  "collect,"  1186, 1187, 1192. 

Troops  changing  station,  193. 

Unimportant  words,  1184, 1188. 

Use,  limitation  of,  1184. 

Wireless  installations,  1556. 

Writs  of  habeas  corpus,  999. 

See  also  Military  Telegraph  and  Telephone  Lines. 
Telegraphy: 

Instruction,  1556. 

Radio,  use  between  Army  and  Navy,  409, 1561. 
Telephones: 

Contracts  for,  557. 
Temporary  Duty: 

Baggage,  1138. 

Officers  on  leave,  1278, 1289-1291. 
Temporary  Posts: 

Styled  camps,  202. 
Tents: 

Authorized  use,  1183. 

Failure  to  retire  to,  at  retreat,  A.  W.  35. 

Infected,  1454. 

Pins  dropped  from  returns,  1176. 

Use  of,  in  emergencies,  1183. 
Term  of  Service: 

Deserters  to   make  good   time    lost,   130,   131; 
A.  W.  48. 

Discharge  on  expiration,  143;  A.  W.  4. 

Enlisted  men,  855. 

Expiration,  date,  payments,  etc.,  1255. 

Return  to  service  of  deserters,  130. 

Trial  of  deserters  after  expiration,  A.  W.  48. 
Tests: 

Arms  or  munitions  of  war,  1553-1555. 

Witnesses,  1554, 1555. 
Textbooks: 

Post  schools,  331. 

Responsibility  for  safe-keeping,  291. 
The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army: 

See  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  The. 
Theft: 

Public  moneys  or  property,  A.  W.  60. 
"The  Star  Spangled  Banner:" 

Honors  to  the  President  and  Vice  President,  375. 

Played  on  lowering  flag,  437. 

Playing  as  part  of  medley  prohibited,  264. 

Respect  to  be  observed  when  played,  378. 
Tickets: 

Round  trips,  1121. 

Street-car  and  ferry,  1127. 

Transportation  requests,  1117. 

Unused,  1120. 
Timber: 

Depredations  in  Florida,  485,  p.  99. 
Time  Lost  by  Desertion: 

Deserters  to  make  good,  130, 131;  A.  W.  48. 
Title: 

Lands  for  military  purposes,  704. 
Title  or  Address: 

Official  letters,  780. 
Title  Papers: 

Military  lands,  705,  915. 

Public  buildings  and  grounds,  D.  C.,  1493. 

Washington  Aqueduct,  1493. 


400 


INDEX. 


Toilet  Articles: 

Purchase  and  issue,  1215-1218. 
Tomatoes: 

Ration,  1205. 
Tomplons: 

Use  of,  in  small  arms,  292. 
Topographers: 

Detail  and  duties,  444. 
Towels: 

Allowance  and  issue,  1215-1218. 
Traders: 

Arms,  etc.,  Indian  country,  475. 

Violence  to,  in  foreign  parts,  A.  W.  56. 
Tradesmen: 

Prices  for  repairing,  etc.,  uniforms,  279, 319. 
Transfers: 

Chaplains,  43. 

Discharged  soldiers'  claims  for  pay  due,  1383. 

Hospital  Corps,  1409, 1414. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  276. 

Ordnance  stores,  671,  701, 1524, 1535, 1536. 

Pay  accounts  of  officers,  1258. 

Public  animals,  1071 . 

Public  money  and  property,  589,  597,  598,  619, 
665,671,701,1509. 

Special  funds,  324. 

Submarine  mine  property,  701. 

Subsistence  stores,  619,  671, 1198, 1251. 

Troops,  193. 

Veterinary  medicines  and  supplies,  1076. 
Transfers  of  Enlisted  Men: 

Date  when  effective,  115. 

Descriptive  lists,  115, 1163, 1356, 1361, 1451. 

Gunners,  expert  riflemen,  etc.,  for  convenience  of 
the  Government,  1343, 1345. 

One  arm  of  service  to  another,  114. 

Staff  corps  or  departments,  114. 

To  Hospital  Corps,  1409, 1411, 1412. 

To  Quartermaster  Corps,  1009. 
Transfers  of  Officers: 

Coast  Artillery  Corps,  48,  303. 

Mileage  to  new  station,  1297. 

One  arm  of  service  to  another,  47. 

One  regiment  to  another,  48. 
Transportation  of  the  Army: 

Accepted  applicants  for  enlistment,  1115. 

Accommodations,  1114, 1128-1134. 

Accounts,  180, 1126,  1127,  1492. 

Aid  to  contractors,  516. 

Allotment,  draft  and  pack  animals,  1102. 

Ambulances,  1105. 

Applicants  for  artificial  limbs,  etc.,  1491,  1492. 

Arms  and  equipment  for  militia,  1143. 

Baggage,  1135-1139. 

Bakery  utensils,  etc.,  340. 

Barrack  furniture,  1023. 

Books,  etc.,  post  chapels,  1144. 

Civilian  employees,  732,  737,  738, 1128. 

Contracts,  515. 

Deceased  officers  and  soldiers,  87, 167. 

Discharged  soldiers,  145, 158,  1235. 

Donations  to  libraries  and  museums,  1145. 

Enlisted  men  traveling  on  duty,  1111. 

Exceptional  articles  for  sale,  1244. 

Furloughed  soldiers,  110, 112, 1111. 

Gymnasium  appliances,  340. 

Horses  for  saddle  purposes,  etc.,  1101. 


Transportation  of  the  Army— Continued. 

Horses  of  mounted  officers,  1098, 1099. 

Inmates  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C.,  180. 

Insane  soldiers  and  escorts,  468. 

Inspection  at  posts,  889. 

Land-grant  railroads,  1279. 

Library  property,  etc.,  340. 

Loss  or  damage  to  supplies,  721, 1141. 

Mail  contractors,  209. 

Means  of,  at  posts,  1105, 1106. 

Means  provided  by  Quartermaster  Corps,  1000, 
1001. 

Movement  of  troops,  1107, 1109-1114, 1281. 

Mules  generally  employed,  1101. 

Orders,  1110, 1111. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1547, 1548. 

Outside  continental  limits  U.  S.,  1109. 

Post  school  materials,  etc.,  340. 

Publications  for  hospital  libraries,  1463. 

Pursuit  of  deserters,  122. 

Reading  room  articles,  340. 

Repairs,  contracts  for,  557. 

Requests.    See  Transportation  Requests. 

Requisitions  at  posts,  1108. 

Routes,  1112,  1288. 

Sea  travel,  1280. 

Soldiers  returning  from  absence  without  leave,110. 

Spring  wagons,  1103, 1104. 

Supplies,  721,  1109,  1140-1142. 

Use  by  officers,  1108. 

Wagon  and  pack,  1101,  1105. 

Witnesses,  75,  127,989. 
Transportation  Requests: 

Accommodations,  112S-1134. 

Alterations  and  explanations,  1119. 

Baggage,  1117,  1122-1125. 

Bond-aided  railroads,  732. 

Bridges  and  turnpikes,  1126. 

Ferries  and  ferry  tickets,  1126,  1127. 

Issue,  1116, 1119,  1121,  1125,  1126,  1279. 

Parlor  and  sleeping  cars,  1128-1134. 

Preparation,  1116, 1119, 1121. 

Pursuit  of  deserters,  122. 

Receipts,  1117, 1118. 

Round  or  return  trips,  1121. 

Street-car  tickets,  1127. 

Tickets,  1117,  1120,  1121. 

Unused,  1120. 
Transports: 

Damage  or  destruction,  709. 

Enlisted  men  on  furlough,  1234. 

Hospital  boats,  etc.,  1440. 

Inspection,  898. 

Mess  sergeants,  134b. 

Officers  of,  parlor  and  sleeping  cars,  1128. 

Salutes,  399. 

Subsistence  for  discharged  soldiers,  1235. 

Travel  allowances,  1280. 

Travel  on  duty,  enlisted  men,  1231. 
Seealso^4rmy  Transport  Service. 
Travel  Allowances: 

Actual  expenses,  1279, 1280. 

Approval  of  journey,  1285. 

Arsenals,  1295. 

Authority,  1284, 1285. 

Baggage,  1122-1125. 

By  sea,  1280. 


INDEX. 


401 


Travel  Allowances— Continued. 

Cadets,  1313. 

Civilian  employees,  733-739, 1128. 

Coast  defense  commands,  1286. 

Computation,  1279, 1282. 

Discharged  soldiers,  145,  158,  1235,  1378,  1379. 

Engineer  officers,  1507. 

Explorations,  military,  1295. 

Inspections,  1284. 

Interpreters,  courts-martial,  988. 

Joining  first  station,  1296, 1297. 

Leaves  of  absence,  1289-1294. 

Lines  of  travel,  1287. 

Orders,  71,  1284-1288. 

Outside  continental  limits  U.  S.,  1279, 1280. 

Parlor  and  sleeping  cars,  1128-1134. 

Payments,  1283. 

Public  works,  1295. 

Return  journeys,  1285. 

Route  of  travel,  1282,  1287. 

Surveys,  military,  1295. 

Tipping  fees,  1280. 

Transportation  in  kind,  1279, 1281, 1288. 

Travel  with  or  without  troops,  1279-12C1. 

Unauthorized,  1297. 

Urgent  duty,  1285. 

Witnesses,  75,  989-993,  1298;  p.  314,  act  March  2, 

1901. 
Travel  on  Duty,  Enlisted  Men: 

Baggage,  1124, 1125. 

Commercial  vessels,  134. 

Commutation  of  rations,  1111, 1226, 1229, 1231,1232. 

Delays,  107; 

Meal  tickets,  1227. 

Orders,  189. 

Sleeping  cars,  1128. 
Travel  on  Duty,  Officers: 

Change  of  station,  68. 

Delays,  70. 

Engineer  duty,  742, 1507. 

General  officers,  71. 

Orders,  68-74,  800. 

Outside  continental  limits  U.  S.,  71. 

Settlement  of  accounts,  74. 

Specific  duty,  69. 

Staff  officers,  71,  72. 

Urgent  public  duty,  73. 

Witnesses,  civil  courts,  75. 
Travel  Ration: 

Composition,  issue,  etc.,  1205. 

Computation  of  cost,  1221. 

Definition,  use,  etc.,  1202. 

Liquid  coffee,  1208. 

Savings,  1220. 

Value,  1207. 

When  furnished,  1224, 1225. 
Travols: 

Inspections,  1432. 

Issues,  1431. 
Treasurer  Military  Academy: 

Payments  to  cadets,  1312. 
Treasurer  of  Soldiers'  Home,  D.  C.: 

Accounts,  transportation  of  inmates,  180. 
Treasurer  of  the  United  States: 

Balances  to  credit  of  deceased  or  insane  officers 
deposited  to  credit  of,  86. 

2402°— 13 26 


Treasurer  of  the  United  States— Continued. 

Balances  unchanged  for  three  years,  590. 

Disbursing  officers'  deposits,  586,  589,  590. 
Treasurer  Regimental  Fund: 

Duties  and  responsibilities,  325. 
Treasury  Department: 

Certificates  of  deposit,  611,612,  616. 

Money  accounts,  655,  671. 

Stoppages  of  pay,  703. 

Surety  companies,  575. 
Treasury  Draft: 

Transfer  of  funds,  595. 
Trespassers: 

Indian  country,  473,  485,  p.  99. 

National  parks,  485,  p.  100. 

Public  lands,  485,  pp.  99, 100. 

Reservations,  212. 
Trial: 

Deserters,  125, 126, 128,  129;  A.  W.  48, 103. 

Officers  released  without  charges,  A.  W.  71. 

Second  time,  same  offense,  A.  W.  102. 

Soldiers  awaiting,  when  term  expires,  157. 

Statute  of  limitations,  A.  W.  103. 
Trial  Officers,  Summary  Courts: 

Administration  of  oaths,  p.  313,  act  July  27, 1892. 
Trinkets,  etc.: 

Deceased  officers  and  soldiers,  85, 163. 
Troop: 

Designation  in  Army  Regulations,  15. 
Troops: 

Action  against  mobs,  489. 

Compelling  surrender,  A.  W.  43. 

Employment  in  labors,  168. 

Funeral  escort,  426,  428. 

Historical  records,  774. 

Inspections,  193, 194,  887-889,  892. 

Payment,  191, 1254, 1255. 

Precedence,  6. 

Quarters  in  garrison,  1025, 1027. 

Returns  of  strength  in  campaign,  815. 

Rosters  forwarded  to  War  Department,  805. 

Saluting,  379,  380. 

Transportation,  1105. 
See  also — 
Labor  of  Troops. 
Movement  of  Troops. 
Returns  of  Troops. 
Troops,  Batteries,  and  Companies: 

Company  books  and  records,  280,  281. 

Interior  economy,  283-295. 

Messing  and  cooking,  296-302. 

Officers,  noncommissioned  officers,  etc.,  265-279. 
Trumpeters: 

Appointment,  etc.,  275,  278. 
Trunk  Lockers: 

Permanent  barracks,  1021, 1023. 
Tuberculosis,  Pulmonary: 

Responsibility  for  proper  diagnosis,  1446. 

Treatment,     general    hospital,     Fort    Bayard, 

N.  Mex.,1445. 
Turkey: 

Ration,  1205. 
Turnpikes: 

Passage  of  troops,  teams,  etc.,  1126. 
Typewriters: 

Use,  600. 


402 


INDEX. 


Typhoid  Prophylactic: 

Administration,  104. 
Undertakers: 

Contracts,  87, 167. 
Uniform  of  the  Army: 

Medals  or  badges,  illegal  possession,  189. 

Officers  saluted  whether  in,  or  not,  383. 

Worn  by  men  in  camp  or  garrison,  289. 
Uniforms: 

Band,  1167. 

Fatigue  dress,  289. 

Making,  repairing,  and  altering,  279. 

Prices  for  repairs,  etc.,  319. 

Purchase  of  articles  by  officers,  1174. 

Purchase  of  certain  articles  from  post  exchange, 
1174J. 

Recruiting  parties,  1167. 

Special  regulations,  1569. 

See  also  Clothing  and  Equipage. 
Union,  Salute: 

Number  of  guns  and  when  fired,  398. 
United  States: 

Enforcement  of  laws  by  the  Army,  484-489. 

Officers  outside  continental  limits,  00,  71. 
United  States  Courts: 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  139. 

Writs  of  habeas  corpus,  999. 
United  States  Malls: 

Obstructing  or  retarding,  485,  p.  101. 
United  States  Marshals: 

Witnesses  before  civil  courts,  75. 
United  States  Military  Prison: 

Exercise  of  clemency  by  President,  944. 

Inspection,  191. 

Reading  matter,  1144. 

Supervision  or  control,  191. 
United  States  Penitentiary: 

Annual  inspection,  895. 

Imprisonment  of  general  prisoners,  966. 

See  also  Penitentiaries. 
United  States  Vessels  of  War: 

Flying  President's  flag,  415. 

Saluting,  etc.,  399. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  407-412,  414. 
Unlawful  Inclosures: 

Public  lands,  485,  p.  100. 
Upbraiding  Language: 

Punishment  for  using,  A.  W.  28. 
Vacancies: 

General  staff  corps,  773. 

Grade  of  second  lieutenant,  27-37. 

Noncommissioned  officers,  company,  275. 

Payments  to  officers  promoted,  1260. 

Signal  Corps,  1557. 

Transfer  of  members  Hospital  Corps,  1414. 
Vaccinations: 

Enlisted  men,  1485. 

Notation  upon  descriptive  lists,  104. 

Record  of,  280. 

Recruits,  865,  866,  869,  1484. 

Typhoid,  104. 

Virus  supplied  by  Surgeon  General,  866. 
Vegetables: 

Contracts  for,  or  purchase,  557. 

Raised  in  post  gardens,  344,  1206. 

Ration,  1205. 


Vessels: 

Built  and  chartered  by  Q.  M.  Corps,  1000. 

Damage  or  loss,  709. 

Hospital  transports,  1440. 

Hours  of  labor,  officers  and  crews,  731. 
Vessels  of  AVar: 

Boarding  visits,  407,  411. 

Flags  at  halfstaff,  424. 

Foreign,  399,  407,  410-413,  415. 

United  States,  399,  407-412,  414,  415. 
Veterinarians: 

Allowances,  89. 

Appointment,  88. 

Baggage,  1136. 

Duties,  90,  91,  1096,  1099. 

Fuel,  1037. 

Illuminating  supplies,  1054,  1057. 

Pay,  89. 

Qualifications,  88. 

Quartermaster  supplies,  1174. 

Rank  and  precedence,  9. 

Subsistence  supplies,  1239. 
Veterinary  Hospitals: 

Provision  for  establishment,  92. 
Veterinary  Supplies: 

Accountability  and  custody,  1075,  1076. 

Estimates  and  requisitions,  1074. 
Vice  Admirals: 

Relative  rank  with  Army  officers,  12. 
Vice  Governor  of  Philippine  Islands: 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  400,  403. 

Visits  and  courtesies,  408. 
Vice  President  of  the  United  States: 

Disrespect  or  contempt,  A.  W.  19. 

Funeral  honors,  421. 

Salutes  and  honors,  375,  400,  403. 
Vinegar: 

Public  animals,  1215. 

Ration,  1205. 
Violence: 

Suppression  of  domestic,  485,  pp.  98,  101. 

Traders  in  foreign  ports,  A.  W.  o<>. 
Visiting  Foreign  Countries: 

Enlisted  men,  109. 

Officers,  61-£3. 
Visitors: 

Lake  and  seacoast  defenses,  347. 

Military  posts,  403. 
Visits  and  Courtesies: 

Headquarters,  403,  406. 

Military  and  naval,  240,  407-414. 

Officers  under  arrest,  926. 

Rules  for  rowing  of  boats,  414. 
Volunteer  Officers: 

See  Officers,  Volunteers. 
Volunteers: 

Charge  of  records  of  armies,  774. 

Hospital  records,  774. 

Organizing,  equipping,  etc.,  in  time  of  war,  193, 
741. 

Relative  rank  with  regulars,  militia,  etc.,  6,  10; 
A.  W.  122,  124. 

Subject  to  Articles  of  War,  A.  W.  04. 
Vouchers: 

Civilian  witnesses,  courts-martial,  993. 


INDEX. 


403 


Vouchers— Continued. 

Commutation  of  quarters,  1307. 

Mileage,  1288. 

Ration  and  savings  accounts,  1222. 

Transportation  of  applicants  for  artificial  limbs, 
1492. 

Transportation  of  funds,  1142. 

Travel  allowances,  1288. 

See  also  Money  Vouchers. 
Wagoners: 

Appointment, etc.,  275,  278. 

Extra-duty  details,  173. 
Wagon  Masters: 

Interest  or  concern  in  purchases,  etc.,  1093. 
Wagons: 

Purchase  and  repair,  1105. 

Quartermaster  Corps,  1000. 
Walter  Reed  General  Hospital,  D.  C.: 

Field  hospital,  supplies,  etc.,  1436. 
War  Department: 

Aids  to  general  officers,  41. 

Appeals  of  officers,  A.  W.  29. 

Appointment  and  promotion  of  officers,  21. 

Barracks,  quarters,  and  furniture,  912,  1011. 

Battles,  names  and  dates,  244. 

Candidates  for  appointment  and  promotion,  32, 
33,  35. 

Certificates  of  deposit,  616. 

Certificates  of  eligibility,  enlisted  men,  32. 

Certificates  of  service,  151. 

Change  of  station  of  troops,  193. 

Chief  of  staff  serving  with  troops,  771. 

Colors,  standards,  and  guidons,  434. 

Communications  to,  782,  786. 

Contracts,  supplies  and  services,  565. 

Corrections  and  changes,  muster  rolls,  810. 

Correspondence  with  the  Army,  782. 

Court-martial  orders,  984. 

Delays,  70. 

Detail  of  line  to  staff,  38. 

Discharge  of  enlisted  men,  144. 

Discharge  of  recruit?,  841. 

Engineer  officers  and  troops,  1494,  1496. 

Examination  boards,  promotion,  30. 

Extra  and  special  duty,  172, 177. 

Fortifications,  1506, 1528. 

Furloughs,  107. 

Furniture  and  mess  outfits,  1023. 

Indian  country,  47.1. 

Indian  scouts,  481. 

Inmates  Soldiers'  Home,  transportation,  180. 

Inspectors  general,  879. 

Land  titles,  deeds,  etc.,  915. 

Leaves  of  absence,  51. 

Medals  of  honor,  183. 

Military  Academy,  896. 

Military  education,  449. 

Musters  for  pay,  438. 

Office  Chief  of  Staff  a  supervising  bureau,  761. 

Ordnance  and  ordnance  stores,  1532. 

Passports  for  officers  traveling  abroad,  63. 

Payments  to  furloughed  men,  113. 

Post  exchanges,  345. 

Post  laundries,  341. 

Post  libraries,  338. 

Post  noncommissioned  staff,  90, 101. 


War  Department— Continued. 
Publication  of  laws,  etc.,  governing  details  of 

officers  at  educational  institutions,  42. 
Public  buildings  and  works,  572, 1017. 
Recruiting  service,  840-842,  845,  863. 
Reports  of  deserters,  120. 
Resignation  of  officers,  79. 
Saluting  stations,  399. 
Schools  of  instruction,  192. 
Service  schools,  896. 
Settlement  of  officers'  accounts,  74. 
Signaling  and  telegraphy  instruction,  1556. 
Staff  department  assignments,  743. 
Staff  officers'  travel,  72. 
Sureties,  576. 

Target  practice,  313,  314,  349,  352,  353. 
Telegraph  code,  1185. 
Transfer,  etc.,  of  enlisted  men,  114. 
Transfer  or  exchange  of  officers,  48. 
Transportation  of  the  Army,  1101,  1103. 
Witnesses,  civil  courts,  75. 

See  also  Secretary  of  War. 
War  Department  General  Staff: 
Advisory  relation  to  Chief  of  Staff  of  the  Army, 

760. 

Arranged  in  sections,  759. 
Committees  designated,  759. 
Composition,  etc.,  757. 
Duties  regulated  by  Chief  of  Staff  of  the  Army, 

760. 
Warehouses: 

See  Storehouses. 
Warrants: 
Battalion  and  regimental  noncommissioned  staff, 

256. 
Coast    Artillery    Corps   noncommissioned   staff, 

310. 

Company  noncommissioned  officers,  274. 
Dates  determine  precedence,  9. 
General  noncommissioned  staff,  103,  1405,  1410, 

1557. 

Hospital  Corps  noncommissioned  staff,  1405, 1410. 
Post  noncommissioned  staff,  101. 
Quartermaster    Corps    noncommissioned    staff, 

1009. 

Signal  Corps  noncommissioned  staff,  1557. 
War  Service: 

See  Field  Service  and  Duties. 
Washington,  D.  C.: 

Aqueduct,  title  and  other  papers,  705,  915,  1493. 
Officers  visiting,  74,  825. 
Registry  of  officers  arriving  at,  825. 
Service  schools — 

Army  Medical  School,  449. 

Army  War  College,  449. 

Bakers  and  Cooks,  449. 

Engineer  School,  449. 
W'aste  or  Spoil: 

Committed  by  troops,  A.  W.  55,  59. 
Watchmen: 

Employment,  payment,  etc.,  730. 
Transportation  and  expenses,  732. 
Watchword: 

Disclosing  or  changing,  A.  W.  44. 
Water: 
Contracts  for,  557. 


404 


INDEX. 


Weapon: 

Drawing  on  superior  officer,  A.  W.  21,  24. 
West  Point,  N.  Y.: 

See  Military  Academy,  United  States. 
Whistles: 

Issue,  1180. 
Wicks: 
'  Requisitions  for,  and  issue,  1052. 

Sales  to  officers,  etc.,  1054. 
Wine: 

Sale  in  exchanges  prohibited,  346. 

Unlawful  introduction  into  Indian  country,  471. 
Without  Honor  Discharge: 

Preparation  of  certificate,  1.50. 
Witnesses: 

Allotments  of  pay,  enlisted  men,  1349. 

Certificates  of  merit,  185. 

Contractors'  bonds,  570. 

Medals  of  honor,  182. 

Payments  to  soldiers,  1318,  1319,  1325,  1326,  1332, 
1333. 

Tests  and  experimental  trials,  arms  or  munitions 

of  war,  1554,  1555. 
Witnesses,  Civil  Courts: 

Enlisted  men,  75,  951. 

Indians  competent,  etc.,  471. 

Officers,  75,  951. 

Pay  and  allowances,  994,  1298. 
Witnesses,  Courts- Martial: 

Against  deserters,  124,  127. 

Civilian,  952,  989-993;  p.  313,  sec.  1202  R.  S. 


Witnesses,  Courts-Martial—Continued. 

Deposition  of  absent,  A.  W.  91. 

Enlisted  men,  951. 

Oaths  or  affirmations,  p.  313,  act  July  27,  1892; 
A.  W.  92. 

Officers,  951. 

Pay  and  allowances,  989-993;  p.  314,  act  March  2, 
1901. 

Payment  of  traveling  expenses,  738. 

Refusal  to  obey  summons,  etc.,  991;  p.  314,  act 
March  2,  1901. 

Summons  and  service,  950-952;  p.  313,  sec.  1202 

R.  S. 
Witnesses,  Courts  of  Inquiry: 

Examination  and  oath,  A.  W.  118. 
Working  Parties: 

Armed,  military  works,  357. 

Construction  of  fieldworks,  1499. 
Workmen: 

Hours  of  labor,  731. 
Wounded  Officers  and  Men: 

See  Sick  and  Wounded. 
Writ  of  Habeas  Corpus: 

See  Habeas  Corpus. 
Writs  of  Attachment: 

Witnesses,  courts-martial,  952;  p.  313,  sec.  1202 

R.  S. 
Wrongs: 

Appeals  for  redress,  A.  W.  29,  30. 
Yosemite  National  Park: 

Trespassers  or  intruders,  485,  p.  100. 


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